Chinwetel Ejiofor, one of the world's celebrated actors is a man who is proud of his origin. Chinwetel (Chinwetalu) believes his Igbo surname helped push his career in Hollywood. ::: The 38-year-old actor - whose was born in London to Nigerian parents - was advised to change his surname when he was first starting out to avoid only being offered African parts, but he refused to do so and thinks it has actually given him more opportunities. Chinwetel Ejiofor says: ''I couldn't understand what the problem was. I mean, bring it on. Let's do that!. "They seemed to think it was a negative, but it allowed me to work in Africa, in England and in the States".
