Actor
Ben Kingsley
December 31, 1943 · Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Notable work
8.2Shutter Island (2010)
as Dr. Cawley
6.9Iron Man 3 (2013)
as Trevor Slattery
8.6Schindler's List (1993)
as Itzhak Stern
7.5Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
as Trevor Slattery
6.9The Jungle Book (2016)
as Bagheera (voice)
7.2Hugo (2011)
as Georges Méliès
6.3Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
as Nizam
7.1A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
as Specialist (voice)
6.2The Dictator (2012)
as Tamir
6.6Ender's Game (2013)
as Mazer Rackham
6.2Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
as Merenkahre
5.9Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
as Nun
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