Acting
Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Titles
- 71movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1996 to 2025, busiest in 2013 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
12 Years a Slave80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Catharsis6.2average 5.1
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.5
- Nostalgia2.8, average 3.6
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 11
- Character-Driven 8
- Character Study 7
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Psychological Suspense 3
- Contemporary London 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Ensemble Cast 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Human Resilience 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Benedict WongActorDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange, Dirty Pretty Things, Slapper
Thandiwe NewtonActor2012, Half of a Yellow Sun, It Was an Accident
Benedict CumberbatchActorDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave
Bill NighyActorThe Man Who Fell to Earth, Red Nose Day Actually, Slapper
Dustin O'HalloranComposerBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Old Guard, Eleanor the Great
Peter WightActorThree Blind Mice, Slapper
Angelina JolieActorMaleficent: Mistress of Evil, Salt
Robert PughActorThe Shadow Line, Kinky Boots
Martin SheenActorTalk to Me, Come Sunday
Marwan KenzariActorThe Old Guard 2, The Old Guard
Luca MarinelliActorThe Old Guard 2, The Old Guard
Clive OwenActorChildren of Men, Inside Man
Movies and TV shows
71Upcoming
2 titles
as Lee / Evans
as Fela Kuti
2020s
15 titles · average score 65
65
as Scott Walliker
67
as Roger
55
as Copley
73
as Marty Anderson
63
as Strickland
67
as Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
58
as Alvy
73
TV show · as Faraday
70
as Baron Mordo
60
as Bathurst 2020
52
as Paxton
69
as Copley
2010s
23 titles · average score 65
69
as Scar (voice)
77
as Trywell Kamkwamba
61
as Peter
59
as Carlton Pearson
74
as Mordo
61
as Michael Atwood
58
as John Loomis
80
as Solomon Northup
54
as Odenigbo
77
TV show · as Jonah Gabriel
64
as Darryl Peabody
2000s
28 titles · average score 65
58
as Adrian Helmsley
60
as President Thabo Mbeki
65
as Mike Terry
76
as Huey Lucas
70
as Dewey Hughes
77
as Luke
64
TV show · as Ian Carter
75
as Bill Mitchell
69
as Lola/Simon
63
as Ellis Moonsong
62
as Alex Mpondo
70
as Okwe
