Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor (pronounced "Chee-wet-el Edg-ee-for") CBE, is an English-American actor, screenwriter, and director, who is well known for his performance of Solomon Northup in Steve McQueen's 2013 critically acclaimed historical drama 12 Years a Slave, for which he earned a nomination for an , and has also starred in 2012, Dirty Pretty Things, Kinky Boots, Serenity, and The Martian.
For Disney, he portrayed Karl Mordo in the 2016 Marvel superhero film Doctor Strange and in the 2022 film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. He also voiced Scar in Jon Favreau's 2019 realistic CGI adaptation of The Lion King and portrayed Conall in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
==Roles==
Mordo(1).jpg|Karl Mordo(Marvel Cinematic Universe)
The Lion King (2019 film) Scar Your Majesty.png|Scar(The Lion King;2019 realistic CGI adaptation)
Maleficent Mistress of Evil - Conall.png|Conall(Maleficent: Mistress of Evil)
==Gallery==
Chiwetel Ejiofor.jpeg|Chiwetel Ejiofor attending the world premiere for The Martian on the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015.
Chiwetel Ejiofor SDCC.jpg|Chiwetel Ejiofor speaks at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Sundance19.jpg|Chiwetel Ejiofor attending the 2019 Sundance Film Fest.
The Lion King (2019) - Chiwetel Ejiofor with Scar.jpg|Chiwotel Ejofor facing Scar for the 2019 live-action adaptation of The Lion King.
Chiwetel Ejiofor TLK19 premiere.jpg|Chiwetel Ejiofor at premiere of The Lion King remake in July 2019.
Chiwetel Ejiofor D23 Expo19.jpg|Chiwetel Ejiofor attending the 2019 D23 Expo.
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