Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Biographical information
Full name	Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor
Born	July 10, 1977
Birthplace	Forest Gate, London, England
Career information
Occupation	Actor
Years	1985–present
Work	The Lion King (2019 film)

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I was interested in understanding the real psychology of Scar, the psychology of a person who always feels as if they have been somehow mysteriously overpassed by the fates, by the gods themselves. That sense of not being in the rightful place and therefore living in a kind of parallel universe to the one that you’re supposed to be in — what sort of psychology would that mean, and what would it go to over a period of time? ―Chiwetel Ejiofor on his role as Scar

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Chiwetel Ejiofor is a British actor. He voices Scar in the 2019 remake of The Lion King.

Biography

Ejoifor portrayed the characters Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), The Operative in Serenity (2005), Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), Dr. Vincent Kapoor in The Martian (2015), and Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016).

Media

THE LION KING - Chiwetel Ejiofor Interview

An interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor

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