Portrait of Ben Kingsley

Acting

Ben Kingsley

Titles
169movies49TV shows
Career

Active from 1972 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
103
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Schindler's List
Schindler's List
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 118 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ben Kingsley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 15
  • Political Intrigue 14
  • Historical Drama 10
  • Character Study 10
  • Period Piece 8
  • Biblical Epic 7
  • Psychological Drama 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Biographical Drama 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
TypeAllMovies136TV shows35
RoleAnyActing35Appearances14
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s11970s91980s51990s72000s32010s62020s3
GenreAnyDrama19Documentary9Comedy4Action & Adventure4Sci-Fi & Fantasy2News2Crime2War & Politics1Mystery1Talk1Animation1Family1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

3 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch78
Poster for Wonder Man

TV show · as Trevor Slattery

GoodWatch70
Poster for Marvel Studios Legends

TV show · as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage)

2010s

6 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch81
Poster for Perpetual Grace LTD

TV show · as Pastor Byron 'Pa' Brown

GoodWatch76
Poster for All or Nothing: Manchester City

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

GoodWatch72
Poster for Watership Down

TV show · as General Woundwort (voice)

GoodWatch57
Poster for Tut

TV show · as Ay

GoodWatch88
Poster for Garfunkel and Oates

TV show · as Ben Kingsley

GoodWatch72
Poster for Der Medicus

TV show · as Ibn Sina

2000s

3 titles · average score 77
Poster for Religion of the World

TV show · as Narrator

GoodWatch77
Poster for Anne Frank: The Whole Story

TV show · as Otto Frank

GoodWatch78
Poster for Islam: Empire of Faith

TV show · as Narrator

1990s

7 titles · average score 75
GoodWatch92
Poster for The Sopranos

TV show · as Ben Kingsley

Poster for CNN Millennium

TV show · as Narrator

Poster for Religions of the World

TV show · as Narrator

GoodWatch68
Poster for Moses

TV show · as Moses

GoodWatch73
Poster for Joseph

TV show · as Potiphar

1980s

5 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch64
Poster for Lenin... The Train

TV show · as Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin

GoodWatch67
Poster for The Secret of the Sahara

TV show · as Sholomon

Poster for Oxbridge Blues

TV show · as Geoff Craven

1970s

9 titles · average score 65
Poster for The Velvet Glove

TV show · as Chakravarti

Poster for Dickens of London

TV show · as Dr. John Elliotson

Poster for The Love School

TV show · as Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Poster for Playhouse

TV show · as Ivanov

Poster for Wessex Tales

TV show · as Lord Uplandtowers

Poster for The Adventurer

TV show · as Pierre

GoodWatch65
Poster for Crown Court

TV show · as Jeremy Leigh

1960s

1 title
Poster for World in Action

TV show · as Re-enactment

1950s

1 title · average score 85
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