Kingsley Ben-Adir

Kingsley Ben-Adir is the kind of actor I keep noticing in supporting roles before he detonates in a lead. Watching him move from the procedural grind of Vera to a detective in The OA and a colonel in Peaky Blinders, I get the sense of someone quietly stacking craft. Then came Malcolm X in One Night in Miami, and that, to me, was the moment the patience paid off: a portrayal that demanded restraint and fire at once. His later turn as Gravik in Secret Invasion showed range into blockbuster territory. I admire performers who build slowly rather than chase early fame, and he reads exactly that way to me.

Name (English)

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Name (Japanese)

キングズリー・ベン＝アディル

Reading

きんぐずりー・べん＝あでぃる

Born

February 28, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Tiger

Origin

Gospel Oak, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

Awards & achievements

• Trophée Chopard

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsley%20Ben-Adir
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A2%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24572132

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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