Ben Kingsley
Date of birth: 1943-12-31
Place of birth: Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sir Ben Kingsley , Krishna Pandit Bhanji, 벤 킹즐리, Krishna Bhanji, Σερ Μπεν Κίνγκσλεϊ, Сер Бен Кингсли, بن کینگزلی
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 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).
Movie Credits
Lucky Number Slevin
2006-02-24
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses.
Oliver Twist
2005-09-23
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv
Schindler's List
1993-12-15
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001-06-29
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertr
Gandhi
1982-12-01
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w
Death and the Maiden
1994-05-04
A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
Sneakers
1992-09-09
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of
To Be Hamlet
1985-01-19
Documentary examination of the role of Hamlet, in which ten prominent actors who have played the par
A Sound of Thunder
2005-05-15
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chai
Joseph
1995-04-10
Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brot
C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia
2006-12-12
A documentary about the life and faith of C.S. Lewis and his inspiration for the Chronicles of Narni
Bugsy
1991-12-10
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing wo
What Planet Are You From?
2000-03-03
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to im
Lenin: The Train
1990-04-30
March/April 1917. The first world war is already a couple year to pace. A sealed train with Russian
Rules of Engagement
2000-04-07
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surroun
House of Sand and Fog
2003-12-19
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again,
The Confession
1999-03-26
After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own
Dave
1993-05-07
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret
Shutter Island
2010-02-14
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient f
The Ten Commandments
2007-10-19
This vibrantly animated feature recounts the biblical epic of the Hebrew prophet Moses and the Ten C
Slipstream
1989-06-22
In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the plan
TransSiberian
2008-01-18
A TransSiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder
Sexy Beast
2001-01-12
Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa
Alice in Wonderland
1999-02-28
Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets charact
Suspect Zero
2004-08-27
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felo
You Kill Me
2007-02-09
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might ju
Elegy
2008-08-08
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood
Fear Is the Key
1972-12-26
A deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal orga
The Love Guru
2008-06-20
Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune
Maurice
1987-09-18
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restric
Without a Clue
1988-05-05
Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010-05-19
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against d
War, Inc.
2008-04-28
In the future, the desert country of Turaqistan is torn by a riot after private corporation Tamerlan
Species
1995-07-07
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an
Harem
1985-11-06
Diane is a sophisticated trainee on the New York Stock Exchange who is suddenly kidnapped and held c
The Last Legion
2007-04-19
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage
Teen Patti
2010-02-26
A professor uses the three-card game to prove his probability thesis. He involves some of his studen
Desert Warrior
2025-09-28
An honorable and mysterious rogue, known as Hanzala, makes himself an enemy of the Emperor Kisra aft
The Triumph of Love
2001-09-07
A princess is determined to restore her homeland's throne to its rightful heir, a young prince with
Tuck Everlasting
2002-10-11
Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotectiv
The Wackness
2008-07-03
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage dr
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993-08-13
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famo
Jules
2023-08-10
A flying saucer lands in the backyard of an elderly suburbanite with memory problems, who forms a bo
Thunderbirds
2004-07-23
Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed b
The Children
1990-05-18
Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006-07-22
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of th
Twelfth Night
1996-10-25
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the
Hugo
2011-11-22
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s P
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023-09-20
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill i
Fifty Dead Men Walking
2008-09-10
It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is
Islam: Empire of Faith
2001-05-08
Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series that details the history of Islam, from the birth of
The Assignment
1997-09-28
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international ki
Iron Man 3
2013-04-18
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an od
Ender's Game
2013-10-24
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted
The Killer's Game
2024-09-12
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his
Schindler
1983-10-01
The true story of German-Czech businessman Oskar Schindler (1908-74) as told by some of the Jews — m
The Dictator
2012-05-15
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the c
A Force More Powerful
1999-12-01
A Force More Powerful is a 1999 feature-length documentary film and a 2000 PBS series written and di
Mrs. Harris
2006-02-25
Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly
Silas Marner
1985-12-30
Adaption of George Eliot's novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becom
The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011-03-18
How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004-01-01
Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s c
Turtle Diary
1985-12-06
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their
Parting Shots
1999-05-14
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only thr
A Common Man
2013-06-30
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
1992-08-14
The story about a man-sized frog named Prince Frederic who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt
It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl
2012-08-10
The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the li
Spooky House
2002-04-19
A magician with a mysterious secret lives alone with his jaguar, Shadow, in the Spooky House, an old
A Therapy
2012-05-22
Short by Roman Polanski shot for Prada.
