Ferdinand Kingsley
- Actor
Born in 1988 at Leamington Spa. Warwickshire, to knighted British actor
Ben Kingsley and his theatrical director wife Alison Sutcliffe,
Ferdinand has a brother Edmund and they both began appearing on stage
in no-speaking roles as children. He also a brother Thomas Alexis Bhanji and sister Jasmine Bhanji from his father's first marriage. Turning down the opportunity to
attend Clare College, Cambridge, Ferdinand instead was a student at the
Guildhall Theatre School and since graduating has appeared with the
Royal Shakespeare Company,and the National Theatre earning a nomination
in 2010 for the Ian Charleson Award for his role as best newcomer as
Rosencratz. He also appeared in the film 'The Last Legion' playing his
father's character as a young man and on television in crime dramas
'Ripper Street' and 'Poirot'. He is also a music producer under the
name of FK.
