Ben Kingsley
Acting
Born: Dec 31, 1943
From: Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shutter Island | Dr. Cawley | 2010 | 8.198 |
| TransSiberian | Grinko | 2008 | 6.4 |
| Elegy | David Kepesh | 2008 | 6.303 |
| The Love Guru | Guru Tugginmypuddha | 2008 | 4.081 |
| The Ten Commandments | Narrator (voice) | 2007 | 5.6 |
| You Kill Me | Frank Falenczyk | 2007 | 6.128 |
| Lucky Number Slevin | The Rabbi | 2006 | 7.477 |
| C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia | Self | 2006 | 7.5 |
| Oliver Twist | Fagin | 2005 | 6.749 |
| A Sound of Thunder | Charles Hatton | 2005 | 4.849 |
| Suspect Zero | Benjamin O'Ryan | 2004 | 5.574 |
| House of Sand and Fog | Behrani | 2003 | 7.159 |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Specialist (voice) | 2001 | 7.054 |
| Sexy Beast | Don Logan | 2001 | 6.998 |
| What Planet Are You From? | Graydon | 2000 | 5.431 |
| Rules of Engagement | Ambassador Mourain | 2000 | 6.255 |
| The Confession | Harry Fertig | 1999 | 5.776 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Major Caterpillar | 1999 | 6.219 |
| Joseph | Potiphar | 1995 | 8.213 |
| Death and the Maiden | Dr. Roberto Miranda | 1994 | 7.066 |
| Schindler's List | Itzhak Stern | 1993 | 8.567 |
| Dave | Vice-President Nance | 1993 | 6.645 |
| Sneakers | Cosmo | 1992 | 6.913 |
| Bugsy | Meyer Lansky | 1991 | 6.341 |
| Slipstream | Avatar | 1989 | 4.333 |
| Lenin: The Train | Lenin | 1988 | 6.35 |
| Maurice | Lasker-Jones | 1987 | 7.61 |
| To Be Hamlet | Self | 1985 | — |
| Gandhi | Mahatma Gandhi | 1982 | 7.562 |
| Fear Is the Key | Royale | 1972 | 5.85 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1943 |
| From | Snainton, North Riding … |