Who Is Chiwetel Ejiofor, How Did He Get the Scar on His Face and Who Is He Dating Now?
Chiwetel Ejiofor developed a passion for acting as a teenager and began performing in stage plays at the age of 13 while at Dulwich College. He soon joined the National Youth Theatre before earning a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has made stage appearances in plays like Romeo and Juliet, Blue/Orange, and Othello.
Ejiofor’s sterling performances and talent on stage soon caught the eyes of Hollywood bigwigs. He made his television debut in the 1996 thriller Deadly Voyage. But when iconic film director Steven Spielberg, offered him a minor role in his 1997 feature film Amistad alongside Morgan Freeman, Chiwetel’s career changed for good. This breakthrough role eventually prompted Ejiofor to drop out of the Academy after his first year.
The British actor has worked on many more projects thereafter, playing versatile roles like Okwe in the 2002 movie Dirty Pretty Things. He came on as Mike Terry, a martial arts instructor in the 2008 movie Redbelt and as ANC leader Thabo Mbeki in the 2009 docu-drama, Endgame. Perhaps, his role in the 2013 historical drama 12 Years a Slave, is most worthy of a mention.
