Ben Kingsley
Skuespiller, Produsent
31. desember 1943 (82 år)
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).
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).
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| 2027 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 · as (voice) |
| 2026 | Young Washington · as Robert Dinwiddie |
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Wonder Man · as Trevor Slattery |
| 2025 | Desert Warrior · as Emperor Kisra |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club · as Ibrahim |
| 2025 | The King of Kings · as High Priest Caiaphas (voice) |
| 2024 | William Tell · as King Albrecht |
| 2024 | The Killer's Game · as Zvi Rabinowitz |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More · as Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Poison · as Dr. Ganderbai |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · as Imdad Khan / Croupier |
| 2023 | Jules · as Milton RobinsonPå Plex |
| 2022 | Daliland · as Dalí |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · as Trevor Slattery |
| 2021 | Locked Down · as Malcolm |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends · as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | The Medicine Buddha · as Narrator (voice)På Plex |
| 2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort · as Ethan Levin |
| 2019 | Perpetual Grace LTD · as Pastor Byron 'pa' Brown |
| 2019 | Spider in the Web · as Adereth |
| 2018 | Watership Down (2018) · as General Woundwort (voice) |
| 2018 | Intrigo: Death of an Author · as Henderson |
| 2018 | Night Hunter · as Cooper |
| 2018 | Operation Finale · as Adolf Eichmann |
| 2018 | All or Nothing: Manchester City · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Backstabbing for Beginners · as Pasha |
| 2017 | An Ordinary Man · as The GeneralPå Plex |
| 2017 | War Machine · as President Karzai |
| 2017 | The Ottoman Lieutenant · as Woodruff |
| 2017 | Security · as CharliePå Plex |
| 2016 | Collide · as Geran |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book · as Bagheera (voice) |
| 2015 | The Walk · as Papa Rudy |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups · as Storyteller (voice) |
| 2015 | Life · as Jack WarnerPå Plex |
| 2015 | Unity · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Tut · as Ay |
| 2015 | Self/less · as Damian |
| 2015 | Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse · as Drago (voice) |
| 2014 | Robot Overlords · as Robin Smythe |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · as Merenkahre |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings · as Nun |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum · as Silas LambPå Plex |
| 2014 | The Boxtrolls · as Snatcher (voice) |
| 2014 | Learning to Drive · as Darwan |
| 2014 | War Story · as Albert |
| 2014 | Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King · as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin |
| 2014 | Jaguar: Rendezvous · as Cast |
| 2013 | Walking with the Enemy · as Regent Miklos Horthy |
| 2013 | The Physician · as Ibn Sina (avicenna)På Plex |
| 2013 | A Common Man · as The ManPå Plex |
| 2013 | Ender's Game · as Mazer Rackham |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 · as Trevor Slattery |
| 2013 | A Birder's Guide to Everything · as Lawrence KonradPå Plex |
| 2012 | Room 237 · as Itzhak SternPå Plex |
| 2012 | It Is No Dream · as NarratorPå Plex |
| 2012 | A Therapy · as Psychiatrist |
| 2012 | The Dictator · as Tamir |
| 2012 | Noah · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Hugo · as Georges Méliès |
| 2010 | The Desert of Forbidden Art · as Voice |
| 2010 | Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time · as Nizam |
| 2010 | Teen Patti · as Perci Trachtenberg |
| 2010 | Shutter Island · as Dr. Cawley |
| 2010 | 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets · as Al-Jazari / Librarian |
| 2009 | Journey to Mecca · as Narrator |
| 2008 | Fifty Dead Men Walking · as FergusPå Plex |
| 2008 | Transsiberian · as GrinkoPå Plex |
| 2008 | The Wackness · as Dr. Squires |
| 2008 | The Love Guru · as Guru Tugginmypuddha |
| 2008 | War, Inc. · as Walken / The ViceroyPå Plex |
| 2008 | Elegy · as David KepeshPå Plex |
| 2007 | The Ten Commandments · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | You Kill Me · as Frank Falenczyk |
