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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.
Tom Harris, a former mercenary with a troubled past, now dedicates his life to humanitarian work, leading convoys of food and medical aid through some of Africa’s most treacherous regions. During a high-stakes journey across the Sahara, Tom’s convoy is ambushed by heavily armed militants led by a ruthless warlord named “The Viper,” whose reputation as a ghostly figure has sown fear across borders. The Viper and his militia abduct members of Tom’s team, seizing a cache of classified military equipment being covertly transported within the convoy. Tom narrowly escapes the ambush and finds himself at a crossroads: return to safety or venture back into the desert to rescue his team. He reluctantly partners with Amina Diop, a tough-as-nails local intelligence officer with a personal vendetta against The Viper, who was responsible for an attack on her village years earlier. The two navigate scorching dunes, ancient desert towns, and treacherous terrain, facing ambushes and mistrustful allies along the way. As they close in on The Viper’s trail, Tom and Amina discover his true intent: he’s in possession of a weapon that could incite chaos across the entire continent. Racing against time and fighting their own past demons, Tom and Amina must infiltrate The Viper’s remote desert fortress and put an end to his plans before he unleashes a wave of destruction that will ignite a brutal war.
