Kingsley Ben-Adir
Born in London, England, UK — Nov 20 1986
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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... (2020), for which he won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer, and as Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love (2024). Description ab…
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Peaky Blinders
Col Ben Younger
Midsomer Murders
Bartholomew Hines
Death in Paradise
Irie Johnson
Vera
Dr Marcus Summer
Agatha Christie's Marple
Errol
The Oscars
Self - Performer
Barbie
Ken
Love Life
Grant
The OA
Karim Washington
Secret Invasion
Gravik
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Tristan "Wet Stick"
Soulmates
Franklin
The Comey Rule
Barack Obama
High Fidelity
Russell 'Mac' McCormack
The Commuter
Agent Garcia
Noelle
Jake Hapman
Bob Marley: One Love
Bob Marley
One Night in Miami...
Malcolm X
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Self - 'Gravik'
Trespass Against Us
Sampson
Diana and I
Russell
The Arrival
Tom
Frank & Louis
Frank
Scorn