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** He was considered for the titular role in a Comicbook/BlackPanther film directed by Creator/JohnSingleton before the project was ultimately scrapped. He would later go on to portray Karl Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' set within the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
** He was reportedly approached for the role of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEleventhDoctor Eleventh Doctor]] in ''Series/DoctorWho'' before the casting of Creator/MattSmith. He would have been the first non-white male actor to portray the Doctor had he been cast.
** He was considered for the titular role in a Comicbook/BlackPanther film directed by Creator/JohnSingleton before the project was ultimately scrapped. He would later go on to portray Karl Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' set within the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
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* ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' ''[[Film/DoctorStrange2016 Doctor Strange]]'' (2016) as Baron Mordo
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]] (born 10 July 1977), is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater.
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He's good friends with Creator/IdrisElba[[note]]going on twenty years now[[/note]], along with Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' (2016).
He's good friends with Creator/IdrisElba.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known
!!Notable roles include:
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' as TheOperative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include Operative.
* ''Film/LoveActually''(2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), (2003) as Peter
* ''Film/KinkyBoots''(2005), (2005) as Lola
* ''Film/AmericanGangster''(2007), (2007) as Huey Lucas
* ''Film/{{Endgame}}''(2009), (2009) as Thabo Mbeki
* ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009)and as Dr. Adrian Helmsley
* ''Film/{{Salt}}''(2010). He (2010) as Peabody
* ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (2013) as Solomon Northrup. A StarMakingRole, for which he earned his first Oscarnomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in nomination.
* ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''(2016).
(2016) as Baron Mordo
He's good friends withCreator/IdrisElba.
Creator/IdrisElba[[note]]going on twenty years now[[/note]], along with Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.
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* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' as The
* ''Film/LoveActually''
* ''Film/KinkyBoots''
* ''Film/AmericanGangster''
* ''Film/{{Endgame}}''
* ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009)
* ''Film/{{Salt}}''
* ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (2013) as Solomon Northrup. A StarMakingRole, for which he earned his first Oscar
* ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' (2016).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' (2016).
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->''"I like to disappear into a role. I equate the success of it with a feeling of being chemically changed. That's the only way I can express it."''
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange'' (2016).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange'' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' (2016).
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* FakeAmerican: Usually, also does a passable Nigerian accent.
* StarMakingRole: His role as Solomon Northup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' is shaping up to be this, complete with an Oscar nomination.
** Beforehand, as Patrice Lumumba in ''A Season In The Congo'' and the Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
* StarMakingRole: His role as Solomon Northup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' is shaping up to be this, complete with an Oscar nomination.
** Beforehand, as Patrice Lumumba in ''A Season In The Congo'' and the Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining the MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''DoctorStrange'' (2016).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY Ejiofor [[note]]([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is ej-i-oh-for)[[/note]], is a British actor who first started his acting career in theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining the MarvelCinematicUniverse Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''DoctorStrange'' ''Film/DoctorStrange'' (2016).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining the MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''DoctorStrange'' (2016).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater.theater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He will be joining the MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''DoctorStrange'' (2016).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. \n He will be joining the MarvelCinematicUniverse as Baron Mordo in ''DoctorStrange'' (2016).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{[Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{[Firefly}}''.''Series/{{Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He's best known as The Operative in ''Series/{[Firefly}}''. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010). He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010).
He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
He [[EmbarassingNickname hates]] being called "Chewey". And it has nothing to do with being a [[Film/StarWars Wookie]].
He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010).
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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTro-PAY Ejiofor,([[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced as]] chew-i-tel ej-i-oh-for)is a British actor who first started his acting career in threater. He had number of film roles which include ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005), ''Film/KinkyBoots'' (2005), ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007), ''Film/{{Endgame}}'' (2009), ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' (2009) and ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010).
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He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Solomon Northrup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''.
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* StarMakingRole: His role as Solomon Northup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' is shaping up to be this, complete with an Oscar nomination.
** Beforehand, as Patrice Lumumba in ''Film/ASeasonInTheCongo''.
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* FakeAmerican: Usually , also does a passable Nigerian accent.
* StarMakingRole: His role as Solomon Northup in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' is shaping up to be this, complete with an Oscar nomination.
** Beforehand, as Patrice Lumumba in ''Film/ASeasonInTheCongo''.
* TheSmartGuy: Tends to play them often as not
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