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| name = Kingsley Ben-Adir
| name = Kingsley Ben-Adir
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| caption = Ben-Adir in 2021
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|28|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/introducing-kingsley-ben-adir-the-breakout-star-of-the-oa-season-2|website=Time Out|title=Introducing Kingsley Ben-Adir – the breakout star of 'The OA' season 2|last=de Semlyen|first=Phil|date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|20|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/introducing-kingsley-ben-adir-the-breakout-star-of-the-oa-season-2|website=Time Out|title=Introducing Kingsley Ben-Adir – the breakout star of 'The OA' season 2|last=de Semlyen|first=Phil|date=1 April 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kentish Town]], London, England
| birth_place = [[Kentish Town]], London, England
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2011–present
| yearsactive = 2011–present
| alma_mater = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]
| alma_mater = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]
| awards = [[Kingsley_Ben-Adir#Awards_and_nominations|List]]
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'''Kingsley Ben-Adir''' (born 28 February 1986) is a British actor. He has performed in several plays in London theatres. His television roles include pathologist Marcus Summer in [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]'s ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' (2014–2018), private detective Karim Washington on Netflix's ''[[The OA]]'' (2019),<ref>Whetstone, David (28 April 2014) [http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/review-vera-itv-8pm-sunday-7042006 "Review: Vera, ITV, 8pm Sunday "] ''The Journal''.{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612020807/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/review-vera-itv-8pm-sunday-7042006 |date=12 June 2015 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/02/01/vera-series-six-episode-one-review-rescued-by-blethyn/ |title=Vera, series six, episode one, review: 'rescued by Blethyn'|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Gerard |last=O'Donovan|date= 31 January 2016}}</ref> Colonel Ben Younger in the [[BBC One|BBC]] drama [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders'']] (2017–2019), and the Skrull Gravik in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] miniseries ''[[Secret Invasion (miniseries)|Secret Invasion]]'' (2023).
'''Kingsley Ben-Adir''' (born 20 November 1986) is a British actor. His credits include playing pathologist Marcus Summer in [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]'s ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' (2014–2018), private detective Karim Washington on Netflix's ''[[The OA]]'' (2019), Colonel Ben Younger in the [[BBC One|BBC]] drama [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders'']] (2017–2019), and Gravik in the superhero miniseries ''[[Secret Invasion (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).
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).


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Ben-Adir was born in [[Kentish Town]], London, England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/kingsley-ben-adir-one-night-in-miami-malcolm-x-regina-king-interview|title=From Malcolm X to Barack Obama: Kingsley Ben-Adir Has the Range|website=[[GQ]]|first= Gina |last=Cherelus|date=15 January 2021}}</ref> His maternal grandparents were from [[Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Kingsley Ben --Adir(TBA) |url=https://www.showtimes.com/celebrity/kingsley-ben-adir-57670/biography/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |website=www.showtimes.com}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were born in England. He attended [[Rhyl Street Primary School]]<ref>url=https://www.rhylprim.camden.sch.uk/</ref> in Kentish Town, London, NW5.
Ben-Adir was born in [[Kentish Town]], London, England.<ref name="gq">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/kingsley-ben-adir-one-night-in-miami-malcolm-x-regina-king-interview|title=From Malcolm X to Barack Obama: Kingsley Ben-Adir Has the Range|website=gq.com|first= Gina |last=Cherelus|date=15 January 2021}}</ref> His maternal grandparents were from [[Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Kingsley Ben –Adir(TBA) |url=https://www.showtimes.com/celebrity/kingsley-ben-adir-57670/biography/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=www.showtimes.com}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were born in England; his [[surname]] is Hebrew, meaning son of the strong or mighty.<ref name="jc">{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Eliana |title=Who is Kingsley Ben Adir, the British Jewish Ken from the Barbie movie |url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/who-is-kingsley-ben-adir-the-british-jewish-ken-from-the-barbie-movie-ehu52v3p |access-date=5 July 2024 |agency=The Jewish Chronicle |date=4 August 2023}}</ref> He attended Rhyl Street Primary School in Kentish Town, London.<ref>url=https://www.rhylprim.camden.sch.uk/</ref>