| 2007 | The Last Legion · as AmbrosinusPå Plex |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin · as The Rabbi |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris · as Herman Tarnower |
| 2005 | BloodRayne · as Kagan |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist · as Fagin |
| 2005 | A Sound of Thunder · as Charles Hatton |
| 2004 | Suspect Zero · as Benjamin O'ryan |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds · as The Hood |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog · as Behrani |
| 2003 | Unlikely Heroes · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting · as Man In The Yellow Suit |
| 2001 | Spooky House · as The Great ZamboniPå Plex |
| 2001 | The Triumph of Love · as Hermocrates |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence · as Specialist (voice) |
| 2001 | Anne Frank: The Whole Story · as Otto Frank |
| 2000 | Sexy Beast · as Don Logan |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement · as Ambassador Mourain |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? · as Graydon |
| 1999 | A Force More Powerful · as Narator |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland · as Major CaterpillarPå Plex |
| 1999 | The Confession · as Harry Fertig |
| 1998 | Parting Shots · as Renzo LocatelliPå Plex |
| 1998 | Crime and Punishment · as Magistrate Porfiry |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Religions of the World · as Narrator |
| 1997 | The Tale of Sweeney Todd · as Sweeney ToddPå Plex |
| 1997 | The Assignment · as Amos |
| 1997 | Photographing Fairies · as Rev. Templeton |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction · as Julian Messenger |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night · as Feste |
| 1995 | Moses · as Moses |
| 1995 | Species · as Xavier Fitch |
| 1995 | Joseph · as Potiphar |
| 1995 | Joseph · as Potiphar |
| 1994 | Death and the Maiden · as Dr. Roberto MirandaPå Plex |
| 1994 | Liberation · as Narrator |
| 1993 | Schindler's List · as Itzhak Stern |
| 1993 | The Bible Collection · as Moses |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer · as Bruce Pandolfini |
| 1993 | Dave · as Vice-President Nance |
| 1992 | Sneakers · as Cosmo |
| 1992 | Freddie as F.R.O.7. · as Freddie (voice) |
| 1991 | Bugsy · as Meyer Lansky |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | The War That Never Ends · as Pericles |
| 1990 | O Quinto Macaco · as Cunda |
| 1990 | The Children · as Martin Boyne |
| 1990 | Cellini: A Violent Life · as Governor |
| 1990 | Romeo.Juliet · as Father Capulet (voice) |
| 1989 | Slipstream · as AvatarPå Plex |
| 1989 | Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story · as Simon Wiesenthal |
| 1988 | Lenin: The Train · as Lenin |
| 1988 | Lenin: The Train · as Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin |
| 1988 | Without a Clue · as Dr. John Watson |
| 1988 | Pascali's Island · as Basil Pascali |
| 1988 | The Secret of the Sahara · as Sholomon |
| 1987 | Testimony · as Dmitri Shostakovich |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Maurice · as Lasker-Jones |
| 1985 | Silas Marner · as Silas Marner |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary · as William Snow |
| 1985 | Harem · as Selim |
| 1984 | Camille · as DuvalPå Plex |
| 1984 | Oxbridge Blues · as Geoff Craven |
| 1983 | Betrayal · as Robert |
| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsor · as Frank Ford |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as Mahatma Gandhi |
| 1982 | |
| 1976 | Dickens of London · as Dr. John Elliotson |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) · as Readings |
| 1975 | The Love School · as Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
| 1974 | Antony and Cleopatra · as Thidias |
| 1973 | Playhouse · as Ivanov |
| 1973 | Wessex Tales · as Lord Uplandtowers |
| 1973 | Hard Labour · as Naseem |
| 1972 | Fear Is the Key · as Royale |
| 1972 | Crown Court · as Jeremy Leigh |
| 1972 | The Adventurer · as Pierre |
| 1970 | Play for Today · as Naseem |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Edgar Allan Poe |
| 1965 | Jackanory · as Cast |
| 1965 | Pardon the Expression · as Roy |
| 1963 | World in Action · as Re-Enactment |
| 1960 | Coronation Street · as Ron JenkinsPå Plex |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Duval |
| 2022 | Daliland · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | An Ordinary ManPå Plex |