Acting
Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Titles
- 73movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 42top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
12 Years a Slave89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.3average 4.7
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.5
- Nostalgia2.8, average 3.6
- Situational Comedy1.9, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 12
- Character-Driven 9
- Character Study 6
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Moral Dilemmas 3
- Ensemble Cast 3
- Contemporary London 3
- Psychological Suspense 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Biographical Drama 3
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
Clarke PetersActorThe Man Who Fell to Earth, Endgame
Robert PughActorThe Shadow Line, Kinky Boots
Woody HarrelsonActor2012, Triple 9
Michael KellyActorSecret in Their Eyes, Rob Peace
Stephen MerchantActorSherlock Gnomes, Locked Down
Rachel McAdamsActorDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange
Michael StuhlbargActorDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange
Movies and TV shows
232010s
23 titles · average score 64
62
The Lion King (2019)
as Scar (voice)
78
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
as Trywell Kamkwamba
65
Mary Magdalene (2018)
as Peter
71
Come Sunday (2018)
as Carlton Pearson
47
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
as Dr. Watson (Voice)
68
Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
as Peter
79
Doctor Strange (2016)
as Mordo
54
Triple 9 (2016)
as Michael Atwood
71
Z for Zachariah (2015)
as John Loomis
National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)
as Everyman
83
The Martian (2015)
as Vincent Kapoor
ARES: live (2015)
TV show · as Vincent Kapoor
89
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as Solomon Northup
68
Dancing on the Edge (2013)
TV show · as Louis Lester
56
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
as Odenigbo
43
Savannah (2013)
as Christmas Moultrie
55
Making a Scene (2013)
as Man
50
Phil Spector (2013)
as Mock Prosecutor
Columbite Tantalite (2013)
Director, Writer
76
The Shadow Line (2011)
TV show · as Jonah Gabriel
64
Salt (2010)
as Darryl Peabody