Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE) is a British actor. After enrolling in the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Steven Spielberg cast Ejiofor as James Covey in the film Amistad at the age of 19 and three months into his study.

What is the Net Worth of Chiwetel Ejiofor?

Chiwetel Ejiofor has a net worth of $16 million as a British actor and filmmaker. Chiwetel Ejiofor made his stage debut in 1995 as Othello in a theater rendition of the play. Following that, he starred in the television movie “Deadly Voyage” and Steven Spielberg’s historical drama “Amistad.” Since then, Ejiofor has received critical acclaim for roles in films such as “Dirty Pretty Things,” “Kinky Boots,” and “12 Years a Slave.”

Early Life:

Chiwetel Ejiofor was born in London, England, to Nigerian Igbo parents Arinze and Obiajulu on July 10, 1977. Zain, his younger sister, is his only sibling. During a trip to a wedding in Nigeria when Ejiofor was 11. Hhe and his father were involved in a head-on car accident. Ejiofor was injured in the incident and received scars on his forehead, while his father was killed.

Ejiofor was a student at Dulwich Prep in London, where he performed in a school version of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” At Dulwich College, he continued to act and joined the National Youth Theatre. Following that, Ejiofor was admitted into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but he dropped out after his first year due to his role in Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad,” his first film role. He made his professional stage debut in 1995, starring in a performance of “Othello,” which he reprised in 1996 in Glasgow. In the same year, he made his first appearance on television in the made-for-TV film “Deadly Voyage.”