Ben Kingsley was born in Snainton, Yorkshire, England, on December 31, 1943, is a English actor. Young Ben Kingsley began his acting career on stage in the 1960s. He made big screen debut in action thriller film Fear Is the Key (1972) in role as Professor Royale. He got his television debut in ITV sitcom Pardon the Expression (1966) in episode "The Switched-On Scene" in role as Roy. Ben's breakthrough performance came as Mahatma Gandhi in biographical film Gandhi (1982). He landed his London stage debut as narrator of "A Smashing Day" (1966).
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Ben Kingsley
December 31, 1943
80 years old
United Kingdom
Capricorn
Bald
Dark Brown
5 ft 8 in | 173 cm
$60 Million
74 kg | 163 lbs
9 US | 42 EU
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as Mahatma Gandhi in biographical film Gandhi (1982).
He won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Robert in drama movie Betrayal (1983).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role as Simon Wiesenthal in biographical film Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Meyer Lansky in biographical crime film Bugsy (1991).
He won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Itzhak Stern in historical drama film Schindler's List (1993).
He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his role as Sweeney Todd in crime drama horror film The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Don Logan in psychological black comedy crime film S*xy Beast (2000).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as Massoud Behrani in psychological drama film House of Sand and Fog (2003).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Herman Tarnower in drama film Mrs. Harris (2005).
He was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Frank Falenczyk in crime comedy movie You Kill Me (2007).
He was nominated for the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year for his role as David Kepesh in romantic drama film Elegy (2008).
He was nominated for the Scream Award for Best Supporting Actor Dr. John Cawley in neo-noir psychological thriller movie Shutter Island (2010).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his role as Georges Méliès in adventure drama film Hugo (2011).
He won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Trevor Slattery / Mandarin in superhero movie Iron Man 3 (2013).
He won the Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production for his voice role as Archibald Snatcher in stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film The Boxtrolls (2014).
Without a Clue (1988) comedy as Dr. John Watson
Sneakers (1992) thriller as Cosmo
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) drama as Bruce Pandolfini
Lucky Number Slevin (2006) neo-noir crime thriller as The Rabbi
Species (1995) science fiction horror as Xavier Fitch
Ender's Game (2013) military science fiction action as Mazer Rackham
The Walk (2015) biographical drama as Papa Rudy
He voiced Drago the Dragon in fantasy adventure movie Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015).
He voiced Bagheera in adventure drama film The Jungle Book (2016).
He played Trevor Slattery in superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Dalíland (2022) drama as Salvador Dalí
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Potiphar in TNT television miniseries Joseph (1995).
He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie also was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Otto Frank in ABC miniseries Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001).
He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his role as Ay in Spike miniseries Tut (2015).
He played Pastor Byron Brown in Epix neo-noir thriller television series Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019).
Graduated from Manchester Grammar School in Manchester, England.
Studied at University of Salford and Pendleton College.
Has one older brother and two younger sisters.
Has Gujarati Indian and English ancestry.
He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6931 Hollywood Boulevard, in 2010.
His birth name was Krishna Pandit Bhanji.
He was appointed Knight Bachelor for services to the British film industry in 2002.
He voiced Sabine in video game Fable III (2010).
He won a Grammy Award for the Best Spoken Word or Nonmusical Recording for "The Words of Gandhi" (1984).
Lives in Spelsbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
He was married to:
Alexandra Christmann (2003-2005)
Alison Sutcliffe (1978-1992) they have two sons, Edmund Kingsley and Ferdinand Kingsley
Angela Morant (1966-1972), they have a daughter, Jasmin Bhanji and a son, Thomas Alexis Bhanji
He started dating Brazilian actress Daniela Lavender in 2005, the couple got married in 2007.