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Acting

Benjamin Zephaniah

Career

Active from 1986 to 2024, with a break from 2006 to 2023, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
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What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Benjamin Zephaniah Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    16
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
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    2020s

    1 title
    Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
    Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby (2024)

    as Narrator

    2010s

    1 title · average score 86
    Peaky Blinders
    Peaky Blinders (2013)
    GoodWatch score 86

    TV show · as Jeremiah Jesus

    2000s

    3 titles · average score 44
    A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
    A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah (2005)

    Writer

    Celebrity Mastermind
    Celebrity Mastermind (2003)

    TV show

    Mad Dogs
    Mad Dogs (2002)
    GoodWatch score 44

    as Poet

    1990s

    4 titles
    I Bring You Frankincense
    I Bring You Frankincense (1996)

    as Richard's father

    Crucial Tales
    Crucial Tales (1996)

    TV show · as Richard's father

    Dread Poets' Society
    Dread Poets' Society (1992)

    Writer

    Farendj
    Farendj (1991)

    as Moses

    1980s

    6 titles · average score 76
    Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
    Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile (1988)

    as Street Corner Poet 1

    Didn't You Kill My Brother?
    Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988)

    as Rufus

    ScreenPlay
    ScreenPlay (1986)

    TV show · as Benjamin Zephaniah

    The Comic Strip Presents...
    The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Rufus

    Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet
    Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet (1982)

    Music

    40 Minutes
    40 Minutes (1981)

    TV show

    1970s

    1 title · average score 63
    The South Bank Show
    The South Bank Show (1978)
    GoodWatch score 63

    TV show