Kingsley Ben-Adir
Biography
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
Midsomer Murders
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Peaky Blinders
Death in Paradise
Vera
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Graham Norton Show
Agatha Christie's Marple
All Movies (13)
- Frank & Louis2026 · as Frank
- Bob Marley: One Love2024 · as Bob Marley
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion2023 · as Self - 'Gravik'
- Barbie2023 · as Ken
- One Night in Miami...2020 · as Malcolm X
- Noelle2019 · as Jake Hapman
- The Commuter2018 · as Agent Garcia
- Diana and I2017 · as Russell
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017 · as Tristan "Wet Stick"
- Trespass Against Us2016 · as Sampson
- City Slacker2012 · as Thug
- The Arrival— · as Tom
- Scorn—
All TV Shows (17)
- Secret Invasion2023 · as Gravik
- Soulmates2020 · as Franklin
- The Comey Rule2020 · as Barack Obama
- Love Life2020 · as Grant
- High Fidelity2020 · as Russell 'Mac' McCormack
- Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- The OA2016 · as Karim Washington
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
- Peaky Blinders2013 · as Col Ben Younger
- Death in Paradise2011 · as Irie Johnson
- Vera2011 · as Dr Marcus Summer
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
- Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Errol
- Midsomer Murders1997 · as Bartholomew Hines
- The Oscars1953 · as Self - Performer
- The Husbands— · as Michael