Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Actor. Born 31 December 1943 in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.

21

Titles on Fi1m

71

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 21 titles

1

Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

31 December 1943, Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Active

1982–present

Frequently works with

Destin Daniel Cretton, Kevin Feige, Martin Scorsese, Ray Winstone, Steven Zaillian

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Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi (1982) — Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi (1982)Image via TMDB

Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim in The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim in The Thursday Murder Club (2025)Image via TMDB

British actor Sir Ben Kingsley leaving the Hotel de Rome at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (2010) — British actor Sir Ben Kingsley leaving the Hotel de Rome at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (2010)Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Kingsley — Ben KingsleyGage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Kingsley speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Boxtrolls", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. — Ben Kingsley speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Boxtrolls", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Kingsley at the Hugo Film Premiere, New York City 2011. — Ben Kingsley at the Hugo Film Premiere, New York City 2011.Joella Marano, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Kingsley — Ben KingsleyImage via TMDB

Ben Kingsley — Ben KingsleyImage via TMDB

Ben Kingsley — Ben KingsleyImage via TMDB

Ben Kingsley speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Boxtrolls", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. — Ben Kingsley speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Boxtrolls", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bitish actor Sir Ben Kigsley leaving the press conference for the film "Shutter Island" (2010) — Bitish actor Sir Ben Kigsley leaving the press conference for the film "Shutter Island" (2010)Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Kingsley — Ben KingsleyImage via TMDB

Photographs: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Joella Marano, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Siebbi, CC BY 3.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.