Ben Kingsley

Age: 66
Height: 5' 8"

Birth Place: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Born: Dec. 31st, 1943

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Ben Kingsley's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Crown Court (UK)	Jeremy Leigh

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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He has four children: Jasmine and 'Thomas Kingsley' (qv), with 'Angela Morant' (qv); and 'Edmund Kingsley' (qv) and 'Ferdinand Kingsley' (qv), with Alison Sutcliffe.
One of eight actors of Asian descent nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are 'Miyoshi Umeki' (qv), 'Sessue Hayakawa' (qv), 'Mako (I)' (qv), 'Haing S. Ngor' (qv), 'Pat Morita' (qv), 'Ken Watanabe (I)' (qv), and 'Rinko Kikuchi' (qv).
His performance as Don Logan in _Sexy Beast (2000)_ (qv) is ranked #97 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998
Derived his stage name from his grandfather's nickname, "Clove King." His grandfather was a spice trader in Zanzibar.
Educated at Manchester Grammar School.
Married his fourth wife 'Daniela Lavender' (qv) at a country house in North Leigh in Oxfordshire in September 2007.
Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2005 and 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category on the 2005 ballot for his role in the film _Thunderbirds (2004)_ (qv). And he was suggested again the next year in the Worst Supporting Actor category of the 2006 Razzie nominating ballot for his performance in the film _A Sound of Thunder (2005)_ (qv). He failed to receive either nomination. The very next year (2007) though, he got a Worst Supporting Actor Razzie Nomination for his performance in the film _BloodRayne (2005)_ (qv).

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