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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.
The roles that explain the career.
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 | Desert Warrior | Emperor Kisra II | Film |
| 2026 | Young Washington | Robert Dinwiddie | Film |
| 2026 | Deep Water | Rich | Film |
| 2025 | The King of Kings | High Priest Caiaphas (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | William Tell | King Albrecht | Film |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Ibrahim | Film |
| 2024 | The Killer's Game | Zvi Rabinowitz | Film |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage) | Film |
| 2023 | Jules | Milton Robinson | Film |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Imdad Khan / Croupier | Film |
| 2023 | Poison | Dr. Ganderbai | 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 | Watership Down | General Woundwort (voice) | TV |
| 2018 | All or Nothing: Manchester City | Narrator (voice) | TV |
| 2018 | Operation Finale | Adolf Eichmann | Film |
| 2017 | The Ottoman Lieutenant | Woodruff | Film |
| 2017 | War Machine | President Karzai | 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 | Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King | Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin | Film |
| 2014 | Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film | Self | Film |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Merenkahre | Film |
| 2014 | The Boxtrolls | Snatcher (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | The Physician | Ibn Sina | 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 |
| 2012 | It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | The Dictator | Tamir | Film |
| 2012 | A Therapy | Therapist | Film |
| 2011 | Hugo | Georges Méliès | Film |
| 2011 | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Voice | 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 | The Last Legion | Ambrosinus | 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 |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Herman Tarnower | Film |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | The Rabbi | Film |
| 2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Charles Hatton | Film |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | Fagin | Film |
| 2005 | BloodRayne | Kagan | 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 | Sexy Beast | Don Logan | Film |
| 2001 | Islam: Empire of Faith | Self - Narrator | Film |
| 2001 | The Triumph of Love | Hermocrates | Film |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Specialist (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | Ambassador Mourain | Film |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Graydon | Film |
| 1999 | The Confession | Harry Fertig | Film |
| 1999 | A Force More Powerful | Narator | Film |
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