Ben Kingsley
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Person

Ben Kingsley

Known for
Acting
Born
December 31, 1943
Place of birth
Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as
Sir Ben Kingsley, Krishna Pandit Bhanji, Krishna Bhanji

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Biography

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and received the Britannia Award in 2013.

Born to an English mother and an Indian Gujarati father with roots in Jamnagar, Kingsley began his career in theatre, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967 and spending the next 15 years appearing mainly on stage. His starring roles included productions of As You Like It (his West End debut for the company at the Aldwych Theatre in 1967), Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Also known for his television roles, he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989), Joseph (1995), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), and Mrs. Harris (2006).

In film, Kingsley is known for his starring role as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982), for which he subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. For his portrayal of Itzhak Stern in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993), he received a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. He was Oscar-nominated for Bugsy (1990), Sexy Beast (2000), and House of Sand and Fog (2003). His other notable films include Maurice (1987), Sneakers (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Death and the Maiden (1994), Twelfth Night (1996), Tuck Everlasting (2002), Elegy (2008), Shutter Island (2010), and Hugo (2011).

Kingsley played the character of Trevor Slattery in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Iron Man 3 (2013), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), and the upcoming Disney+ series Wonder Man. He also acted in the blockbusters Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and Ender's Game (2013). Kingsley lent his voice to the films The Boxtrolls (2014) and The Jungle Book (2016).

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In Catlg

4 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (4)

