Kingsley Ben-Adir
Born
November 20, 1986 (38 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 28 February 1986) is a British actor. He has performed in several plays in London theatres. He played pathologist Marcus Summer in ITV's detective drama Vera and private detective Karim Washington on the second season of the Netflix series The OA. From 2017 to 2019, he appeared in seasons four and five of the BBC One television series Peaky Blinders. In 2020, he starred as Malcolm X in the Amazon Studios film One Night in Miami... In 2023, he played Gravik in Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion as well as starred in Barbie.
Known For
Bob Marley: One Love
Bob Marley
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Self - 'Gravik'
2023
Secret Invasion
Gravik · (6 episodes)
2023
Barbie
Ken
2023
One Night in Miami...
Malcolm X
2020
Soulmates
Franklin · (1 episode)
2020
The Comey Rule
Barack Obama · (1 episode)
2020
Love Life
Grant · (1 episode)
2020
High Fidelity
Russell 'Mac' McCormack · (1 episode)
2020
High Fidelity
Mac · (1 episode)
2020
Noelle
Jake Hapman
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Commuter
Agent Garcia
2018
Diana and I
Russell
2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Tristan "Wet Stick"
2017
The OA
Karim Washington · (8 episodes)
2016
Trespass Against Us
Sampson
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Peaky Blinders
Col Ben Younger · (7 episodes)
2013
Honest Trailers
Gravik (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Death in Paradise
Irie Johnson · (1 episode)
2011
Vera
Dr Marcus Summer · (12 episodes)
2011
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
Agatha Christie's Marple
Errol · (1 episode)
2004
Midsomer Murders
Bartholomew Hines · (1 episode)
1997
The Oscars
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1953