He attended secondary school at [[William Ellis School]] in Gospel Oak, Northwest London.<ref>{{cite web |last=Osley |first=Richard |url=http://camdennewjournal.com/article/how-kingsley-ben-adirs-escaped-spider-sparked-police-panic |title= How Kingsley Ben-Adir's escaped spider sparked police panic |work=Camden New Journal |date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/third_year_actors_2010_11/kingsley_ben_adir/ |title=Kingsley Ben-Adir |website=gsmd.ac.uk|access-date=2014-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128075226/http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/third_year_actors_2010_11/kingsley_ben_adir/ |archive-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He attended secondary school at [[William Ellis School]] in Gospel Oak, Northwest London.<ref>{{cite web |last=Osley |first=Richard |url=http://camdennewjournal.com/article/how-kingsley-ben-adirs-escaped-spider-sparked-police-panic |title= How Kingsley Ben-Adir’s escaped spider sparked police panic |work=Camden New Journal |date=5 March 2021 |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/third_year_actors_2010_11/kingsley_ben_adir/ |title=Kingsley Ben-Adir |website=gsmd.ac.uk|access-date=2014-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128075226/http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/third_year_actors_2010_11/kingsley_ben_adir/ |archive-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
In 2011, Ben-Adir performed in [[Gillian Slovo]]'s play ''[[The Riots]]'' at the [[Kiln Theatre|Tricycle Theatre]].<ref>[https://press.epix.com/cast-bio/kingsley-ben-adir/ "Khalid Walker - Played by Kingsley Ben-Adir"]. ''EPIX''.</ref> In 2012, he played [[Demetrius (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Demetrius]] in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' at [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]].
[[File:Kingsley Ben-Adir in Vera Changing Tides 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Kingsley Ben-Adir in ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' 2015]]
In 2011, Ben-Adir performed in [[Gillian Slovo]]'s play ''[[The Riots]]'' at the [[Kiln Theatre|Tricycle Theatre]].<ref>[https://press.epix.com/cast-bio/kingsley-ben-adir/ "Khalid Walker – Played by Kingsley Ben-Adir"]. ''EPIX''.</ref> In 2012, he played [[Demetrius (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Demetrius]] in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' at [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]].{{cn|date=March 2024}}


In 2013, he played [[Borachio]] in [[Mark Rylance]]'s production of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' at [[the Old Vic]] in London and also played in ''God's Property'' at the [[Soho Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2013/03/21/love-and-acceptance-in-%E2%80%98god%E2%80%99s-property%E2%80%99/ |title=Love and Acceptance in ‘God's Property’|website=The Platform|first=Dornett|last=Roachford|date= March 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/god-s-property-soho-theatre-review-8512763.html |title=God's Property, Soho Theatre - review|newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|date= 27 February 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, he played [[Borachio]] in [[Mark Rylance]]'s production of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' at [[the Old Vic]] in London and also played in ''God's Property'' at the [[Soho Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2013/03/21/love-and-acceptance-in-%E2%80%98god%E2%80%99s-property%E2%80%99/ |title=Love and Acceptance in 'God's Property'|website=The Platform|first=Dornett|last=Roachford|date= 21 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/god-s-property-soho-theatre-review-8512763.html |title=God's Property, Soho Theatre – review|newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|date= 27 February 2013}}</ref>


In 2014, Ben-Adir performed in the play ''[[We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915]]'' at the [[Bush Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/05/we-are-proud-to-present-review |title=We Are Proud to Present… review – 'A Pirandellian take on a little-known genocide'|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Michael |last=Billington|author-link=Michael Billington (critic)|date=5 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/we-are-proud-to-present-theatre-review-9181316.html |title=We Are Proud to Present, theatre review. Bush Theatre, London|newspaper=The Independent|first=Paul |last=Taylor|date=10 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/07/we-are-proud-to-present-at-bush-theatre-takes-your-breath-away-4460181/ |title=We Are Proud To Present… at Bush Theatre takes your breath away|newspaper=Metro|first=Siobhan |last=Murphy|date= 7 March 2014}}</ref> The play received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web
In 2014, Ben-Adir performed in the play ''[[We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915]]'' at the [[Bush Theatre]] in London.<ref name="proud">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/05/we-are-proud-to-present-review |title=We Are Proud to Present… review – 'A Pirandellian take on a little-known genocide'|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Michael |last=Billington|author-link=Michael Billington (critic)|date=5 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/we-are-proud-to-present-theatre-review-9181316.html |title=We Are Proud to Present, theatre review. Bush Theatre, London|newspaper=The Independent|first=Paul |last=Taylor|date=10 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/07/we-are-proud-to-present-at-bush-theatre-takes-your-breath-away-4460181/ |title=We Are Proud To Present… at Bush Theatre takes your breath away|newspaper=Metro|first=Siobhan |last=Murphy|date= 7 March 2014}}</ref> The play received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatsonafrica.org/review-we-are-proud-to-present/ |title=Review: 'We Are Proud to present…'|website=What's On – Africa|date= 20 March 2014}}</ref>
|url=http://whatsonafrica.org/review-we-are-proud-to-present/ |title=Review: 'We Are Proud to present…'|website=What's On - Africa|date= March 20, 2014}}</ref>


