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Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley’s screen credits include Itzhak Stern in Schindler's List, Dr. Cawley in Shutter Island, and Trevor Slattery in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Born December 31, 1943 Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK9 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4Action · Comedy(voice)Upcoming
- 2026Young Washington2h 1m · Drama · HistoryRobert Dinwiddie
- 2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings2h 12m · Action · AdventureTrevor Slattery
- 2016The Jungle Book1h 46m · Adventure · FamilyBagheera (voice)
- 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb1h 38m · Adventure · ComedyMerenkahre
- 2014The Boxtrolls1h 37m · Animation · ComedySnatcher (voice)
- 2013Iron Man 32h 10m · Action · AdventureTrevor Slattery
- 2010Shutter Island2h 18m · Drama · MysteryDr. Cawley
- 1993Schindler's List3h 15m · Drama · HistoryItzhak Stern
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- 2026Deep WaterRich
- 2026Desert WarriorEmperor Kisra II
- 2025The Thursday Murder ClubIbrahim
- 2025The King of KingsHigh Priest Caiaphas (voice)
- 2025William TellKing Albrecht
- 2024The Killer's GameZvi Rabinowitz
- 2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreImdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
- 2023PoisonDr. Ganderbai
- 2023The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarImdad Khan / Croupier
- 2023JulesMilton Robinson
- 2022DalílandProducer · Dalí
- 2022Robin Williams: Laugh Until You CrySelf
- 2021Locked DownMalcolm
- 2019The Medicine BuddhaNarrator (voice)
- 2019Night HunterCooper
- 2019The Red Sea Diving ResortEthan Levin
- 2019Spider in the WebAdereth
- 2018An Oral History of: Schindler's ListSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéSelf
- 2018Inside the OperationSelf
- 2018Who Killed British Cinema?Self
- 2018Intrigo: Death of an AuthorHenderson
- 2018Operation FinaleAdolf Eichmann
- 2018Backstabbing for BeginnersPasha
- 2017An Ordinary ManThe General
- 2017SpielbergSelf
- 2017War MachinePresident Karzai
- 2017The Ottoman LieutenantWoodruff
- 2017SecurityCharlie
- 2016Of Dogs and MenThe Caller (voice)
- 2016CollideGeran
- 2015Knights of Classic Drama at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
- 2015The WalkPapa Rudy
- 2015Knight of CupsStoryteller (voice)
- 2015LifeJack Warner
- 2015UnityNarrator (voice)
- 2015Self/lessDamian
- 2015Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's CurseDrago (Voice)
- 2015Robot OverlordsRobin Smythe
- 2014Exodus: Gods and KingsNun
- 2014Stonehearst AsylumSilas Lamb
- 2014Richard Attenborough: A Life in FilmSelf
- 2014Learning to DriveDarwan
- 2014Walking with the EnemyRegent Miklos Horthy
- 2014Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the KingTrevor Slattery / The Mandarin
- 2014War StoryAlbert
- 2013The PhysicianIbn Sina
- 2013Ender's GameMazer Rackham
- 2013Muse of FireSelf
- 2013A Common ManThe Man
- 2013A Birder's Guide to EverythingLawrence Konrad
- 2012It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor HerzlNarrator
- 2012Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardSelf
- 2012The DictatorTamir
- 2012Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a LifetimeSelf
- 2012Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'Self
- 2012The Cinemagician, Georges MélièsSelf
- 2012The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'Self
- 2011HugoGeorges Méliès
- 2011The Desert of Forbidden ArtVoice
- 2010Aral, the Lost SeaActor
- 2010Winston Churchill: Walking with DestinyNarrator
- 2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeNizam
- 2010Teen PattiPerci Trachtenberg
- 20101001 Inventions and the Library of SecretsAl-Jazari / Librarian
- 2009Journey to MeccaNarrator
- 2008Fifty Dead Men WalkingFergus
- 2008ElegyDavid Kepesh
- 2008The WacknessDr. Squires
- 2008The Love GuruGuru Tugginmypuddha
- 2008War, Inc.Walken / The Viceroy
- 2008TransSiberianGrinko
- 2007The Ten CommandmentsNarrator (voice)
- 2007I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon WiesenthalSelf
- 2007The Last LegionAmbrosinus
- 2007You Kill MeFrank Falenczyk
- 2006C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of NarniaSelf
- 2006The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy SiegelSelf
- 2006Mais Bastidores de HollywoodSelf
- 200650 Films to See Before You DieSelf
- 2006Lucky Number SlevinThe Rabbi
- 2006BloodRayneKagan
- 2006The Life and Faith of CS LewisActor
- 2005Peace Is Every StepNarrator
- 2005Oliver TwistFagin
- 2005Mrs. HarrisHerman Tarnower
- 2005A Sound of ThunderCharles Hatton
- 2005Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Suspect ZeroBenjamin O'Ryan
- 2004No Strings Attached: The Making of ThunderbirdsSelf
- 2004ThunderbirdsThe Hood
- 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustSelf
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