Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

81 · Born: Dec 31, 1943

Known For

Schindler's ListSchindler's List
Shutter IslandShutter Island
HugoHugo
Iron Man 3Iron Man 3

Personal Details

Net Worth60,000,000.00
BornDec 31, 1943 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Spouse

  • Daniela Lavender Kingsley

    ( Sep 3, 2007 to Dec 11, 2025 )

  • Alexandra Christmann

    ( Oct 3, 2003 to Feb 8, 2005 )

  • Alison Sutcliffe

    ( Jul 1, 1978 to Feb 1, 1992 )

  • Angela Morant

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji
  • Anna Lyna Mary Bhanji (Goodman)

Biography

Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943, in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, to Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a Kenyan-born medical doctor of Gujarati Indian descent, and Anna Lyna Mary Goodman, an English actress.

Career

2025
William Tell
William Tell as King Albrecht
The King of Kings
The King of Kings as High Priest Caiaphas (voice)
The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club as Ibrahim
Desert Warrior
Desert Warrior as Emperor Kisra
2024
The Killer's Game
The Killer's Game as Zvi Rabinowitz
2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar as Imdad Khan / Croupier
Jules
Jules as Milton Robinson
Poison
Poison as Dr. Ganderbai
2022
Daliland
Daliland as Dalí
2021
Locked Down
Locked Down as Malcolm
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Trevor Slattery
2019
Spider in the Web
Spider in the Web as Adereth
Night Hunter
Night Hunter as Cooper
The Medicine Buddha
The Medicine Buddha as Narrator (voice)
The Red Sea Diving Resort
The Red Sea Diving Resort as Ethan Levin
Perpetual Grace, LTD
Perpetual Grace, LTD as Pastor Byron 'Pa' Brown
2018
Backstabbing for Beginners
Backstabbing for Beginners as Pasha
Operation Finale
Operation Finale as Adolf Eichmann
Intrigo: Death of an Author
Intrigo: Death of an Author as Henderson
All or Nothing: Manchester City
All or Nothing: Manchester City as Narrator (voice)
Watership Down
Watership Down as General Woundwort (voice)
2017
An Ordinary Man
An Ordinary Man as The General
The Ottoman Lieutenant
The Ottoman Lieutenant as Woodruff
Security
Security as Charlie
War Machine
War Machine as President Karzai
2016
Collide
Collide as Geran
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book as Bagheera (voice)
2015
Life
Life as Jack Warner
Self/less
Self/less as Damian
The Walk
The Walk as Papa Rudy
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse as Drago (Voice)
Robot Overlords
Robot Overlords as Robin Smythe
Unity
Unity as Narrator (voice)
Knight of Cups
Knight of Cups as Storyteller (voice)
Tut
Tut as Ay
2014
The Boxtrolls
The Boxtrolls as Snatcher (voice)
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin
Learning to Drive
Learning to Drive as Darwan
War Story
War Story as Albert
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings as Nun
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum as Silas Lamb
Walking With The Enemy
Walking With The Enemy as Regent Miklos Horthy
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Merenkahre
2013
The Physician
The Physician as Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
A Birder's Guide to Everything
A Birder's Guide to Everything as Lawrence Konrad
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 as Trevor Slattery
A Common Man
A Common Man as The Man
Ender's Game
Ender's Game as Mazer Rackham
2012
The Dictator
The Dictator as Tamir
It Is No Dream
It Is No Dream as Narrator
2011
Hugo
Hugo as Georges Méliès
The Desert of Forbidden Art
The Desert of Forbidden Art as Voice
2010
Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny as Narrator
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as Nizam
Shutter Island
Shutter Island as Dr. Cawley
Teen Patti
Teen Patti as Perci Trachtenberg
2009
Journey to Mecca
Journey to Mecca as Narrator
2008
The Wackness
The Wackness as Dr. Squires
Elegy
Elegy as David Kepesh
Transsiberian
Transsiberian as Grinko
War, Inc.
War, Inc. as Walken / The Viceroy
Fifty Dead Men Walking
Fifty Dead Men Walking as Fergus
The Love Guru
The Love Guru as Guru Tugginmypuddha
2007
The Last Legion
The Last Legion as Ambrosinus
You Kill Me
You Kill Me as Frank Falenczyk
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments as Narrator (voice)
Making 'Cleaver'
Making 'Cleaver' as Ben Kingsley
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin as The Rabbi
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Harris as Herman Tarnower
2005
Peace Is Every Step: Meditation in Action: The Life and Work of Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace Is Every Step: Meditation in Action: The Life and Work of Thich Nhat Hanh as Narrator
A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder as Charles Hatton
BloodRayne
BloodRayne as Kagan
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist as Fagin
2004
Suspect Zero
Suspect Zero as Benjamin O'Ryan
Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds as The Hood
2003
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog as Behrani
Unlikely Heroes
Unlikely Heroes as Narrator
2002
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting as Man in the Yellow Suit
Spooky House
Spooky House as The Great Zamboni
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Specialist (voice)
Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast as Don Logan
The Triumph of Love
The Triumph of Love as Hermocrates
Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Anne Frank: The Whole Story as Otto Frank
2000
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From? as Graydon
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement as Ambassador Mourain
1999
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland as Major Caterpillar
The Confession
The Confession as Harry Fertig
A Force More Powerful
A Force More Powerful as Narator
Parting Shots
Parting Shots as Renzo Locatelli
1998
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
The Tale of Sweeney Todd as Sweeney Todd
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment as Magistrate Porfiry
1997
The Assignment
The Assignment as Amos
Photographing Fairies
Photographing Fairies as Rev. Templeton
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Weapons of Mass Distraction as Julian Messenger
1996
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night as Feste
Moses
Moses as Moses
1995
Species
Species as Xavier Fitch
Joseph
Joseph as Potiphar
1994
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden as Dr. Roberto Miranda
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer as Bruce Pandolfini
Schindler's List
Schindler's List as Itzhak Stern
Dave
Dave as Vice-President Nance
1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Freddie as F.R.O.7. as Freddie (voice)
Sneakers
Sneakers as Cosmo
1991
Bugsy
Bugsy as Meyer Lansky
1990
Lenin: The Train
Lenin: The Train as Lenin
The Children
The Children as Martin Boyne
Romeo.Juliet
Romeo.Juliet as Father Capulet (voice)
1989
Slipstream
Slipstream as Avatar
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story as Simon Wiesenthal
1988
Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island as Basil Pascali
Without a Clue
Without a Clue as Dr. John Watson
Testimony
Testimony as Dmitri Shostakovich
Secret of the Sahara
Secret of the Sahara as Sholomon
1987
Maurice
Maurice as Lasker-Jones
1985
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary as William Snow
Silas Marner
Silas Marner as Silas Marner
Harem
Harem as Selim
1984
Camille
Camille as Duval
Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare
1983
Betrayal
Betrayal as Robert
1982
Gandhi
Gandhi as Mahatma Gandhi
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor as Frank Ford
1975
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra as Thidias
1973
Play for Today
Play for Today as Naseem
1972
Fear Is the Key
Fear Is the Key as Royale
2018
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood
Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood
2017
Spielberg
Spielberg
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2013
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
Conan
Conan
2012
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
2010
Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse
Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse
2007
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
China's Stolen Children
China's Stolen Children
2006
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
2005
The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer
The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer
2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2001
Islam: Empire of Faith
Islam: Empire of Faith
1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
1983
Schindler: The Real Story
Schindler: The Real Story