From 2017 to 2019, Ben-Adir appeared in series four and five of the [[BBC One]] television series [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders'']], playing Colonel Ben Younger.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Fay|date=2019-11-13|title=Peaky Blinders: Why did Colonel Ben Younger star Kingsley Ben-Adir leave?|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1203870/Peaky-Blinders-Why-Colonel-Ben-Younger-star-Kingsley-Ben-Adir-leave-BBC-series|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>
From 2017 to 2019, Ben-Adir appeared in series four and five of the [[BBC One]] television series [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders'']], playing Colonel Ben Younger.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Fay|date=13 November 2019|title=Peaky Blinders: Why did Colonel Ben Younger star Kingsley Ben-Adir leave?|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1203870/Peaky-Blinders-Why-Colonel-Ben-Younger-star-Kingsley-Ben-Adir-leave-BBC-series|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> He played private detective Karim Washington on Netflix's ''[[The OA]]'' (2019),<ref>Whetstone, David (28 April 2014) [http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/review-vera-itv-8pm-sunday-7042006 "Review: Vera, ITV, 8pm Sunday "] ''The Journal''.{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612020807/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/review-vera-itv-8pm-sunday-7042006 |date=12 June 2015 }}.</ref>


In 2020, Ben-Adir starred as [[Malcolm X]] in the [[Amazon Studios]] film ''[[One Night in Miami...]]'' directed by [[Regina King]].<ref name="gq"/> In February 2022, Ben-Adir was cast as [[Bob Marley]] in the biopic ''[[Bob Marley: One Love]]'', directed by [[Reinaldo Marcus Green]] and released on 14 February 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/kingsley-ben-adir-bob-marley-paramount-1234931170/| title=Kingsley Ben-Adir To Play Reggae Legend Bob Marley In Paramount Biopic |first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=11 February 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/kingsley-ben-adir-bob-marley-one-love-preview-interview-8409649|title=Kingsley Ben-Adir didn't initially think he could play Bob Marley |first=Jessica |last=Wang|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=4 December 2023|access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/jan/21/kingsley-ben-adir-interview-bob-marley-one-love-biopic|title='Interview {{!}} Thank God I asked for a singing teacher!': Kingsley Ben-Adir on bringing Bob Marley to life|first=Tom|last=Lamont|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
In 2020, Ben-Adir starred as [[Malcolm X]] in the [[Amazon Studios]] film ''[[One Night in Miami...]]'' directed by [[Regina King]].


In February 2022, Ben-Adir was cast as [[Bob Marley]] in the biopic ''[[Bob Marley: One Love]]'', directed by [[Reinaldo Marcus Green]] and to be released on 14 February 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/kingsley-ben-adir-bob-marley-paramount-1234931170/| title=Kingsley Ben-Adir To Play Reggae Legend Bob Marley In Paramount Biopic |first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=11 February 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/kingsley-ben-adir-bob-marley-one-love-preview-interview-8409649|title=Kingsley Ben-Adir didn't initially think he could play Bob Marley
In April 2022, he joined the ensemble cast of ''[[Barbie (2023 film)|Barbie]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/barbie-kingsley-ben-adir-rhea-perlman-emerald-fennell-scott-evans-others-rounding-out-cast-of-warner-bros-mattel-and-luckychap-pic-1235002559/|title='Barbie': Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Emerald Fennell, Scott Evans, More Round Out Cast Of Warner Bros, Mattel And LuckyChap Pic|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=15 April 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> In 2023, he appeared in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] series ''[[Secret Invasion (miniseries)|Secret Invasion]]'' as Gravik, a [[Skrull]] rebel plotting to conquer Earth.<ref name="jc"/>

|first=Jessica|last=Wang|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=4 December 2023|access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/jan/21/kingsley-ben-adir-interview-bob-marley-one-love-biopic|title='Interview {{!}} Thank God I asked for a singing teacher!': Kingsley Ben-Adir on bringing Bob Marley to life|first=Tom|last=Lamont|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|date=21 January 2024}}</ref> In April 2022, he joined the ensemble cast of ''[[Barbie (2023 film)|Barbie]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/barbie-kingsley-ben-adir-rhea-perlman-emerald-fennell-scott-evans-others-rounding-out-cast-of-warner-bros-mattel-and-luckychap-pic-1235002559/|title='Barbie': Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Emerald Fennell, Scott Evans, More Round Out Cast Of Warner Bros, Mattel And LuckyChap Pic|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=15 April 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

In 2023, he appeared in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] series ''[[Secret Invasion (miniseries)|Secret Invasion]]'' as Gravik, a [[Skrull]] rebel plotting to conquer Earth.


