Ben Kingsley
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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).
Known for
Credits
Schindler's List (1993)
as Itzhak Stern
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Shutter Island (2010)
as Dr. Cawley
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
as Trevor Slattery
Iron Man 3 (2013)
as Trevor Slattery
Deep Water (2026)
as Rich
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
as Merenkahre
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
as Specialist (voice)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
as Nun
The Jungle Book (2016)
as Bagheera (voice)
The Boxtrolls (2014)
as Snatcher (voice)
Self/less (2015)
as Damian
The Dictator (2012)
as Tamir
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
as Nizam
Ender's Game (2013)
as Mazer Rackham
Sneakers (1992)
as Cosmo
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2027)
as (voice)
Young Washington (2026)
as Robert Dinwiddie
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
as The Rabbi
The Killer's Game (2024)
as Zvi Rabinowitz
Poison (2023)
as Dr. Ganderbai
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
as Ibrahim
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
as Silas Lamb
The Walk (2015)
as Papa Rudy
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
as Imdad Khan / Croupier
Hugo (2011)
as Georges Méliès
Species (1995)
as Xavier Fitch
Desert Warrior (2026)
as Emperor Kisra II
Maurice (1987)
as Lasker-Jones
The King of Kings (2025)
as High Priest Caiaphas (voice)
Gandhi (1982)
as Mahatma Gandhi
War Machine (2017)
as President Karzai
Liberation (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Night Hunter (2019)
as Cooper
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015)
as Drago (Voice)
Sexy Beast (2001)
as Don Logan
The Physician (2013)
as Ibn Sina
Dave (1993)
as Vice-President Nance
Collide (2016)
as Geran
William Tell (2025)
as King Albrecht
The Last Legion (2007)
as Ambrosinus
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Major Caterpillar
Thunderbirds (2004)
as The Hood
Dalíland (2022)
as Dalí
Knight of Cups (2015)
as Storyteller (voice)
Elegy (2008)
as David Kepesh
Joseph (1995)
as Potiphar
Security (2017)
as Charlie
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
Operation Finale (2018)
as Adolf Eichmann
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
as Behrani
An Ordinary Man (2017)
as The General
The Love Guru (2008)
as Guru Tugginmypuddha
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
as Charles Hatton
Rules of Engagement (2000)
as Ambassador Mourain
The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
as Ethan Levin
Death and the Maiden (1994)
as Dr. Roberto Miranda
Oliver Twist (2005)
as Fagin
Bugsy (1991)
as Meyer Lansky
Spider in the Web (2019)
as Adereth
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Locked Down (2021)
as Malcolm
TransSiberian (2008)
as Grinko
The Assignment (1997)
as Amos
Learning to Drive (2014)
as Darwan
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
as Bruce Pandolfini
The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)
as Woodruff
Robot Overlords (2015)
as Robin Smythe
Jules (2023)
as Milton Robinson
Romeo.Juliet (1990)
as Father Capulet (voice)
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
as Man in the Yellow Suit
Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)
as Pasha
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
as Graydon
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006)
as Self
BloodRayne (2006)
as Kagan
Suspect Zero (2004)
as Benjamin O'Ryan
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
as Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
Twelfth Night (1996)
as Feste
Pascali's Island (1988)
as Basil Pascali
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood (2006)
as Self
Walking with the Enemy (2014)
as Regent Miklos Horthy
Without a Clue (1988)
as Dr. John Watson
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Faith (—)
as Sheikh Usman
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003)
as Self
Lenin: The Train (1988)
as Lenin
The Making of Sexy Beast (2001)
as Self
An Oral History of: Schindler's List (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Confession (1999)
as Harry Fertig
Life (2015)
as Jack Warner
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
as Fergus
War, Inc. (2008)
as Walken / The Viceroy
Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992)
as Freddie (voice)
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry (2022)
as Self
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Fear Is the Key (1972)
as Royale
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream (1993)
as Self / The King (voice)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
as Self
You Kill Me (2007)
as Frank Falenczyk
Intrigo: Death of an Author (2018)
as Henderson
To Be Hamlet (1985)
as Self
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès (2012)
as Self
The Ten Commandments (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Camille (1984)
as Duval
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)
as Self
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
as Lawrence Konrad
The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011)
as Voice
Spooky House (2002)
as The Great Zamboni
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
as Self
Journey to Mecca (2009)
as Narrator
The Way of the Wind (—)
Actor
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
as Frank Ford
Thank You, Comrades (1978)
as Roberto Cibrario
The Wackness (2008)
as Dr. Squires
Of Dogs and Men (2016)
as The Caller (voice)
Slipstream (1989)
as Avatar
Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
as Governor
A Common Man (2013)
as The Man
The Fifth Monkey (1990)
as Cunda
Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land (2003)
as Narrator
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
as Julian Messenger
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994)
as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self
Betrayal (1983)
as Robert
Mrs. Harris (2005)
as Herman Tarnower
The Triumph of Love (2001)
as Hermocrates
Crime and Punishment (1998)
as Magistrate Porfiry
Fortitude (—)
Actor
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
as Simon Wiesenthal
The War That Never Ends (1991)
as Pericles
Parting Shots (1999)
as Renzo Locatelli
War Story (2014)
as Albert
Peace Is Every Step (2005)
as Narrator
Turtle Diary (1985)
as William Snow
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel (2006)
as Self
Teen Patti (2010)
as Perci Trachtenberg
Unlikely Heroes (2003)
as Narrator
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' (2012)
as Self
Photographing Fairies (1997)
as Rev. Templeton
The Children (1990)
as Martin Boyne
It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl (2012)
as Narrator
Silas Marner (1985)
as Silas Marner
Harem (1985)
as Selim
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Who Killed British Cinema? (2018)
as Self
Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny (2010)
as Narrator
Testimony (1988)
as Dmitri Shostakovich
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)
as Ivanov
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo' (2012)
as Self
C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia (2006)
as Self
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime (2012)
as Self
The Making of Slipstream (1989)
Actor
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)
as Self
Ben Kingsley Talks About "Gandhi" (2001)
as Self - Interviewee
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)
Actor
Necessary Love (1991)
Actor
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets (2010)
as Al-Jazari / Librarian
The Life and Faith of CS Lewis (2006)
Actor
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998)
as Sweeney Todd
The Medicine Buddha (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2007)
as Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds (2004)
as Self
Islam: Empire of Faith (2001)
as Self - Narrator
Antony and Cleopatra (1975)
as Thidias
Aral, the Lost Sea (2010)
Actor
Inside the Operation (2018)
as Self
Hard Labour (1973)
as Naseem
Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
A Force More Powerful (1999)
as Narator
Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Mary (—)
as King Herod