Testimony
1988-11-01
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career durin
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004-07-24
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2004 movie THUNDERBIRDS.
Pascali's Island
1988-07-22
1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are
Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse
2010-06-08
This thoughtful, often fascinating featurette focuses on the psychiatric aspects of "Shutter Island"
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'
2012-02-28
This documentary looks back at the history of automata but also briefly examines the design of the a
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012-02-28
The cast and crew of "Hugo" discuss the process of adapting the book to screen, the work of director
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
2012-02-28
A look back at the life, style and influences of the famed filmmaker Georges Méliès and an examinati
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
2012-02-28
A humorous short piece that looks at Sacha Baron Cohen's approach to his role in the film "Hugo."
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1998-08-30
The fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neigh
Betrayal
1983-02-19
An affair between a literary agent and his best friend's wife, unfolding in reverse-chronological or
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014-12-17
When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, unit
Camille
1984-12-11
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval.
The Physician
2013-12-25
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and van
BloodRayne
2005-10-22
In 18th-century Romania, after spending much of her life in a traveling circus, human-vampire hybrid
Aral, the Lost Sea
2010-09-20
Documentary produced for the We Are Water Foundation, on the ecological disaster of the Aral Sea in
The Boxtrolls
2014-09-10
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of
A Birder's Guide to Everything
2013-04-21
David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So,
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003-08-24
Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989-04-22
A biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Co
Poison
2023-09-29
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor ra
Liberation
1994-01-01
Liberation tells the dramatic story of the battle waged on two fronts during World War II - the Alli
Muse of Fire
2013-09-26
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespear
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979-11-14
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was fi
Self/less
2015-07-10
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transf
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
2014-02-04
A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
Robot Overlords
2015-01-29
Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their ho
War Story
2014-01-19
Lee is a world-weary American woman who arrives in an Italian city. Her tangles with hotel staff, in
Antony and Cleopatra
1975-01-04
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Unlikely Heroes
2003-09-03
For most, the idea of Jewish resistance or defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the Warsaw Gh
Walking with the Enemy
2014-04-25
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler cha
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014-12-03
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a m
William Tell
2025-01-17
The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Ho
Photographing Fairies
1997-09-19
Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes
Journey to Mecca
2009-01-07
The 20 year old Muslim religious law student Ibn Battuta (1304–1368), whose full name was Abu Abdull
The Jungle Book
2016-04-07
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is force
Learning to Drive
2014-08-21
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marr
The Fifth Monkey
1990-10-05
When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucinat
Stonehearst Asylum
2014-10-23
An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022-03-30
Robin Williams. The comic genius with an electric mind, with a range of talent that left us breathle
The Walk
2015-09-30
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World
Life
2015-09-09
In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997-05-17
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use
Peace Is Every Step
2005-12-13
The influential life and powerful messages of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh are explored
Deep Water
2026-04-30
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an em
Collide
2016-06-10
An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015-02-24
When aspiring knight Gareth goes in search of a fallen comet rumored to contain gold, he is shocked
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014-08-25
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinem
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005-03-01
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003-06-03
Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of ‘Sneakers’ (1992).
