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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor survived the car crash that killed his father. He became the face of 12 Years a Slave Movies & TV Chiwetel Ejiofor survived the car crash that killed his father. He became the face of 12 Years a Slave Chiwetel Ejiofor, the British actor of Nigerian heritage, was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for 12 Years a Slave and won the BAFTA. As a child he survived a car crash in Nigeria that killed his father. He later directed The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.