Kingsley Ben-Adir

Kingsley Ben-Adir

37 · Born: Nov 20, 1986

Personal Details

Born Nov 20, 1986 London, England, UK

Biography

Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 28 February 1986) is a British actor. He has performed in several plays in London theatres. He played pathologist Marcus Summer in ITV's detective drama Vera and private detective Karim Washington on the second season of the Netflix series The OA. From 2017 to 2019, he appeared in seasons four and five of the BBC One television series Peaky Blinders. In 2020, he starred as Malcolm X in the Amazon Studios film One Night in Miami... In 2023, he played Gravik in Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion as well as starred in Barbie.

Career

2024
Bob Marley: One Love
Bob Marley: One Love as Bob Marley
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2023
Barbie
Barbie as Ken
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Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion as Gravik
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2020
One Night in Miami...
One Night in Miami... as Malcolm X
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High Fidelity
High Fidelity as Mac
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Love Life
Love Life as Grant
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Soulmates
Soulmates as Franklin
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2019
Noelle
Noelle as Jake Hapman
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The OA
The OA as Karim Washington
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Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders as Col Ben Younger
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2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Wet Stick
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Diana and I
Diana and I as Russell
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Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise as Irie Johnson
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2016
Trespass Against Us
Trespass Against Us as Sampson
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Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders as Bartholomew Hines
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2014
Vera
Vera as Dr Marcus Summer
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2023
Marvel Studios: Assembled