Crime and Punishment
1998-10-11
This is the story of Rodya Raskalnikov (Patrick Dempsey), an intellectual who is suspended from Univ
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
2006-11-01
Unity
2015-08-12
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of th
Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny
2010-08-20
Walking With Destiny highlights Churchill's years in the political wilderness, his early opposition
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024-03-14
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stori
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015-11-01
The BBC delves into its archives to discover British acting greats as they take their first tentativ
The Thursday Murder Club
2025-08-22
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder my
Knight of Cups
2015-09-10
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty.
Necessary Love
1991-11-27
In the 19th century Europe, an aging scheming couple decides to manipulate and seduce a couple of yo
The Making of Sexy Beast
2001-07-13
A brief promotional featurette about the film including comments from most of the cast, as well as f
The War That Never Ends
1991-03-28
The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news broa
The King of Kings
2025-04-07
Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtim
Cellini: A Violent Life
1990-05-02
The story of Benvenuto Cellinin (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and a
An Ordinary Man
2017-10-09
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his ma
Of Dogs and Men
2016-10-22
Of Dogs and Men explores the lengths people will go to change their station in life, and whether the
War Machine
2017-05-26
A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex
The Ottoman Lieutenant
2017-03-28
Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission
Hard Labour
1973-03-12
A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.
Night Hunter
2019-08-08
A Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the t
Mary
Under the reign of terror of Herod the Great and against all odds, Mary and Joseph survive as young
Security
2017-03-04
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security g
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019-07-28
Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of
Backstabbing for Beginners
2018-01-18
An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grizzly murder of his predecessor – and un
Spielberg
2017-10-05
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Stev
Intrigo: Death of an Author
2018-10-11
A young author comes into possession of a manuscript sent by critically acclaimed writer, Germund Re
Operation Finale
2018-08-29
In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi archi
Spider in the Web
2019-04-20
A young operative is sent on a mission to follow an older agent who's behavior has come into questio
Dalíland
2022-09-29
In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging geni
Romeo.Juliet
1990-01-01
The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a bo
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018-11-26
A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK str
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012-05-28
Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novel
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982-12-28
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018-12-07
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, t
Inside the Operation
2018-12-04
A behind-the-scenes look at Operation Finale.
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets
2010-01-21
Three school children visit a dusty library to research the story of 'The Dark Ages'. What they find
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
2007-05-28
"I Have Never Forgotten You" is a comprehensive look at the life and legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, the
Locked Down
2021-02-25
During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jew
The Way of the Wind
A dramatization of several episodes in the life of Christ.
The Medicine Buddha
2019-11-20
This one-of-a-kind documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley is a profoundly cin
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983-02-01
The making of the film Gandhi (1982).
The Life and Faith of CS Lewis
2006-01-01
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, this multi-award-winning program is the most complete
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
2006-12-12
Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021-09-01
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the myst
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
1994-02-01
A documentary about actor Michael Caine. Narrated by Caine himself, it includes interviews of his fa
Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin
1991-09-01
When a Brahmin accidentally releases a tiger, the tiger is bent on eating the Brahmin. However, a cl
Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver
1991-09-14
This is the miraculous story of how Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God atop Mt. Sinai and
Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land
2003-01-01
Relive Helenas journey as she discovers the land of Jesus.
The Making of Slipstream
1989-10-25
The making of Steven Lisberger's 1989 Sci-Fi film Slipstream
Schindler's List: 25 Years Later
2018-10-01
Perhaps Steven Spielberg's best movie! The amazing story of Oskar Schindler, who saved more than 350
Young Washington
2026-07-04
Against the frontier of colonial America, the untold origin story of a 22-year-old George Washington
Moïse
1996-04-07
Moses
1995-12-18
Pharaoh Ramses II decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket on the Nil
An Oral History of: Schindler's List
2018-12-15
Revisiting the making of the film through the voices of those involved, including director Steven Sp
Fortitude
Brilliant British Army officers Dudley Clarke and Thomas Argyll “Tar” Robertson deploy an elaborate