BEN KINGSLEY
Ben Kingsley
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: December 31, 1943
Place of Birth: Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Starring
2027·
Sonic the Hedgehog 4(voice)
Moses
2026·
Wonder ManTrevor Slattery
2026·
Deep WaterRich
2026·
Desert WarriorEmperor Kisra II
2025·
William TellKing Albrecht
2024·
The Killer's GameZvi Rabinowitz
2023·
PoisonDr. Ganderbai
Imdad Khan / Croupier
2023·
JulesMilton Robinson
Self
Self
Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage)
2019·
Perpetual Grace LTDPastor Byron 'Pa' Brown
Narrator (voice)
2018·
Watership DownGeneral Woundwort (voice)
2016·
The Jungle BookBagheera (voice)
2015·
Lip Sync BattleSelf
2015·
TutAy
2015·
LifeJack Warner
2015·
The WalkPapa Rudy
2015·
Robot OverlordsRobin Smythe
2015·
Self/lessDamian
2014·
Der MedicusIbn Sina
2014·
Garfunkel and OatesBen Kingsley
Self - Guest
2014·
Stonehearst AsylumSilas Lamb
2014·
Learning to DriveDarwan
Nun
Regent Miklos Horthy
2014·
War StoryAlbert
Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
2014·
The BoxtrollsSnatcher (voice)
Merenkahre
2013·
Muse of FireSelf
Lawrence Konrad
2013·
The PhysicianIbn Sina
2013·
A Common ManThe Man
2013·
Ender's GameMazer Rackham
2013·
Iron Man 3Trevor Slattery
Self
Self
Narrator
2012·
The DictatorTamir
Voice
2011·
HugoGeorges Méliès
2010·
Aral, the Lost Sea2010·
Teen PattiPerci Trachtenberg
Nizam
2010·
Shutter IslandDr. Cawley
2009·
Journey to MeccaNarrator
Fergus
2008·
The WacknessDr. Squires
2008·
War, Inc.Walken / The Viceroy
2008·
The Love GuruGuru Tugginmypuddha
2008·
ElegyDavid Kepesh
2008·
TransSiberianGrinko
2007·
The Last LegionAmbrosinus
2007·
You Kill MeFrank Falenczyk
2007·
The Ten CommandmentsNarrator (voice)
2006·
Mrs. HarrisHerman Tarnower
Self
Self
2006·
Lucky Number SlevinThe Rabbi
Self - Guest
2005·
Peace Is Every StepNarrator
2005·
BloodRayneKagan
2005·
A Sound of ThunderCharles Hatton
2005·
Oliver TwistFagin
Narrator
2004·
ThunderbirdsThe Hood
2004·
Suspect ZeroBenjamin O'Ryan
2003·
Unlikely HeroesNarrator
Behrani
2002·
Spooky HouseThe Great Zamboni
2002·
Tuck EverlastingMan in the Yellow Suit
Otto Frank
Narrator, Self - Narrator
Self - Interviewee
2001·
The Triumph of LoveHermocrates
2001·
Sexy BeastDon Logan
Specialist (voice)
2000·
Rules of EngagementAmbassador Mourain
Graydon
1999·
The SopranosBen Kingsley
1999·
CNN MillenniumNarrator
1999·
RoveSelf
1999·
Parting ShotsRenzo Locatelli
Narator
1999·
Alice in WonderlandMajor Caterpillar
1999·
The ConfessionHarry Fertig
Narrator
Sweeney Todd
1997·
HARDtalkJulian Messenger
Rev. Templeton
1997·
The AssignmentAmos
1996·
MosesMoses
1996·
Twelfth NightFeste
1995·
JosephPotiphar, Potiphar
1995·
SpeciesXavier Fitch
Self
1994·
LiberationNarrator
1994·
Death and the MaidenDr. Roberto Miranda
Bruce Pandolfini
1993·
DaveVice-President Nance
1993·
Schindler's ListItzhak Stern
1992·
Freddie As F.R.O.7.Freddie (voice)
1992·
SneakersCosmo
1991·
BugsyMeyer Lansky
1990·
The Fifth MonkeyCunda
1990·
The ChildrenMartin Boyne
Simon Wiesenthal
1989·
SlipstreamAvatar
1988·
Lenin... The TrainWladimir Iljitsch Lenin
Sholomon
1988·
Pascali's IslandBasil Pascali
1988·
TestimonyDmitri Shostakovich
1988·
Without a ClueDr. John Watson
1988·
Lenin: The TrainLenin
1987·
Dispatches1987·
SeitenblickeSelf
1987·
MauriceLasker-Jones
1985·
Turtle DiaryWilliam Snow
1985·
Silas MarnerSilas Marner
1985·
HaremSelim
1985·
To Be HamletSelf
1984·
Goldene KameraSelf
1984·
Playing Shakespeare1984·
Oxbridge BluesGeoff Craven
1984·
CamilleDuval
1983·
BetrayalRobert
1982·
GandhiMahatma Gandhi
Self
1981·
Wetten, dass..?Self
Ivanov
Frank Ford
1978·
Thank You, ComradesRoberto Cibrario
1977·
The Velvet GloveChakravarti
1976·
Dickens of LondonDr. John Elliotson
1975·
The Love SchoolDante Gabriel Rossetti
1975·
Antony and CleopatraThidias
1974·
PlayhouseIvanov
1973·
Wessex TalesLord Uplandtowers
1972·
The AdventurerPierre
1972·
Pebble Mill at One1971·
Film '72Self
1963·
World in ActionRe-enactment
1953·
The OscarsSelf - Presenter
Duval
1948·
BambiSelf
1944·
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member, Self - Nominee
TBA·
Fortitude2026·
Young WashingtonRobert Dinwiddie
TBA·
MaryKing Herod
2025·
The King of KingsHigh Priest Caiaphas (voice)
Ibrahim
Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
2022·
DalílandDalí
Trevor Slattery
2021·
Locked DownMalcolm
2019·
The Medicine BuddhaNarrator (voice)
2019·
Spider in the WebAdereth
Ethan Levin
2019·
Night HunterCooper
Self (archive footage)
Self
2018·
Inside the OperationSelf
Self
2018·
Operation FinaleAdolf Eichmann
Henderson
Pasha
2017·
SpielbergSelf
2017·
SecurityCharlie
Woodruff
2017·
War MachinePresident Karzai
2017·
An Ordinary ManThe General
2016·
Of Dogs and MenThe Caller (voice)
2016·
CollideGeran
2015·
Knight of CupsStoryteller (voice)
Self (archive footage)
2015·
UnityNarrator (voice)
Drago (Voice)
Self
Al-Jazari / Librarian
Narrator
Self
Self (archive footage)
Narrator
Self
Self
1998·
Crime and PunishmentMagistrate Porfiry
Self
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Pericles
1991·
Necessary Love1990·
Romeo.JulietFather Capulet (voice)
Governor
Self
Frank Ford
1973·
Hard LabourNaseem
1972·
Fear Is the KeyRoyale