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Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛlˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2015, he was appointed Commander (CBE) for his services to the arts. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey. He later won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Othello (2008). Ejiofor earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Ejiofor's other films include Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Love Actually (2003), Kinky Boots (2005), Four Brothers (2005), Children of Men (2006), Endgame (2009), 2012 (2009), Salt (2010), and The Martian (2015). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). He also voiced Scar in The Lion King (2019). He directed, wrote, and starred in the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). On television, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance as a jazz band leader in the BBC Two miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2014). He also acted in the BBC drama series The Shadow Line (2011), the HBO television film Phil Spector (2013), and the Showtime science fiction series The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chiwetel Ejiofor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Jack the Knave of Hearts
for Jack the Knave of Hearts in Jabberwocky
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JABBERWOCKY tells the story of a young boy named Rex Thebrave, a free-spirited orphaned boy that lives in the whimsical world of Wonderland and has been raised and cared for by two loving Gryphons named Grumpf and his wife Yvonne and love him like their own child. Wishing to prove himself as a hero, it isn't before long when the announcement came that a horrible winged, fire-breathing monster known as the Jabberwocky is terrorizing Wonderland and destroying everything in its sight, all under the secretive control of the evil and tyrannical Queen of Hearts. It gives Rex the ultimate chance to be worthy of his last name by smiting this beast and save all of Wonderland. Equipped with the legendary Vorpal Sword, Rex assembles a team of comrades to assist him on his quest. Joining him is the gryphon Grumpf, the wild yet lovable Mad Hatter and March Hare, and the ever-so-grinning Cheshire Cat. Alongside other characters like the White Rabbit, Dodo Bird, the Blue Caterpillar, Tweedledee and Tweedledum. It is a tale of courage, fantasy, humor and adventure and it brings us back to the colorful, topsy-turvy world where everyone there is mad.
