'Find Your Inner Alien' - Chiwetel Ejiofor On Preparing For His Role In 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'

Renowned actor and Commander of the British Empire, Chiwetel Ejiofor, stops by to talk to Stephen about his latest role as a being from another planet in the new series, "The Man Who Fell To Earth," available Sundays on Showtime. #Colbert #TheManWhoFellToEarth #ChiwetelEjiofor

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[digigroovestudios]

Chiwetel is a very brilliant actor and when you hear him speak his intelligence is very expansive.

[Hawner]

The way Stephen mirrored "Self-expression without fear of exposure" with "putting on a mask to show your true self" is just genius. I love it! It sounds contradictory without being at all!

[calebdrew]

This man is brilliant, the show is brilliant.

[OfficialCDJ]

Absolutely adore Chiwetel, so nice to see him swing by for a chat!

[bubbly]

It's this kind of connection with his guests that makes Colbert such an engaging and delightful host. Well done.

[FredRedFrred]

Mr Ejiofor is a remarkable actor--his role in Serenity was so powerfully imprinted in my memory I have followed him since. Sadly I feel that Shakespeare and Opera are going the way of the dinosaur. Everyone knows who and what they are but Damn Few people are studying them....

[jdax]

My face hurts from smiling during this segment. What a joyous interview.

Also, the sentiment, "Self-expression without fear of exposure" is exactly how I feel about writing and the freedom to explore ideas on paper through fictional characters.

[gcharbd]

I discovered this great actor in Serenity(Firefly), he was brilliant, I can't get enough of his work ever since!

[steveklein]

Ejiofor's performance in "The Man Who Fell to Earth" is amazing....Tremendous acting....some of the best you'll ever see. And the series is excellent. Very creative, excellent dialogue, very good characters, good acting all around.

[matrixkiwi]

I LOVED him in Firefly, dang he's good in everything Ive' seen him in tbh.

[PJAvenger]

I've loved Chiwetel since Serenity

[Obiter]

He is one of my favorite actors today, great interview

[lennymccartney]

another of our brilliant english actors...something we are pretty good at producing!

[jaysix]

He is such an awesome actor, from Firefly to Dr. Strange, I always look forward to seeing him on screen. Lovely to see him being interviewed.

[rafaelthomas]

Great Series!!! If you haven't watched it yet. Don't. WAIT and Binge watch it once this season is over because waiting for the next episode every week is torture!!!! It's THAT GOOD!!!

[BlueJazzBoyNZ]

Chiwetel Ejiofor has gravitas and game

[dynamicpisces]

He’s so talented and interesting. Wish this interview was longer!

[pandorasnow]

loved him since Serenity, every movie hes done hes just nailed it. and love the new show.

[eatyourculture]

LOVE "The Man Who Fell To Earth"! So well written. Very much worth the watch. Can't wait for episode 10.

[imoutohire]

Literally impossible not to like this guy. He is effortlessly charming.