Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; December 31, 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. In 2010, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013, he received the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.
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Academy Awards
Best Actor
National Board of Review Awards
Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Actor
Known For
Species
(1995)
Xavier Fitch
Shutter Island
(2010)
Dr. John Cawley
Iron Man 3
(2013)
Trevor Slattery
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
(2021)
Trevor Slattery
Schindler's List
(1993)
Itzhak Stern
Stonehearst Asylum
(2014)
Silas Lamb
Operation Finale
(2018)
Adolf Eichmann
Sneakers
(1992)
Cosmo
The Dictator
(2012)
Tamir
Joseph
(1995)
Potifar
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Nun
Self/less
(2015)
Damian
War Machine
(2017)
President Karzai
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
Specialist (voice)
Hugo
(2011)
Georges Méliès
Night Hunter
(2019)
Cooper
Full Filmography
Acting
Fear Is the Key
(1972)
Royale
Hard Labour
(1973)
Naseem
Antony and Cleopatra
(1975)
Thidias
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
(1979)
Ivanov
Gandhi
(1982)
Mahatma Gandhi
The Merry Wives of Windsor
(1982)
Frank Ford
Betrayal
(1983)
Robert
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
(1983)
Self
Schindler
(1983)
Self - Narrator (2019) (voice)
Camille
(1984)
Duval
Harem
(1985)
Selim
Silas Marner
(1985)
Silas Marner
Turtle Diary
(1985)
William Snow
To Be Hamlet
(1985)
Ben Kingsley
Maurice
(1987)
Lasker-Jones
Without a Clue
(1988)
Dr. John Watson
Testimony
(1988)
Dmitri Shostakovich
Pascali's Island
(1988)
Basil Pascali
Slipstream
(1989)
Avatar
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
(1989)
Simon Wiesenthal
Lenin: The Train
(1990)
Lenin
The Children
(1990)
Martin Boyne
The Fifth Monkey
(1990)
Cunda
Cellini: A Violent Life
(1990)
Governatore
Romeo.Juliet
(1990)
Father Capulet (voice)
Bugsy
(1991)
Meyer Lansky
Necessary Love
(1991)
Sneakers
(1992)
Cosmo
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
(1992)
Freddie (voice)
Schindler's List
(1993)
Itzhak Stern
Dave
(1993)
Vice-President Nance
Searching for Bobby Fischer
(1993)
Bruce Pandolfini
Death and the Maiden
(1994)
Dr. Roberto Miranda
Liberation
(1994)
Narrator
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
(1994)
Self
Joseph
(1995)
Potifar
Moses
(1995)
Moses
Species
(1995)
Xavier Fitch
Twelfth Night
(1996)
Feste
The Assignment
(1997)
Amos
Photographing Fairies
(1997)
Rev. Templeton
Weapons of Mass Distraction
(1997)
Julian Messenger
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
(1998)
Sweeney Todd
Crime and Punishment
(1998)
Magistrate Porfiry
Alice in Wonderland
(1999)
Major Caterpillar
A Force More Powerful
(1999)
Narator
Parting Shots
(1999)
Renzo Locatelli
The Confession
(1999)
Harry Fertig
What Planet Are You From?
(2000)
Graydon
Rules of Engagement
(2000)
Ambassador Mourain
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
Specialist (voice)
Sexy Beast
(2001)
Don Logan
The Triumph of Love
(2001)
Hermocrates
Islam: Empire of Faith
(2001)
Himself - Narrator
Tuck Everlasting
(2002)
Man in the Yellow Suit
Spooky House
(2002)
The Great Zamboni
House of Sand and Fog
(2003)
Behrani
Unlikely Heroes
(2003)
Narrator
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
(2003)
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
(2003)
Self
Suspect Zero
(2004)
Benjamin O'Ryan
Thunderbirds
(2004)
The Hood
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
(2004)
Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
(2004)
Self
Oliver Twist
(2005)
Fagin
A Sound of Thunder
(2005)
Charles Hatton
BloodRayne
(2005)
Kagan
Peace Is Every Step
(2005)
Narrator
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
The Rabbi
Mrs. Harris
(2006)
Herman Tarnower
The Life and Faith of CS Lewis
(2006)
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
(2006)
Self
C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia
(2006)
Himself
50 Films to See Before You Die
(2006)
Self
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
(2006)
Self
The Ten Commandments
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
You Kill Me
(2007)
Frank Falenczyk
The Last Legion
(2007)
Ambrosinus
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
(2007)
TransSiberian
(2008)
Grinko
Elegy
(2008)
David Kepesh
The Love Guru
(2008)
Guru Tugginmypuddha
War, Inc.
(2008)
Walken / The Viceroy
The Wackness
(2008)
Dr. Squires
Fifty Dead Men Walking
(2008)
Fergus
Journey to Mecca
(2009)
Narrator
Shutter Island
(2010)
Dr. John Cawley
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
(2010)
Nizam
Teen Patti
(2010)
Perci Trachtenberg
Aral, the Lost Sea
(2010)
Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny
(2010)
Narrator
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets
(2010)
Al-Jazari / Librarian
Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse
(2010)
Self
Hugo
(2011)
Georges Méliès
The Desert of Forbidden Art
(2011)
Voice
The Dictator
(2012)
Tamir
It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl
(2012)
Narrator
A Therapy
(2012)
Therapist
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
(2012)
Himself
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
(2012)
Self
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'
(2012)
Self
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
(2012)
Self
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
(2012)
Self
Ender's Game
(2013)
Mazer Rackham
The Physician
(2013)
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
A Birder's Guide to Everything
(2013)
Lawrence Konrad
Muse of Fire
(2013)
Self
A Common Man
(2013)
The Man
Iron Man 3
(2013)
Trevor Slattery
Walking with the Enemy
(2014)
Regent Miklos Horthy
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
(2014)
Merenkahre
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
(2014)
Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
Robot Overlords
(2014)
Robin Smythe
Exodus: Gods and Kings
(2014)
Nun
Learning to Drive
(2014)
Darwan
Stonehearst Asylum
(2014)
Silas Lamb
War Story
(2014)
Albert
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
(2014)
Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
The Boxtrolls
(2014)
Archibald Snatcher (voice)
Life
(2015)
Jack Warner
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
(2015)
Drago (Voice)
Self/less
(2015)
Damian
Unity
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
The Walk
(2015)
Papa Rudy
Knight of Cups
(2015)
Storyteller (voice)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Bagheera (voice)
Collide
(2016)
Geran
Of Dogs and Men
(2016)
The Caller (voice)
An Ordinary Man
(2017)
The General
The Ottoman Lieutenant
(2017)
Woodruff
War Machine
(2017)
President Karzai
Security
(2017)
Charlie
Spielberg
(2017)
Self
Backstabbing for Beginners
(2018)
Pasha
Intrigo: Death of an Author
(2018)
Henderson
Operation Finale
(2018)
Adolf Eichmann
Who Killed British Cinema?
(2018)
Himself
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
(2018)
Self
Inside The Operation
(2018)
The Red Sea Diving Resort
(2019)
Ethan Levin
Night Hunter
(2019)
Cooper
Spider in the Web
(2019)
Adereth
The Medicine Buddha
(2019)
Narration
Locked Down
(2021)
Malcolm
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
(2021)
Trevor Slattery
Dalíland
(2022)
Salvador Dalí
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
(2022)
Self
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
(2023)
Imdad Khan / Croupier
Jules
(2023)
Milton Robinson
Poison
(2023)
Dr. Ganderbai
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
(2024)
Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
Production