Kingsley Ben-Adir

Kingsley Ben-Adir

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayFeb 28, 1986
BiographyKingsley 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).

Biography from the Wikipedia article Kingsley Ben-Adir. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Deep State
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as Khalid Walker
Peaky Blinders
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Peaky Blinders

as Col. Ben Younger
Secret Invasion
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Secret Invasion

as Gravik
The OA
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The OA

as Karim Washington
Vera
Ended

Vera

as Dr. Marcus Summer

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