Who is Rob Peace director Chiwetel Ejiofor and what has the Academy Award nominee and actor done before?

CHIWETEL Ejiofor is one of Britain’s leading actors, who has starred in some major films in recent times.

The actor made headlines when it was revealed that he would direct the Netflix film Rob Pace, which follows a Yale student who tries to free himself from the reality of economic struggle and his home life. fights

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Chiwetel will direct a huge new Netflix movie.Credit: Getty Images
    Chiutel played important roles like Lola in Kinky Boots.

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Chiutel played important roles like Lola in Kinky Boots.Credit: Alarm

A native of London

Chiwetel was born on 10 July 1977 in Forestgate, London to a Nigerian family of Igbo descent.

His father, Arinze, was a doctor and his mother, Obiajulu, a pharmacist.

However, when the family went to Nigeria for a wedding in 1988, they were hit by a lorry.

Tragically, his father succumbed to his injuries, leaving Chitel with permanent scars on his face.

Chitel immersed himself in theater and began acting in Shakespearean plays at school, years before he would receive rave reviews for his portrayal of Othello.

He joined the National Youth Theater and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Chutel decided to drop out though when he was cast in Steven Spielberg’s Amistad in 1997.

Dramatic Arts

Chitel had his first leading role in 2000 in Jeremy Cameron’s It Was an Accident and starred in Love Actually, as Peter who marries Keira Knightley’s character Juliet.

He showed his versatility as an actor in 2002 in Dirty Pretty Things, where he played the lead role of Emily opposite Audrey Tautou.

Later, she received acclaim for her portrayal of a drag queen named Lola in the 2005 film Kinky Boots, which featured songs composed by Cyndi Lauper.

Chiwetel’s work earned him an OBE in 2008, five years before he would be introduced to international audiences with Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave.

Chitel played the lead role in the film, based on a memoir written by Solomon Northup, and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance.

In 2019, he played Scar in the remake of The Lion King, which he said was similar to his previous Shakespeare roles.

The star is very private about her personal life and has not revealed whether she is in a relationship.

    Fans of the hit movie Love may recognize him as Peter, the husband of Keira Knightley's character.

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Fans of the hit movie Love may recognize him as Peter, the husband of Keira Knightley’s character.Credit: Alarm
    Chiwetel played the lead role in the memorable film 12 Years a Slave.

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Chiwetel played the lead role in the memorable film 12 Years a Slave.

Directorial debut

Chitel made his directorial debut with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, which was adapted from a memoir by William Kumkwamba.

The film was well received and was brought to the attention of actor and producer Anton Fuqua and his wife Leila.

The pair chose Chitel to direct and star in the 2024 film Rob Pace, based on Robert Pace’s autobiography The Short and Tragic Life.

Rob Pace follows the life of its titular character as he turns to drug dealing to get his father out of prison.

The film had a limited theatrical release, but will officially debut on Netflix on November 11, 2024.

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