Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1943-12-31 (82 years)
- Place of BirthSnainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also Known As Sir Ben Kingsley Krishna Pandit BhanjiKrishna Bhanji
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2026
Young Washington
As: Robert Dinwiddie
- 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)
- 2025
William Tell
As: King Albrecht
- 2024
The Killer's Game
As: Zvi Rabinowitz
- 2023
Poison
As: Dr. Ganderbai
2023The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
As: Imdad Khan / Croupier
2023Jules
As: Milton Robinson
2022Dalíland
As: Dalí
- 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
As: Trevor Slattery
2021Locked Down
As: Malcolm
2019The Medicine Buddha
As: Narrator (voice)
2019Night Hunter
As: Cooper
2019The Red Sea Diving Resort
As: Ethan Levin
2019Perpetual Grace LTD
As: Pastor Byron 'Pa' Brown
2019Spider in the Web
As: Adereth
2018Watership Down
As: General Woundwort (voice)
2018Intrigo: Death of an Author
As: Henderson
2018Operation Finale
As: Adolf Eichmann
2018All or Nothing: Manchester City
As: Narrator (voice)
2018Backstabbing for Beginners
As: Pasha
2017An Ordinary Man
As: The General
2017War Machine
As: President Karzai
2017The Ottoman Lieutenant
As: Woodruff
2017Security
As: Charlie
2016Of Dogs and Men
As: The Caller (voice)
2016Collide
As: Geran
- 2016
The Jungle Book
As: Bagheera (voice)
2015The Walk
As: Papa Rudy
2015Knight of Cups
As: Storyteller (voice)
2015Life
As: Jack Warner
2015Unity
As: Narrator (voice)
2015Tut
As: Ay
2015Self/less
As: Damian
2015Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
As: Drago (Voice)
2015Robot Overlords
As: Robin Smythe
2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
As: Merenkahre
2014Exodus: Gods and Kings
As: Nun
2014Stonehearst Asylum
As: Silas Lamb
2014The Boxtrolls
As: Snatcher (voice)
2014Learning to Drive
As: Darwan
2014Garfunkel and Oates
As: Ben Kingsley
2014Walking with the Enemy
As: Regent Miklos Horthy
2014Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
As: Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
2014War Story
As: Albert
2013The Physician
As: Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
2013Ender's Game
As: Mazer Rackham
2013A Common Man
As: The Man
2013A Birder's Guide to Everything
As: Lawrence Konrad
- 2013
Iron Man 3
As: Trevor Slattery
2012It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl
As: Narrator
2012The Dictator
As: Tamir
2011Hugo
As: Georges Méliès
2011The Desert of Forbidden Art
As: Voice
2010Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny
As: Narrator
2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
As: Nizam
2010Teen Patti
As: Perci Trachtenberg
- 2010
Shutter Island
As: Dr. Cawley
20101001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets
As: Al-Jazari / Librarian
2009Journey to Mecca
As: Narrator
2008Fifty Dead Men Walking
As: Fergus
2008Elegy
As: David Kepesh
2008The Wackness
As: Dr. Squires
2008The Love Guru
As: Guru Tugginmypuddha
2008War, Inc.
As: Walken / The Viceroy
2008TransSiberian
As: Grinko
2007The Ten Commandments
As: Narrator (voice)
2007The Last Legion
As: Ambrosinus
2007You Kill Me
As: Frank Falenczyk
2006Mrs. Harris
As: Herman Tarnower
2006Lucky Number Slevin
As: The Rabbi
2005BloodRayne
As: Kagan
2005Oliver Twist
As: Fagin
2005A Sound of Thunder
As: Charles Hatton
2004Suspect Zero
As: Benjamin O'Ryan
2004Thunderbirds
As: The Hood
2004Religion of the World
As: Narrator
2003House of Sand and Fog
As: Behrani
2003Unlikely Heroes
As: Narrator
2003Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land
As: Narrator
2002Tuck Everlasting
As: Man in the Yellow Suit
2002Spooky House
As: The Great Zamboni
2001The Triumph of Love
As: Hermocrates
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligence
As: Specialist (voice)
2001Anne Frank: The Whole Story
As: Otto Frank
2001Islam: Empire of Faith
As: Narrator
2001Sexy Beast
As: Don Logan
2000Rules of Engagement
As: Ambassador Mourain
2000What Planet Are You From?
As: Graydon
1999CNN Millennium
As: Narrator
1999Parting Shots
As: Renzo Locatelli
1999The Confession
As: Harry Fertig
1999Alice in Wonderland
As: Major Caterpillar
1999The Sopranos
As: Ben Kingsley
1998Crime and Punishment
As: Magistrate Porfiry
1998The Tale of Sweeney Todd
As: Sweeney Todd
1998Religions of the World
As: Narrator
1997The Assignment
As: Amos
1997Photographing Fairies
As: Rev. Templeton
1997Weapons of Mass Distraction
As: Julian Messenger
1996Twelfth Night
As: Feste
1996Moses
As: Moses
1995Moses
As: Moses
1995Species
As: Xavier Fitch
1995Joseph
As: Potiphar
1995Joseph
As: Potifar
1994Death and the Maiden
As: Dr. Roberto Miranda
1994Liberation
As: Narrator
- 1993
Schindler's List
As: Itzhak Stern
1993Searching for Bobby Fischer
As: Bruce Pandolfini
1993Dave
As: Vice-President Nance
1992Sneakers
As: Cosmo
1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.
As: Freddie (voice)
1991Bugsy
As: Meyer Lansky
1991The War That Never Ends
As: Pericles
1990The Fifth Monkey
As: Cunda
1990The Children
As: Martin Boyne
1990Cellini: A Violent Life
As: Governor
1990Lenin: The Train
As: Lenin
1990Romeo.Juliet
As: Father Capulet (voice)
1989Slipstream
As: Avatar
1989Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
As: Simon Wiesenthal
1988Lenin... The Train
As: Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin
1988Testimony
As: Dmitri Shostakovich
1988Pascali's Island
As: Basil Pascali
1988Without a Clue
As: Dr. John Watson
1988The Secret of the Sahara
As: Sholomon
1987Maurice
As: Lasker-Jones
1985Silas Marner
As: Silas Marner
1985Turtle Diary
As: William Snow
1985Harem
As: Selim
1984Camille
As: Duval
1984Oxbridge Blues
As: Geoff Craven
1983Betrayal
As: Robert
1982The Merry Wives of Windsor
As: Frank Ford
1982Gandhi
As: Mahatma Gandhi
1979Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
As: Ivanov
1976Dickens of London
As: Dr. John Elliotson
1975The Love School
As: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1975Antony and Cleopatra
As: Thidias
1974Playhouse
As: Ivanov
1973Wessex Tales
As: Lord Uplandtowers
1973Hard Labour
As: Naseem
1972Fear Is the Key
As: Royale
1972The Adventurer
As: Pierre
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Duval