Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 20, 1986
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Kingsley Ben-Adir
Biography
Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 28 February 1986) is a British actor. He has performed in several plays in London theatres. He played pathologist Marcus Summer in ITV's detective drama Vera and private detective Karim Washington on the second season of the Netflix series The OA. From 2017 to 2019, he appeared in seasons four and five of the BBC One television series Peaky Blinders. In 2020, he starred as Malcolm X in the Amazon Studios film One Night in Miami... In 2023, he played Gravik in Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion as well as starred in Barbie.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | Bob Marley |
| 2023 | Barbie | Ken |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion | Self - 'Gravik' |
| 2020 | One Night in Miami... | Malcolm X |
| 2019 | Noelle | Jake Hapman |
| 2018 | The Commuter | Agent Garcia |
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Tristan "Wet Stick" |
| 2017 | Diana and I | Russell |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us | Sampson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Gravik |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | Russell 'Mac' McCormack |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | Mac |
| 2020 | Love Life | Grant |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule | Barack Obama |
| 2020 | Soulmates | Franklin |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2016 | The OA | Karim Washington |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders | Col Ben Younger |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Gravik (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Irie Johnson |
| 2011 | Vera | Dr Marcus Summer |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Errol |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Bartholomew Hines |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Performer |