Kingsley Ben-Adir

Acting

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Born November 20, 1986London, England, UK29 credits

Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 20 November 1986) is a British actor. His credits include playing 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 Gravik in the superhero 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 as Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kingsley Ben-Adir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Frank & Louis
2026Frank & Louis
as FrankMovie
Bob Marley: One Love
2024Bob Marley: One Love
as Bob MarleyMovie
Barbie
2023Barbie
as KenMovie
One Night in Miami...
2020One Night in Miami...
as Malcolm XMovie
Soulmates
2020Soulmates
as FranklinTV
The Comey Rule
2020The Comey Rule
as Barack ObamaTV
Love Life
2020Love Life
as GrantTV
High Fidelity
2020High Fidelity
as Russell 'Mac' McCormackTV
Noelle
2019Noelle
as Jake HapmanMovie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestTV
The Commuter
2018The Commuter
as Agent GarciaMovie
Diana and I
2017Diana and I
as RussellMovie
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Tristan "Wet Stick"Movie
The OA
2016The OA
as Karim WashingtonTV
Peaky Blinders
2013Peaky Blinders
as Col Ben YoungerTV
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradise
as Irie JohnsonTV
Vera
2011Vera
as Dr Marcus SummerTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Bartholomew HinesTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
as Self - PerformerTV
T
The Arrival
as TomMovie
The Husbands
The Husbands
as MichaelTV