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Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor,〔 CBE ( ;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chiwetel Ejiofor )〕 born 10 July 1977)〔born in 1977, as stated by Ejiofor at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_UDXHRlCRs, at 9:30 mark〕 is a British actor, director and writer. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995, and gaining a scholarship to 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 part in the film ''Amistad'' as James Covey. Ejiofor is known for his portrayal of Okwe in ''Dirty Pretty Things'' (2002), the Operative in ''Serenity'' (2005), Lola in ''Kinky Boots'' (2005), Luke in ''Children of Men'' (2006), and Dr. Adrian Helmsley in ''2012'' (2009). He played Solomon Northup in ''12 Years a Slave'' (2013), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his performance in ''Dancing on the Edge.''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/emmy-nominations-2014-list-emmys-nominees-1201260236/ )〕 Ejiofor has received numerous awards and nominations for acting, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, five Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Othello'' in 2008. In 2008, he was awarded an Officer of the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He was elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://royalcentral.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Birthday-Honours-2015-Main-List.pdf )〕 ==Early life== Ejiofor was born in London's Forest Gate, to Nigerian parents of Igbo origin. His father, Arinze, was a doctor, and his mother, Obiajulu, was a pharmacist. His younger sister is CNN correspondent Zain Asher. In 1988, when Ejiofor was 11, during a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding, he and his father were driving to Lagos after the celebrations when their car was involved in a head-on crash with a lorry. His father was killed, but Ejiofor survived. He was badly injured, and received scars that are still visible on his forehead.〔(Raphael, Amy. "Almost famous" ), ''The Guardian'', 3 November 2002. Retrieved 9 July 2007.〕〔 〕 Ejiofor began acting in school plays at the age of fourteen at Dulwich College and joined the National Youth Theatre. He got into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but had to leave after his first year, after being cast in Steven Spielberg's film ''Amistad''. He played the title role in ''Othello'' at the Bloomsbury Theatre in September 1995, and again at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow in 1996, when he starred opposite Rachael Stirling as Desdemona. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chiwetel Ejiofor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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