Ben Kingsley
Born
December 31, 1943 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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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Known For
Deep Water
2026
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Imdad Khan / Croupier
2023
Jules
Milton Robinson
2023
Iron Man 3
Trevor Slattery
2013
Hugo
Georges Méliès
2011
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Nizam
2010
Teen Patti
Perci Trachtenberg
2010
Shutter Island
Dr. Cawley
2010
Fifty Dead Men Walking
Fergus
2008
Elegy
David Kepesh
2008
The Wackness
Dr. Squires
2008
The Love Guru
Guru Tugginmypuddha
2008
War, Inc.
Walken / The Viceroy
2008
TransSiberian
Grinko
2008
The Ten Commandments
Narrator (voice)
2007
The Last Legion
Ambrosinus
2007
You Kill Me
Frank Falenczyk
2007
C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia
Self
2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
The Rabbi
2006
Oliver Twist
Fagin
2005
A Sound of Thunder
Charles Hatton
2005
Suspect Zero
Benjamin O'Ryan
2004
Thunderbirds
The Hood
2004
House of Sand and Fog
Behrani
2003
Tuck Everlasting
Man in the Yellow Suit
2002
The Triumph of Love
Hermocrates
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Specialist (voice)
2001
Islam: Empire of Faith
Self - Narrator
2001
Sexy Beast
Don Logan
2000
Rules of Engagement
Ambassador Mourain
2000
What Planet Are You From?
Graydon
2000
The Confession
Harry Fertig
1999
Alice in Wonderland
Major Caterpillar
1999
The Assignment
Amos
1997
Twelfth Night
Feste
1996
Species
Xavier Fitch
1995
Joseph
Potifar
1995
Death and the Maiden
Dr. Roberto Miranda
1994
Schindler's List
Itzhak Stern
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Bruce Pandolfini
1993
Dave
Vice-President Nance
1993
Sneakers
Cosmo
1992
Bugsy
Meyer Lansky
1991
The Children
Martin Boyne
1990
Lenin: The Train
Lenin
1990
Slipstream
Avatar
1989
Without a Clue
Dr. John Watson
1988
Maurice
Lasker-Jones
1987
Harem
Selim
1985
To Be Hamlet
Self
1985
Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
1982
Fear Is the Key
Royale
1972
Desert Warrior
Emperor Kisra
The Thursday Murder Club
Ibrahim Arif
2025
The King of Kings
High Priest Caiaphas (voice)
2025
William Tell
King Albrecht
2025
The Killer's Game
Zvi Rabinowitz
2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
2024
Poison
Dr. Ganderbai
2023
Dalíland
Dalí
2022
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Self
2022
Locked Down
Malcolm
2021
The Medicine Buddha
Narrator (voice)
2019
Night Hunter
Cooper
2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Ethan Levin
2019
Spider in the Web
Adereth
2019
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
2018
Inside The Operation
Self
2018
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
2018
Intrigo: Death of an Author
Henderson
2018
Operation Finale
Adolf Eichmann
2018
Backstabbing for Beginners
Pasha
2018
An Ordinary Man
The General
2017
Spielberg
Self
2017
War Machine
President Karzai
2017
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Woodruff
2017
Security
Charlie
2017
Of Dogs and Men
The Caller (voice)
2016
Collide
Geran
2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Walk
Papa Rudy
2015
Knight of Cups
Storyteller (voice)
2015
Life
Jack Warner
2015
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Drago (Voice)
2015
Stonehearst Asylum
Silas Lamb
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
2014
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Self
2012
Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Narrator
2010
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets
Al-Jazari / Librarian
2010
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
2007
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2006
Peace Is Every Step
Narrator
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2005
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
2003
The Making of Sexy Beast
Self
2001
Crime and Punishment
Magistrate Porfiry
1998
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Julian Messenger
1997
Necessary Love
1991
The War That Never Ends
Pericles
1991
The Fifth Monkey
Cunda
1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
Governatore
1990
Romeo.Juliet
Father Capulet (voice)
1990
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Self
1983
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Frank Ford
1982
Hard Labour
Naseem
1973
Mary
King Herod
The Way of the Wind
