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7 | ->''"When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm very curious to know him. If I neither recognise nor know him, then it is better that I don't play him."'' |
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9 | Sir Ben Kingsley is a British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji to an Indian father and a British mother on 31 December 1943 in Snainton, England. |
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11 | He is best known for his roles as the title character in ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''Film/SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''. One of the truly great dramatic actors of cinema, he will also take on more lowbrow roles [[AwesomeDearBoy if he thinks he'll get to have fun]]. |
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13 | His son, Creator/{{Ferdinand|Kingsley}}, is also an actor. |
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15 | !!Notable Roles for Sir Ben Kingsley: |
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17 | * ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', where he plays the man himself, UsefulNotes/MahatmaGandhi. His first major role, directed by Richard Attenborough. |
18 | * The title character of a movie adaptation of ''Literature/SilasMarner''. |
19 | * Bruce Pandolfini in ''Film/SearchingForBobbyFischer''. |
20 | * Itzhak Stern in ''Film/SchindlersList''. Interestingly, when Gandhi won the Best Picture Oscar, Attenborough wanted Creator/StevenSpielberg to win for ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', and Spielberg would later direct Kingsley in this film. |
21 | * The Caterpillar in ''Film/AliceInWonderland1999'' |
22 | * [[BigBad Lord Kagan]] in the first ''Film/BloodRayne'' film. [[AwesomeDearBoy He always wanted to play a Vampire Lord.]] |
23 | * Don Logan in ''Film/SexyBeast'', for which he was nominated for 16 awards, and won 11. |
24 | * The Hood in the live-action ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie, commonly cited as one of the better parts; per [[WordOfGod Jonathan Frakes]], he took the role as it was less emotionally taxing compared to most of his work, and [[SoMyKidsCanWatch his kids urged him to take the part.]] |
25 | * Dr. Miranda, a doctor with a very dark past in ''Film/DeathAndTheMaiden'' |
26 | * Nizam in the ''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' movie. |
27 | * Massoud Amir Behrani in ''Literature/HouseOfSandAndFog''. |
28 | * Creator/GeorgesMelies in ''Film/{{Hugo}}''. |
29 | * Robert in the film of ''Theatre/{{Betrayal}}''. |
30 | * [[TragicHero O'Ryan]], an FBI Agent turned psychic vigilante SerialKillerKiller in ''Film/SuspectZero''. |
31 | * Mysterious Grinko in ''Film/{{Transsiberian}}''. |
32 | * The sinister psychologist Dr. Cawley in ''Film/ShutterIsland''. |
33 | * TreacherousAdvisor Tamir in the Creator/SachaBaronCohen comedy ''Film/TheDictator'' (not only did Cohen star in ''Hugo'', but the role of Tamir is very similar to Nizam in ''Prince of Persia''). |
34 | * [[RetiredBadass Mazer Rackham]] in ''Film/EndersGame''. |
35 | * Trevor Slattery in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. |
36 | ** ''Film/IronMan3'' |
37 | ** ''Film/AllHailTheKing'' |
38 | ** ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' |
39 | ** ''Series/WonderMan'' |
40 | * Dr. Watson, but not TheWatson, in ''Film/WithoutAClue''. |
41 | * The villainous Archibald Snatcher in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls''. |
42 | * Otto Frank in ''Series/AnneFrankTheWholeStory''. |
43 | * AsHimself in ''Series/TheSopranos'', where Christopher Moltisanti tries to pitch him his idea for a gangster-horror movie. |
44 | * Billionaire industrialist Damian Hale in ''Film/{{Selfless}}''. |
45 | * Bagheera in the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 2016 live-action adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheJungleBook''. |
46 | * Charlie in ''Film/Security2017'' |
47 | * Adolf Eichmann in ''Film/OperationFinale'' (2018) |
48 | * ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown2018'': General Woundwort |
49 | * Rapist-hunting vigilante Cooper in ''Film/{{Night Hunter|2019}}''. |
50 | * ''Film/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil2022'' |
51 | * ''DalĂland'' as Creator/SalvadorDali (older) |
52 | * ''Film/TheWonderfulStoryOfHenrySugar'' as Imdad Khan / the casino dealer |
53 | * ''Film/Poison2023'' as Dr. Ganderbai |
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55 | !!Tropes: |
56 | * {{Brownface}}: Kingsley darkened his skin for the title role in ''Film/{{Gandhi}}''; despite being half-Indian with parentage from the same region and ethnicity as the man, he's fair-skinned in real life. |
57 | * FakeNationality: Sir Ben's played everything from [[FakeAmerican Fake Americans]], to Fake Arabs, to Fake Persians, to Fake Frenchmen, to a Fake Maori, a Fake German, and several Fake Jews. [[WesternAnimation/FreddieAsFRO7 and a Fake French frog spy]]. |
58 | * PlaysGreatEthnics: Because of his mixed Indian and British ancestry, Kingsley is often tapped to play various ethnic groups. Lampshaded with his role in ''Film/IronMan3'', in which he plays an alleged Asian terrorist who is actually a British actor hired to be a front man for the real villain. |
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