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.

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...

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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

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• Trophée Chopard

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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