Kingsley Ben-Adir

Biography

Kingsley Ben-Adir is a British actor born on November 20, 1986, in Kentish Town, London. He has gained recognition for his roles as Marcus Summer in ITV's Vera and Colonel Ben Younger in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders. In 2020, he won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer for his portrayal of Malcolm X in Amazon Studios' One Night in Miami... and will soon star as Bob Marley in a forthcoming biopic.