Carmen Ejogo

EARLY LIFE

Ejogo was born on 22 October 1973 in Kensington, London and grew up in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. She is the daughter of a Scottish mother, Elizabeth (née Douglas), and a Nigerian father, Charles Ejogo. She attended the Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School and Glendower Preparatory School, and was then educated at Godolphin and Latymer School.

CAREER

She began her career as host of the Saturday Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995. Her film credits include Metro (1997), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001), Away We Go (2009), Sparkle (2012), Alex Cross (2012), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), Selma (2014), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), Alien: Covenant (2017). She starred in series like Kidnapped (2006–2007), Zero Hour (2013), The Girlfriend Experience (2017), True Detective (2019), Self Made (2020), Your Honor (2021).

PERSONAL LIFE

Ejogo was briefly married to trip-hop artist Tricky. In 2000, she married American actor Jeffrey Wright. They have a son, Elijah (b. 18 October 2001), and a daughter, Juno (b. 14 April 2004). Ejogo and Wright have since divorced.