One of my favorite "new" actors is Chiwetel Ejiofor, pronounced "chew-it-tell edge-oh-for", or "Chewy" to his friends. Everyone in the family likes him because he is in some of our favorite films from recent years (more on those later), and he has good looks and a lot of acting range, always in a supporting role. In today's NY Times, I read that he is receiving glowing reviews ("London’s newest stage luminary") for his performance in the title role in "Othello" in London, alongside Ewan McGregor as Iago. Here's a quote:"His intensely human Othello is a major achievement. It ranks among the handful of truly great Shakespearean performances I’ve seen. ... Mr. Ejiofor takes us to a realm we too rarely visit at the theater: the innermost recesses of the human heart ... there is not a single hollow or grandiose note in Mr. Ejiofor’s performance. Handsome and charismatic, he strides the stage with an easy majesty and his voice has a lustrous, mellow beauty. But his Othello is human scale, quick with a warm laugh at his own expense, and of a tenderness that rends the heart."Check out some of Chiwetel's best performances in these films:
Serenity, Inside Man, Children of Men, Love Actually, Kinky Boots, American Gangster, Amistad, Talk to Me, Melinda and Melinda, and Four Brothers.
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