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Trevor Slattery
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self · (1 episode)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2021
Perpetual Grace LTD
Pastor Byron 'Pa' Brown · (10 episodes)
2019
Watership Down
General Woundwort (voice) · (2 episodes)
2018
Schindler's List: 25 Years Later
Self
2018
All or Nothing: Manchester City
Narrator (voice) · (8 episodes)
2018
The Jungle Book
Bagheera (voice)
2016
Tut
Ay · (3 episodes)
2015
Self/less
Damian
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Merenkahre
2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Nun
2014
Robot Overlords
Robin Smythe
2014
The Boxtrolls
Snatcher (voice)
2014
Learning to Drive
Darwan
2014
Garfunkel and Oates
Ben Kingsley · (1 episode)
2014
Walking with the Enemy
Regent Miklos Horthy
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
War Story
Albert
2014
The Physician
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
2013
Ender's Game
Mazer Rackham
2013
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
A Common Man
The Man
2013
A Birder's Guide to Everything
Lawrence Konrad
2013
It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl
Narrator
2012
A Therapy
Therapist
2012
The Dictator
Tamir
2012
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'
Self
2012
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
2012
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
Self
2012
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Self
2012
Honest Trailers
Trevor Slatterly (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
The Desert of Forbidden Art
Voice
2011
Aral, the Lost Sea
2010
Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse
Self
2010
Journey to Mecca
Narrator
2009
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
Self
2006
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Mrs. Harris
Herman Tarnower
2006
The Life and Faith of CS Lewis
2006
BloodRayne
Kagan
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Self
2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
2004
Religion of the World
Narrator · (13 episodes)
2004
Unlikely Heroes
Narrator
2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land
Narrator
2003
Spooky House
The Great Zamboni
2002
Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Otto Frank · (2 episodes)
2001
Islam: Empire of Faith
Narrator · (3 episodes)
2001
A Force More Powerful
Narator
1999
CNN Millennium
Narrator · (10 episodes)
1999
Rove
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Parting Shots
Renzo Locatelli
1999
The Sopranos
Ben Kingsley · (1 episode)
1999
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
1998
Religions of the World
Narrator · (13 episodes)
1998
Photographing Fairies
Rev. Templeton
1997
Moses
Moses · (2 episodes)
1996
Joseph
Potiphar · (2 episodes)
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self
1994
Liberation
Narrator
1994
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Freddie (voice)
1992
Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver
Narrator (voice)
1991
Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin
Narrator (voice)
1991
The Making of Slipstream
1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Simon Wiesenthal
1989
Lenin... The Train
Lenin · (2 episodes)
1988
Testimony
Dmitri Shostakovich
1988
Pascali's Island
Basil Pascali
1988
The Secret of the Sahara
Sholomon · (4 episodes)
1988
Seitenblicke
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Silas Marner
Silas Marner
1985
Turtle Diary
William Snow
1985
Camille
Duval
1984
Oxbridge Blues
Geoff Craven · (1 episode)
1984
Playing Shakespeare
(9 episodes)
1984
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Schindler
Self - Narrator (2019) (voice)
1983
Betrayal
Robert
1983
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Ivanov
1979
Dickens of London
Dr. John Elliotson · (2 episodes)
1976
The Love School
Dante Gabriel Rossetti · (6 episodes)
1975
Antony and Cleopatra
Thidias
1975
Wessex Tales
(1 episode)
1973
Pebble Mill at One
(1 episode)
1972
The Adventurer
Pierre · (1 episode)
1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Duval · (1 episode)
1951
Wonder Man
Trevor Slattery · (2 episodes)
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Frank Ford · (1 episode)
1978
Playhouse
Ivanov · (1 episode)
1974
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1953
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944