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Ejiofor in 2014, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor
Place of Birth: Newham, Essex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 10 July, 1977
Ethnicity: Igbo Nigerian
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a British actor, writer, and director. He starred in the films Love Actually , American Gangster , 12 Years a Slave , Secret in Their Eyes , and many others.
His parents, Obiajulu (Okaford) and Arinze Ejiofor, were Nigerian, of Igbo lineage. His sister is CNN correspondent Zain Asher.