Kingsley Ben-Adir | |
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Born | [1] Kentish Town, London, England | 20 November 1986
Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Awards | List |
Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 20 November 1986) is a British actor. He has performed in several plays in London theatres. His television roles include pathologist Marcus Summer in ITV's Vera (2014–2018), private detective Karim Washington on Netflix's The OA (2019),[2][3] Colonel Ben Younger in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders (2017–2019), and the Skrull Gravik in the Marvel Cinematic Universe 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).