"Are you kidding me? Death is a mug's game, I've got so much to live for!"
—Hob Gadling, The Sandman (2022), "The Sound of Her Wings"
Ferdinand James M. Kingsley (born on February 13th, 1988) is a British actor.
Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Ferdinand is the son of Sir Ben Kingsley and Alison Sutcliffe. Ferdinand is of Indian descent on his father's side. Ferdinand got his start acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing roles such as Rosencrantz in the National Theatre's version of Hamlet, before making the jump to the big screen, playing the younger version of his father's character, Ambrosinus, in The Last Legion.
In terms of film, Ferdinand is perhaps best known for his role as Irving Thalberg in Mank. On television, he played Charles Elmé Francatelli in Victoria and Hob Gadling in Netflix's The Sandman.
Select Filmography:
Films
- The Last Legion (2007): Young Ambrosinus
- Dracula Untold (2014): Hamza Bey
- Mank (2020): Irving Thalberg
Television
- The Hollow Crown (2012): Sir John Bushy
- Ripper Street (2013): Joshua Bloom
- Poirot (2013): Desmond Burton-Cox
- Victoria (2016-2019): Charles Elmé Francatelli
- Still Star-Crossed (2017): Aldo Lazzara
- Doctor Who (2017): Neville Catchlove
- The Sandman (2022): Hob Gadling
- Silo (2023): George Wilkins
