Actor

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Born November 20, 1986 in London, England, UK

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).

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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.

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Filmography

TBAThe ArrivalFilmTom
TBAScornFilm
TBAThe HusbandsSeriesMichael
2026Frank & LouisFilmFrank
2024Bob Marley: One LoveFilmBob Marley
2023BarbieFilmKen
2023Secret InvasionSeriesGravik
2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret InvasionFilmSelf - 'Gravik'
2020One Night in Miami...FilmMalcolm X
2020High FidelitySeriesRussell 'Mac' McCormack
2020Love LifeSeriesGrant
2020SoulmatesSeriesFranklin
2020The Comey RuleSeriesBarack Obama
2019NoelleFilmJake Hapman
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeriesSelf
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
2018The CommuterFilmAgent Garcia
2017King Arthur: Legend of the SwordFilmTristan "Wet Stick"
2017Diana and IFilmRussell
2016The OASeriesKarim Washington
2016Trespass Against UsFilmSampson
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeriesSelf
2013Peaky BlindersSeriesCol Ben Younger
2012City SlackerFilmThug
2011Death in ParadiseSeriesIrie Johnson
2011VeraSeriesDr Marcus Summer
2007The Graham Norton ShowSeriesSelf
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeriesErrol
1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesBartholomew Hines
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf - Performer