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Britain's First Black Movie Star

Posted by Peter Smith
It seems incredible that such a figure would emerge as late as 2007, but that’s what the U.K. press is calling Chiwetel Ejiofor. As if apologizing for their role in the whole mess, the Telegraph feels obligated to explain why, though the actor has had hit after hit in Britain, they still feel it necessary to tell readers how his name is pronounced. In the piece, Ejiofor — currently starring Stateside in American Gangster — comes across as a thoughtful, cautious, quietly compelling man whose dedication to Method (though he never calls it that) extends to deciding how high a character would wear his shirt buttoned.  He discusses the tragic loss of his father at a young age, his bewilderment at being dubbed a movie star, and how he happened to become an actor — "I don’t actually know how to do anything else," he admits. — Leonard Pierce

Comments

beamishboy said:

I love this man.  I hope he is in lots of wonderful movies.

November 20, 2007 12:25 PM

Paul Clark said:

Yeah, this guy's pretty great.  I mean, a decade into his career and he's already worked with Woody Allen, Spike Lee, Ridley Scott, Stephen Frears, Alfonso Cuaron, and Spielberg (look it up).  But I gotta say that it was his performance in SERENITY that convinced me that this dude could do pretty much anything.

November 20, 2007 10:46 PM

ChicagoDoree said:

Chewie makes acting look smooth as silk, as perfect as his complexion, as sculpted as those arms.  I am in awe of this man.  My favorite movie with him was Love Actually until I saw Kinky Boots.  I did enjoy his performance in American Gangster.

December 1, 2007 8:27 PM

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