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Chiwetel Ejiofor (born in 1976) is a British actor. Born in Forest Gate,
London, England, to Nigerian parents, Ejiofor started acting in school plays
at the age of 13. He debuted in Steven Spielberg's 1997 film Amistad. He has
recently portrayed Ellis, the pianist who becomes involved with Melinda (Radha
Mitchell), then Laurel (Chloë Sevigny) in Woody Allen's 2004 film Melinda
and Melinda, as well as The Operative in Joss Whedon's Serenity.
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Ejiofor is also a Shakespearean actor often taking the leading male roles
such as in Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. It was for his role as Romeo that he
was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award in 2000. He was nominated for a
Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Supporting
Actor for his performance in Blue/Orange at the Royal National Theatre,
Cottesloe stage.
He was awarded the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the 2000
London Critics Circle Theatre Awards (Drama) for his performance in
Blue/Orange performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and later at
the Duchess Theatre.
He was awarded the 2000 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for
Outstanding Newcomer for his performance in Joe Penhall's acclaimed play
Blue/Orange. |
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