Filmography

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 4Film · 2027 · as (voice)
  • Deep WaterFilm · 2026 · as Rich
  • Desert WarriorFilm · 2026 · as Emperor Kisra II
  • The Old Stories: MosesTV · 2026 · as Moses · 3 episodes
  • Wonder ManTV · 2026 · as Trevor Slattery · 8 episodes
  • Young WashingtonFilm · 2026 · as Robert Dinwiddie
  • The King of KingsFilm · 2025 · as High Priest Caiaphas (voice)
  • The Thursday Murder ClubFilm · 2025 · as Ibrahim
  • William TellFilm · 2025 · as King Albrecht
  • The Killer's GameFilm · 2024 · as Zvi Rabinowitz
  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreFilm · 2024 · as Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
  • JulesFilm · 2023 · as Milton Robinson
  • PoisonFilm · 2023 · as Dr. Ganderbai
  • The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarFilm · 2023 · as Imdad Khan / Croupier
  • DalílandFilm · 2022 · as Dalí
  • Robin Williams: Laugh Until You CryFilm · 2022 · as Self
  • Locked DownFilm · 2021 · as Malcolm
  • Marvel Studios AssembledTV · 2021 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Marvel Studios LegendsTV · 2021 · as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsFilm · 2021 · as Trevor Slattery
  • Night HunterFilm · 2019 · as Cooper
  • Perpetual Grace LTDTV · 2019 · as Pastor Byron 'Pa' Brown · 10 episodes
  • Spider in the WebFilm · 2019 · as Adereth
  • The Medicine BuddhaFilm · 2019 · as Narrator (voice)
  • The Red Sea Diving ResortFilm · 2019 · as Ethan Levin
  • All or Nothing: Manchester CityTV · 2018 · as Narrator (voice) · 8 episodes
  • An Oral History of: Schindler's ListFilm · 2018 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Backstabbing for BeginnersFilm · 2018 · as Pasha
  • Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéFilm · 2018 · as Self
  • Inside the OperationFilm · 2018 · as Self
  • Intrigo: Death of an AuthorFilm · 2018 · as Henderson
  • Operation FinaleFilm · 2018 · as Adolf Eichmann
  • Watership DownTV · 2018 · as General Woundwort (voice) · 2 episodes
  • Who Killed British Cinema?Film · 2018 · as Self
  • An Ordinary ManFilm · 2017 · as The General
  • SecurityFilm · 2017 · as Charlie
  • SpielbergFilm · 2017 · as Self
  • The Ottoman LieutenantFilm · 2017 · as Woodruff
  • War MachineFilm · 2017 · as President Karzai
  • CollideFilm · 2016 · as Geran
  • Of Dogs and MenFilm · 2016 · as The Caller (voice)
  • The Jungle BookFilm · 2016 · as Bagheera (voice)
  • Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's CurseFilm · 2015 · as Drago (Voice)
  • Knight of CupsFilm · 2015 · as Storyteller (voice)
  • Knights of Classic Drama at the BBCFilm · 2015 · as Self (archive footage)
  • LifeFilm · 2015 · as Jack Warner
  • Lip Sync BattleTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Robot OverlordsFilm · 2015 · as Robin Smythe
  • Self/lessFilm · 2015 · as Damian
  • The WalkFilm · 2015 · as Papa Rudy
  • TutTV · 2015 · as Ay · 3 episodes
  • UnityFilm · 2015 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Der MedicusTV · 2014 · as Ibn Sina · 2 episodes
  • Exodus: Gods and KingsFilm · 2014 · as Nun
  • Garfunkel and OatesTV · 2014 · as Ben Kingsley · 1 episode
  • Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Learning to DriveFilm · 2014 · as Darwan
  • Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the KingFilm · 2014 · as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombFilm · 2014 · as Merenkahre
  • Richard Attenborough: A Life in FilmFilm · 2014 · as Self
  • Stonehearst AsylumFilm · 2014 · as Silas Lamb
  • The BoxtrollsFilm · 2014 · as Snatcher (voice)
  • Walking with the EnemyFilm · 2014 · as Regent Miklos Horthy
  • War StoryFilm · 2014 · as Albert
  • A Birder's Guide to EverythingFilm · 2013 · as Lawrence Konrad
  • A Common ManFilm · 2013 · as The Man
  • Ender's GameFilm · 2013 · as Mazer Rackham
  • Iron Man 3Film · 2013 · as Trevor Slattery
  • Muse of FireFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • The PhysicianFilm · 2013 · as Ibn Sina
  • Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor HerzlFilm · 2012 · as Narrator
  • Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a LifetimeFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'Film · 2012 · as Self
