Sir Ben Kingsley (born
Krishna Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. In a career spanning over 40 years, he has won an
Oscar,
Grammy,
BAFTA, two
Golden Globes and
Screen Actors Guild awards. He is known for his starring role as
Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film
Gandhi, for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also known for his performances in the films
Schindler's List (1993),
Sexy Beast (2000),
Lucky Number Slevin (2006),
Shutter Island (2010),
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010),
Hugo (2011), and
Iron Man 3 (2013). Kingsley was made a
Knight Bachelor in 2002. In 2010, he was awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013 he received the
BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.