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Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Actor · Born 1943-12-31 · Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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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 (…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Shutter Island (2010) — Dr. Cawley
  2. Iron Man 3 (2013) — Trevor Slattery
  3. Schindler's List (1993) — Itzhak Stern
  4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) — Trevor Slattery
  5. The Jungle Book (2016) — Bagheera (voice)
  6. Hugo (2011) — Georges Méliès
  7. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) — Nizam
  8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — Specialist (voice)
  9. The Dictator (2012) — Tamir
  10. Ender's Game (2013) — Mazer Rackham
  11. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — Merenkahre
  12. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) — Nun
  13. Lucky Number Slevin (2006) — The Rabbi
  14. The Sopranos (1999) — Ben Kingsley
  15. The Walk (2015) — Papa Rudy
  16. Self/less (2015) — Damian
  17. Gandhi (1982) — Mahatma Gandhi
  18. Species (1995) — Xavier Fitch
  19. The Boxtrolls (2014) — Snatcher (voice)
  20. Stonehearst Asylum (2014) — Silas Lamb
  21. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) — Imdad Khan / Croupier
  22. Oliver Twist (2005) — Fagin
  23. War Machine (2017) — President Karzai
  24. The Physician (2013) — Ibn Sina
  25. Operation Finale (2018) — Adolf Eichmann
  26. Night Hunter (2019) — Cooper
  27. Sneakers (1992) — Cosmo
  28. The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — Ibrahim
  29. Security (2017) — Charlie
  30. Sexy Beast (2001) — Don Logan
  31. The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019) — Ethan Levin
  32. House of Sand and Fog (2003) — Behrani
  33. The Last Legion (2007) — Ambrosinus
  34. Dave (1993) — Vice-President Nance
  35. TransSiberian (2008) — Grinko
  36. Rules of Engagement (2000) — Ambassador Mourain
  37. The Love Guru (2008) — Guru Tugginmypuddha
  38. Knight of Cups (2015) — Storyteller (voice)
  39. Marvel Studios Legends (2021) — Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage)
  40. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) — Bruce Pandolfini