  • The Cinemagician, Georges MélièsFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • The DictatorFilm · 2012 · as Tamir
  • The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'Film · 2012 · as Self
  • HugoFilm · 2011 · as Georges Méliès
  • The Desert of Forbidden ArtFilm · 2011 · as Voice
  • 1001 Inventions and the Library of SecretsFilm · 2010 · as Al-Jazari / Librarian
  • Aral, the Lost SeaFilm · 2010 · Acting
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeFilm · 2010 · as Nizam
  • Shutter IslandFilm · 2010 · as Dr. Cawley
  • Teen PattiFilm · 2010 · as Perci Trachtenberg
  • Winston Churchill: Walking with DestinyFilm · 2010 · as Narrator
  • Journey to MeccaFilm · 2009 · as Narrator
  • ElegyFilm · 2008 · as David Kepesh
  • Fifty Dead Men WalkingFilm · 2008 · as Fergus
  • The Love GuruFilm · 2008 · as Guru Tugginmypuddha
  • The WacknessFilm · 2008 · as Dr. Squires
  • TransSiberianFilm · 2008 · as Grinko
  • War, Inc.Film · 2008 · as Walken / The Viceroy
  • I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon WiesenthalFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • The Last LegionFilm · 2007 · as Ambrosinus
  • The Ten CommandmentsFilm · 2007 · as Narrator (voice)
  • You Kill MeFilm · 2007 · as Frank Falenczyk
  • 50 Films to See Before You DieFilm · 2006 · as Self
  • BloodRayneFilm · 2006 · as Kagan
  • C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of NarniaFilm · 2006 · as Self
  • Lucky Number SlevinFilm · 2006 · as The Rabbi
  • Mais Bastidores de HollywoodFilm · 2006 · as Self
  • The Life and Faith of CS LewisFilm · 2006 · Acting
  • The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy SiegelFilm · 2006 · as Self
  • A Sound of ThunderFilm · 2005 · as Charles Hatton
  • Mrs. HarrisFilm · 2005 · as Herman Tarnower
  • Nos Bastidores de HollywoodFilm · 2005 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Oliver TwistFilm · 2005 · as Fagin
  • Peace Is Every StepFilm · 2005 · as Narrator
  • The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonTV · 2005 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustFilm · 2004 · as Self
  • No Strings Attached: The Making of ThunderbirdsFilm · 2004 · as Self
  • Religion of the WorldTV · 2004 · as Narrator · 13 episodes
  • Suspect ZeroFilm · 2004 · as Benjamin O'Ryan
  • ThunderbirdsFilm · 2004 · as The Hood
  • Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy LandFilm · 2003 · as Narrator
  • House of Sand and FogFilm · 2003 · as Behrani
  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’Film · 2003 · as Self
  • The Many Lives of Richard AttenboroughFilm · 2003 · Acting
  • Unlikely HeroesFilm · 2003 · as Narrator
  • Spooky HouseFilm · 2002 · as The Great Zamboni
  • Tuck EverlastingFilm · 2002 · as Man in the Yellow Suit
  • A.I. Artificial IntelligenceFilm · 2001 · as Specialist (voice)
  • Anne Frank: The Whole StoryTV · 2001 · as Otto Frank · 2 episodes
  • Ben Kingsley Talks About "Gandhi"Film · 2001 · as Self - Interviewee
  • Islam: Empire of FaithFilm · 2001 · as Self - Narrator
  • Islam: Empire of FaithTV · 2001 · as Narrator · 3 episodes
  • Sexy BeastFilm · 2001 · as Don Logan
  • The Making of Sexy BeastFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • The Triumph of LoveFilm · 2001 · as Hermocrates
  • Rules of EngagementFilm · 2000 · as Ambassador Mourain
  • What Planet Are You From?Film · 2000 · as Graydon
  • A Force More PowerfulFilm · 1999 · as Narator
  • Alice in WonderlandFilm · 1999 · as Major Caterpillar
  • CNN MillenniumTV · 1999 · as Narrator · 10 episodes
  • Parting ShotsFilm · 1999 · as Renzo Locatelli
  • RoveTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The ConfessionFilm · 1999 · as Harry Fertig
  • The SopranosTV · 1999 · as Ben Kingsley · 1 episode
  • Crime and PunishmentFilm · 1998 · as Magistrate Porfiry
  • Religions of the WorldTV · 1998 · as Narrator · 13 episodes
  • The Tale of Sweeney ToddFilm · 1998 · as Sweeney Todd
  • HARDtalkTV · 1997 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Photographing FairiesFilm · 1997 · as Rev. Templeton
  • The AssignmentFilm · 1997 · as Amos
  • Weapons of Mass DistractionFilm · 1997 · as Julian Messenger
