Gimė Jorkšyro grafystėje Anglijoje. Tikrasis vardas – Krishna Bhanji. 1982-aisiais pelnė “Oskaro” apdovanojimą už geriausią vyrišką vaidmenį filme “Gandis”. Vėliau per savo karjerą buvo dar tris kartus nominuotas prestižiškiausiam apdovanojimui.

Biography

Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December 1943), born Krishna Pandit Bhanji , is a British actor. He has won an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards in his career. He is known for starring as Mohandas Gandhi in the film Gandhi in 1982, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also known for his performances in the films Schindler’s List (1993), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), and House of Sand and Fog.