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
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