
Benjamin Zephaniah
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Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (April 15, 1958 - December 7, 2023) was a British writer, dub poet and Rastafarian. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.
Known for
Credits

Mad Dogs (2002)
as Poet

Farendj (1990)
as Moses

Truth or Dairy (1994)
as Self

Dread Poets' Society (1992)
as Self

Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988)
as Rufus

I Bring You Frankincense (1996)
as Richard's father

Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby (2024)
as Narrator

Who Killed Colin Roach? (1983)
Actor

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World (2020)
as Self

Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile (1988)
as Street Corner Poet 1
PS Your Mystery Sender (2010)
Actor

Language is the Key (1985)
as Himself

A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah (2005)
as Self

Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet (1982)
as Self
Making the Connection (2010)
as Himself