  • MosesTV · 1996 · as Moses · 2 episodes
  • TFI FridayTV · 1996 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Twelfth NightFilm · 1996 · as Feste
  • JosephFilm · 1995 · as Potiphar
  • JosephTV · 1995 · as Potiphar · 2 episodes
  • SpeciesFilm · 1995 · as Xavier Fitch
  • Death and the MaidenFilm · 1994 · as Dr. Roberto Miranda
  • Inside the Actors StudioTV · 1994 · as Self · 1 episode
  • LiberationFilm · 1994 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Michael Caine: Breaking the MoldFilm · 1994 · as Self
  • DaveFilm · 1993 · as Vice-President Nance
  • Schindler's ListFilm · 1993 · as Itzhak Stern
  • Searching for Bobby FischerFilm · 1993 · as Bruce Pandolfini
  • The King and I: Recording a Hollywood DreamFilm · 1993 · as Self / The King (voice)
  • Freddie As F.R.O.7.Film · 1992 · as Freddie (voice)
  • SneakersFilm · 1992 · as Cosmo
  • BugsyFilm · 1991 · as Meyer Lansky
  • Necessary LoveFilm · 1991 · Acting
  • Rabbit Ears - Moses the LawgiverFilm · 1991 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the BrahminFilm · 1991 · as Narrator (voice)
  • The War That Never EndsFilm · 1991 · as Pericles
  • Cellini: A Violent LifeFilm · 1990 · as Governor
  • Romeo.JulietFilm · 1990 · as Father Capulet (voice)
  • The ChildrenFilm · 1990 · as Martin Boyne
  • The Fifth MonkeyFilm · 1990 · as Cunda
  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryFilm · 1989 · as Simon Wiesenthal
  • SlipstreamFilm · 1989 · as Avatar
  • The Making of SlipstreamFilm · 1989 · Acting
  • Lenin... The TrainTV · 1988 · as Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin · 2 episodes
  • Lenin: The TrainFilm · 1988 · as Lenin
  • Pascali's IslandFilm · 1988 · as Basil Pascali
  • TestimonyFilm · 1988 · as Dmitri Shostakovich
  • The Secret of the SaharaTV · 1988 · as Sholomon · 4 episodes
  • Without a ClueFilm · 1988 · as Dr. John Watson
  • DispatchesTV · 1987 · Acting · 1 episode
  • MauriceFilm · 1987 · as Lasker-Jones
  • SeitenblickeTV · 1987 · as Self · 1 episode
  • HaremFilm · 1985 · as Selim
  • Silas MarnerFilm · 1985 · as Silas Marner
  • To Be HamletFilm · 1985 · as Self
  • Turtle DiaryFilm · 1985 · as William Snow
  • CamilleFilm · 1984 · as Duval
  • Goldene KameraTV · 1984 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Oxbridge BluesTV · 1984 · as Geoff Craven · 1 episode
  • Playing ShakespeareTV · 1984 · Acting · 9 episodes
  • BetrayalFilm · 1983 · as Robert
  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiFilm · 1983 · as Self
  • GandhiFilm · 1982 · as Mahatma Gandhi
  • The Merry Wives of WindsorFilm · 1982 · as Frank Ford
  • Entertainment TonightTV · 1981 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Wetten, dass..?TV · 1981 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Every Good Boy Deserves FavourFilm · 1979 · as Ivanov
  • Thank You, ComradesFilm · 1978 · as Roberto Cibrario
  • The BBC Television ShakespeareTV · 1978 · as Frank Ford · 1 episode
  • The Velvet GloveTV · 1977 · as Chakravarti · 1 episode
  • Dickens of LondonTV · 1976 · as Dr. John Elliotson · 2 episodes
  • Antony and CleopatraFilm · 1975 · as Thidias
  • The Love SchoolTV · 1975 · as Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 5 episodes
  • PlayhouseTV · 1974 · as Ivanov · 1 episode
  • Hard LabourFilm · 1973 · as Naseem
  • Wessex TalesTV · 1973 · as Lord Uplandtowers · 1 episode
  • Crown CourtTV · 1972 · as Jeremy Leigh · 3 episodes
  • Fear Is the KeyFilm · 1972 · as Royale
  • Pebble Mill at OneTV · 1972 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The AdventurerTV · 1972 · as Pierre · 1 episode
  • Film '72TV · 1971 · as Self · 1 episode
  • World in ActionTV · 1963 · as Re-enactment · 1 episode
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
  • Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951 · as Duval · 1 episode
  • BambiTV · 1948 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Golden Globe AwardsTV · 1944 · as Self - Nominee · 3 episodes
  • FaithFilm · as Sheikh Usman
  • FortitudeFilm · Acting
  • MaryFilm · as King Herod
  • The Way of the WindFilm · Acting

Filmography from TMDB. This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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