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Kingsley Ben-Adir

Actor | * 02/28/1986 (38) | London (United Kingdom (UK))
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Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 20th November 1986) is a British actor. He has performed in several plays in London theatres. His television roles include pathologist Marcus Summer in ITV's Vera (2014–2018), private detective Karim Washington on Netflix 's The OA (2019), Colonel Ben Younger in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders (2017–2019), and the Skrull Gravik in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Secret Invasion (2023). He starred as Malcolm X in the Amazon Studios film One Night in Miami... (2020), for which he won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer, and Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love (2024). ()
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Trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduated in 2011.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys ...

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

PG-13

2017 | 3.3/5 | 2h 6min
Action, Drama, Fantasy
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A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world. ...

Peaky Blinders

TV-MA

2013 | 4.3/5
Drama, Crime
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Rob Brooks, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn revisit past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one tru ...

High Fidelity

TV-MA

2020 | 3.9/5 | 26min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won’t talk with the FBI or her ...

The OA

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2016 | 3.8/5 | 1h per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Kingsley Ben-Adir

Trophée Chopard Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Movies with Kingsley Ben-Adir as Actor(9)

as Bob Marley2024 Bob Marley: One Love
as himself2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Ken2023 Barbie
as Malcolm X2020 One Night in Miami...
as Jake Hapman2019 Noelle
as Agent Garcia2018 The Commuter
as Wet Stick2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Russell2017 Diana and I
as Sampson2016 Trespass Against Us

TV Shows/Series with Kingsley Ben-Adir as Actor(14)

as Gravik2023 Secret Invasion
as Russell 'Mac' McCormack2020 High Fidelity
as Mac2020 High Fidelity
as Grant2020 Love Life
as Barack Obama2020 The Comey Rule
as Franklin2020 Soulmates
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Karim Washington2016 The OA
as Col Ben Younger2013 Peaky Blinders
as Dr Marcus Summer2011 Vera
as Irie Johnson2011 Death in Paradise
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Errol2004 Agatha Christie's Marple
as Bartholomew Hines1997 Midsomer Murders

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 02/28 1986 (February) in London (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 38 years + 57 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, William Ellis School
Kingsley Ben-Adir frequently works together with these people:
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
Samuel L. Jackson (5x, Actor)
Brit Marling (5x, Actress)
Olivia Colman (5x, Actress)
Neville Phillips (5x, Actor)
Guy Ritchie (4x, Crew)
James Fox (4x, Actor)
David Bamber (4x, Actor)
Robert Pugh (4x, Actor)
Cherie Lunghi (4x, Actress)
Clare Holman (4x, Actress)
Neil Stuke (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61080, Added: 05/21/2018, Last updated: 04/05/2024