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Ben Kingsley

Acting

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley is an actor born on December 31, 1943 in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. He is known for Shutter Island, Schindler's List and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. GloboWatch shows where to watch 3 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
December 31, 1943
Place of birth
Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as
Sir Ben Kingsley · Krishna Pandit Bhanji · Krishna Bhanji

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 (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).

Filmography

  1. 2026Deep Wateras Rich
  2. 2026Wonder Manas Trevor Slattery · 8 episodes
  3. 2025The Thursday Murder Clubas Ibrahim
  4. 2024The Killer's Gameas Zvi Rabinowitz
  5. 2023Poisonas Dr. Ganderbai
  6. 2023The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugaras Imdad Khan / Croupier
  7. 2023Julesas Milton Robinson
  8. 2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsas Trevor Slattery
  9. 2021Locked Downas Malcolm
  10. 2021Marvel Studios Legendsas Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage) · 1 episode
  11. 2019Night Hunteras Cooper
  12. 2019The Red Sea Diving Resortas Ethan Levin
  13. 2018Operation Finaleas Adolf Eichmann
  14. 2017War Machineas President Karzai
  15. 2017Securityas Charlie
  16. 2016Collideas Geran
  17. 2016The Jungle Bookas Bagheera (voice)
  18. 2015The Walkas Papa Rudy
  19. 2015Knight of Cupsas Storyteller (voice)
  20. 2015Lifeas Jack Warner
  21. 2015Self/lessas Damian
  22. 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tombas Merenkahre
  23. 2014Exodus: Gods and Kingsas Nun
  24. 2014Stonehearst Asylumas Silas Lamb
  25. 2014The Boxtrollsas Snatcher (voice)
  26. 2014Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the Kingas Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
  27. 2013The Physicianas Ibn Sina
  28. 2013Ender's Gameas Mazer Rackham
  29. 2013Iron Man 3as Trevor Slattery
  30. 2012The Dictatoras Tamir
  31. 2011Hugoas Georges Méliès
  32. 2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of Timeas Nizam
  33. 2010Shutter Islandas Dr. Cawley
  34. 2008Elegyas David Kepesh
  35. 2008The Wacknessas Dr. Squires
  36. 2008The Love Guruas Guru Tugginmypuddha
  37. 2008TransSiberianas Grinko
  38. 2007The Last Legionas Ambrosinus
  39. 2006Lucky Number Slevinas The Rabbi
  40. 2006BloodRayneas Kagan
  41. 2005Oliver Twistas Fagin
  42. 2005A Sound of Thunderas Charles Hatton
  43. 2004Suspect Zeroas Benjamin O'Ryan
  44. 2004Thunderbirdsas The Hood
  45. 2003House of Sand and Fogas Behrani
  46. 2002Tuck Everlastingas Man in the Yellow Suit
  47. 2001A.I. Artificial Intelligenceas Specialist (voice)
  48. 2001Sexy Beastas Don Logan
  49. 2000Rules of Engagementas Ambassador Mourain
  50. 1999Alice in Wonderlandas Major Caterpillar
  51. 1999The Sopranosas Ben Kingsley · 1 episode
  52. 1995Speciesas Xavier Fitch
  53. 1994Death and the Maidenas Dr. Roberto Miranda
  54. 1993Schindler's Listas Itzhak Stern
  55. 1993Searching for Bobby Fischeras Bruce Pandolfini
  56. 1993Daveas Vice-President Nance
  57. 1992Sneakersas Cosmo
  58. 1991Bugsyas Meyer Lansky
  59. 1987Mauriceas Lasker-Jones
  60. 1982Gandhias Mahatma Gandhi