==Acting credits==
==Acting credits==
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 8 December 2024

Not to be confused with Ben Kingsley.

Kingsley Ben-Adir
Ben-Adir in 2021
Born (1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 38)[1]
Kentish Town, London, England
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
AwardsList

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).

Early life and education

[edit]

Ben-Adir was born in Kentish Town, London, England.[2] His maternal grandparents were from Trinidad and Tobago.[3] His paternal grandparents were born in England; his surname is Hebrew, meaning son of the strong or mighty.[4] He attended Rhyl Street Primary School in Kentish Town, London.[5]

He attended secondary school at William Ellis School in Gospel Oak, Northwest London.[6] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011.[7]

Career

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Kingsley Ben-Adir in Vera 2015

In 2011, Ben-Adir performed in Gillian Slovo's play The Riots at the Tricycle Theatre.[8] In 2012, he played Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.[citation needed]

In 2013, he played Borachio in Mark Rylance's production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Old Vic in London and also played in God's Property at the Soho Theatre.[9][10]

In 2014, Ben-Adir performed in the play We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915 at the Bush Theatre in London.[11][12][13] The play received positive reviews.[14]

From 2017 to 2019, Ben-Adir appeared in series four and five of the BBC One television series Peaky Blinders, playing Colonel Ben Younger.[15] He played private detective Karim Washington on Netflix's The OA (2019),[16]

In 2020, Ben-Adir starred as Malcolm X in the Amazon Studios film One Night in Miami... directed by Regina King.[2] In February 2022, Ben-Adir was cast as Bob Marley in the biopic Bob Marley: One Love, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and released on 14 February 2024.[17][18][19]

In April 2022, he joined the ensemble cast of Barbie.[20] In 2023, he appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Secret Invasion as Gravik, a Skrull rebel plotting to conquer Earth.[4]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 City Slacker Thug
2013 World War Z Officer Hawkins Uncredited
2016 Trespass Against Us Sampson
2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Wet Stick
2018 The Commuter Agent Garcia
2019 Noelle Jake Hapman
2020 One Night in Miami... Malcolm X
2023 Barbie Basketball Ken
2024 Bob Marley: One Love Bob Marley

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Agatha Christie's Marple Errol 1 episode
2014–2018 Vera Dr. Marcus Summer Main role, 16 episodes
2016 Midsomer Murders Bartholomew Hines 1 episode
2016 Ordinary Lies Jake 1 episode
2017 Death in Paradise Irie Johnson 1 episode
2017 Diana and I Russell Television film
2017–2019 Peaky Blinders Col. Ben Younger Main role, 5 episodes
2018 Deep State Khalid Walker 4 episodes
2019 The OA Karim Washington Main role, 6 episodes
2020 High Fidelity Russell McCormack Recurring role, 7 episodes
2020 Love Life Grant 1 episode
2020 The Comey Rule Barack Obama Miniseries, 2 episodes
2020 Soulmates Franklin 1 episode
2023 Secret Invasion Gravik Miniseries, main role, 6 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue
2011 The Riots Performer Tricycle Theatre, London
2012 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
2013 Much Ado About Nothing Borachio The Old Vic, London
2013 God's Property Soho Theatre, London
2014 We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915 Actor 2 Bush Theatre, London
2024 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Almeida, London

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2021 British Academy Film Awards Rising Star Award Himself Nominated
2021 Cannes Film Festival Trophée Chopard of Male Revelation Himself Won
2021 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture One Night in Miami Nominated
2021 Independent Spirit Award Robert Altman Award Won
2020 Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor Won
2020 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Performer Nominated
2020 San Francisco Film Awards Outstanding Ensemble Won
2020 Atlantic Film Critics Circle Breakthrough Performer Won
2020 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2020 Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Actor Nominated

References

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  1. ^ de Semlyen, Phil (1 April 2019). "Introducing Kingsley Ben-Adir – the breakout star of 'The OA' season 2". Time Out.
  2. ^ a b Cherelus, Gina (15 January 2021). "From Malcolm X to Barack Obama: Kingsley Ben-Adir Has the Range". gq.com.
  3. ^ "Kingsley Ben –Adir(TBA)". www.showtimes.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Jordan, Eliana (4 August 2023). "Who is Kingsley Ben Adir, the British Jewish Ken from the Barbie movie". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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