Ben Kingsley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

209

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-12-31 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Ben Kingsley

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).

Known For

  • Wonder Man

    Wonder Man

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Schindler's List

    Schindler's List

  • Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Shutter Island

    Shutter Island

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Joseph

    Joseph

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • BloodRayne

    BloodRayne

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book

  • Thunderbirds

    Thunderbirds

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Jules

    Jules

  • Young Washington

    Young Washington

  • Self/less

    Self/less

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  • William Tell

    William Tell

  • Elegy

    Elegy

  • The Killer's Game

    The Killer's Game

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

    Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

  • Parting Shots

    Parting Shots

  • Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • Slipstream

    Slipstream

  • Poison

    Poison

  • Camille

    Camille

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • The Thursday Murder Club

    The Thursday Murder Club

  • Ender's Game

    Ender's Game

  • Night Hunter

    Night Hunter

  • Knight of Cups

    Knight of Cups

  • Hugo

    Hugo

  • Species

    Species

  • Pascali's Island

    Pascali's Island

  • Maurice

    Maurice

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

  • Romeo.Juliet

    Romeo.Juliet

  • Mrs. Harris

    Mrs. Harris

  • Rove

    Rove

  • Dalíland

    Dalíland

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Seitenblicke

    Seitenblicke

  • Deep Water

    Deep Water

  • Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

    Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

  • The King of Kings

    The King of Kings

  • Without a Clue

    Without a Clue

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Lucky Number Slevin

    Lucky Number Slevin

  • Spooky House

    Spooky House

  • An Oral History of: Schindler's List

    An Oral History of: Schindler's List

  • Tut

    Tut

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

    Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

  • You Kill Me

    You Kill Me

  • The Physician

    The Physician

  • The Boxtrolls

    The Boxtrolls

  • Garfunkel and Oates

    Garfunkel and Oates

  • Intrigo: Death of an Author

    Intrigo: Death of an Author

  • Moses

    Moses

  • Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

    Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

  • The Wackness

    The Wackness

  • Liberation

    Liberation

  • The Walk

    The Walk

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • Stonehearst Asylum

    Stonehearst Asylum

  • Turtle Diary

    Turtle Diary

  • The Last Legion

    The Last Legion

  • Searching for Bobby Fischer

    Searching for Bobby Fischer

  • Pebble Mill at One

    Pebble Mill at One

  • The Red Sea Diving Resort

    The Red Sea Diving Resort

  • Dave

    Dave

  • To Be Hamlet

    To Be Hamlet

  • Tuck Everlasting

    Tuck Everlasting

  • A Sound of Thunder

    A Sound of Thunder

  • Testimony

    Testimony

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Operation Finale

    Operation Finale

  • Perpetual Grace LTD

    Perpetual Grace LTD

  • A Therapy

    A Therapy

  • The Love Guru

    The Love Guru

  • Rules of Engagement

    Rules of Engagement

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Peace Is Every Step

    Peace Is Every Step

  • Collide

    Collide

  • Harem

    Harem

  • Security

    Security

  • Oxbridge Blues

    Oxbridge Blues

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • War Machine

    War Machine

  • Death and the Maiden

    Death and the Maiden

  • Necessary Love

    Necessary Love

  • House of Sand and Fog

    House of Sand and Fog

  • Sexy Beast

    Sexy Beast

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

  • Suspect Zero

    Suspect Zero

  • Backstabbing for Beginners

    Backstabbing for Beginners

  • The Assignment

    The Assignment

  • Playing Shakespeare

    Playing Shakespeare

  • The Secret of the Sahara

    The Secret of the Sahara

  • The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

    The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Anne Frank: The Whole Story

    Anne Frank: The Whole Story

  • What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

  • TransSiberian

    TransSiberian

  • Locked Down

    Locked Down

  • All or Nothing: Manchester City

    All or Nothing: Manchester City

  • Robot Overlords

    Robot Overlords

  • Islam: Empire of Faith

    Islam: Empire of Faith

  • Fifty Dead Men Walking

    Fifty Dead Men Walking

  • Dickens of London

    Dickens of London

  • Moses

    Moses

  • Bugsy

    Bugsy

  • The Love School

    The Love School

  • The Ottoman Lieutenant

    The Ottoman Lieutenant

  • Lenin: The Train

    Lenin: The Train

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • An Ordinary Man

    An Ordinary Man

  • Unlikely Heroes

    Unlikely Heroes

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Joseph

    Joseph

  • Hard Labour

    Hard Labour

  • A Common Man

    A Common Man

  • Spider in the Web

    Spider in the Web

  • Life

    Life

  • Learning to Drive

    Learning to Drive

  • War, Inc.

    War, Inc.

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Wessex Tales

    Wessex Tales

  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

    Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

  • Lenin... The Train

    Lenin... The Train

  • The Confession

    The Confession

  • The Way of the Wind

    The Way of the Wind

  • Journey to Mecca

    Journey to Mecca

  • Desert Warrior

    Desert Warrior

  • CNN Millennium

    CNN Millennium

  • Freddie As F.R.O.7.

    Freddie As F.R.O.7.

  • The Making of Sexy Beast

    The Making of Sexy Beast

  • Weapons of Mass Distraction

    Weapons of Mass Distraction

  • C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia

    C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Fear Is the Key

    Fear Is the Key

  • Religion of the World

    Religion of the World

  • Religions of the World

    Religions of the World

  • Fortitude

    Fortitude

  • The Children

    The Children

  • Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

    No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

  • Teen Patti

    Teen Patti

  • A Birder's Guide to Everything

    A Birder's Guide to Everything

  • Of Dogs and Men

    Of Dogs and Men

  • The Triumph of Love

    The Triumph of Love

  • The Desert of Forbidden Art

    The Desert of Forbidden Art

  • Islam: Empire of Faith

    Islam: Empire of Faith

  • Inside the Operation

    Inside the Operation

  • Photographing Fairies

    Photographing Fairies

  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

    Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

  • Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime

    Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime

  • Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

    Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

  • War Story

    War Story

  • Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

    Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

  • The Tale of Sweeney Todd

    The Tale of Sweeney Todd

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

  • The Fifth Monkey

    The Fifth Monkey

  • The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'

    The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'

  • The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

    The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

  • Cellini: A Violent Life

    Cellini: A Violent Life

  • Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

    Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

  • The War That Never Ends

    The War That Never Ends

  • Aral, the Lost Sea

    Aral, the Lost Sea

  • Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

    Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

  • The Making of Slipstream

    The Making of Slipstream

  • I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

    I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

  • Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

  • Mary

    Mary

  • Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

    Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

    Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

  • Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin

    Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin

  • Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

  • 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

    1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

  • Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver

    Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver

  • The Medicine Buddha

    The Medicine Buddha

  • The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

    The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

  • Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

    Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

  • It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

    It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra

  • The Life and Faith of CS Lewis

    The Life and Faith of CS Lewis

  • Who Killed British Cinema?

    Who Killed British Cinema?

  • Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land

    Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land

  • A Force More Powerful

    A Force More Powerful