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Ben Kingsley
Actor · Crew· Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Ben Kingsley, knighted for his contributions to British cinema, is a revered actor whose career has spanned five decades and earned him an Academy Award, a Grammy, and multiple BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards. Born to an English mother and an Indian father, he began his stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967, appearing in classic productions such as "Hamlet" and "Much Ado About Nothing." Transitioning to film, his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in "Gandhi" won him critical acclaim and an Oscar. Notable performances include "Schindler's List," "Sexy Beast," and his Marvel roles in "Iron Man 3" and "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Shutter Island
Dr. Cawley · 2010
Iron Man 3
Trevor Slattery · 2013
Schindler's List
1993
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Trevor Slattery · 2021
The Jungle Book
Bagheera (voice) · 2016
Hugo
Georges Méliès · 2011
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Nizam · 2010
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Specialist (voice) · 2001
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 | (voice) | Film |
| 2026 | The Old Stories: Moses | Moses | TV |
| 2026 | Wonder Man | Trevor Slattery | TV |
| 2026 | Young Washington | Robert Dinwiddie | Film |
| 2026 | Desert Warrior | Emperor Kisra II | Film |
| 2026 | Deep Water | Rich | Film |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Ibrahim | Film |
| 2025 | William Tell | King Albrecht | Film |
| 2025 | The King of Kings | High Priest Caiaphas (voice) | Film |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage) | Film |
| 2024 | The Killer's Game | Zvi Rabinowitz | Film |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Imdad Khan / Croupier | Film |
| 2023 | Poison | Dr. Ganderbai | Film |
| 2023 | Jules | Milton Robinson | Film |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Trevor Slattery | Film |
| 2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Ethan Levin | Film |
| 2019 | Night Hunter | Cooper | Film |
| 2018 | An Oral History of: Schindler's List | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2018 | Watership Down | General Woundwort (voice) | TV |
| 2018 | All or Nothing: Manchester City | Narrator (voice) | TV |
| 2018 | Operation Finale | Adolf Eichmann | Film |
| 2018 | Who Killed British Cinema? | Self | Film |
| 2017 | The Ottoman Lieutenant | Woodruff | Film |
| 2017 | War Machine | President Karzai | Film |
| 2017 | Spielberg | Self | Film |
| 2016 | Collide | Geran | Film |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Bagheera (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | Life | Jack Warner | Film |
| 2015 | The Walk | Papa Rudy | Film |
| 2015 | Self/less | Damian | Film |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum | Silas Lamb | Film |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Nun | Film |
| 2014 | Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film | Self | Film |
| 2014 | Der Medicus | Ibn Sina | TV |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Merenkahre | Film |
| 2014 | Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King | Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin | Film |
| 2014 | The Boxtrolls | Snatcher (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | A Common Man | The Man | Film |
| 2013 | A Birder's Guide to Everything | Lawrence Konrad | Film |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Mazer Rackham | Film |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Trevor Slattery | Film |
| 2013 | The Physician | Ibn Sina | Film |
| 2012 | It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | A Therapy | Therapist | Film |
| 2012 | The Dictator | Tamir | Film |
| 2011 | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Voice | Film |
| 2011 | Hugo | Georges Méliès | Film |
| 2010 | Teen Patti | Perci Trachtenberg | Film |
| 2010 | Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny | Narrator | Film |
| 2010 | 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets | Al-Jazari / Librarian | Film |
| 2010 | Aral, the Lost Sea | Film | |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Dr. Cawley | Film |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Nizam | Film |
| 2009 | Journey to Mecca | Narrator | Film |
| 2008 | TransSiberian | Grinko | Film |
| 2008 | War, Inc. | Walken / The Viceroy | Film |
| 2008 | Elegy | David Kepesh | Film |
| 2008 | Fifty Dead Men Walking | Fergus | Film |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | Guru Tugginmypuddha | Film |
| 2008 | The Wackness | Dr. Squires | Film |
| 2007 | You Kill Me | Frank Falenczyk | Film |
| 2007 | The Ten Commandments | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal | Self | Film |
| 2007 | The Last Legion | Ambrosinus | Film |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | The Rabbi | Film |
| 2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Charles Hatton | Film |
| 2005 | BloodRayne | Kagan | Film |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | Fagin | Film |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Herman Tarnower | Film |
| 2004 | Suspect Zero | Benjamin O'Ryan | Film |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | The Hood | Film |
| 2004 | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | Self | Film |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog | Behrani | Film |
| 2003 | The Making of ‘Sneakers’ | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting | Man in the Yellow Suit | Film |
| 2002 | Spooky House | The Great Zamboni | Film |
| 2001 | Islam: Empire of Faith | Self - Narrator | Film |
| 2001 | The Triumph of Love | Hermocrates | Film |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Specialist (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Sexy Beast | Don Logan | Film |
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