Kingsley Ben-Adir

Kingsley Ben-Adir is a British television, film and stage actor. He has performed in several plays in London theatres. He plays pathologist Marcus Summer in ITV's detective drama Vera.^[1][2]

Education

He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2011.^[3]

Career

In 2011 he performed in Gillian Slovo's critically acclaimed sell out play The Riots at the Tricycle Theatre^[4]

In 2012 he played Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

In 2013 he played Borachio in Mark Rylance's production of Much Ado About Nothing at The Old Vic Theatre in London and also played in God's Property at the Soho Theatre.^[5][6]

In 2014 Ben-Adir performed in the play We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 at the Bush Theatre in London.^[7][8][9] The play received positive reviews.^[10]

Kingsley plays Sampson in Adam Smith's upcoming British Crime drama Trespass Against Us starring Michael Fassbender and will be seen playing Wetstick in Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Film

• WWZ (uncredited)
• City Slacker
• Trespass Against Us^[11]
• King Arthur: Legend of the Sword^[12]
• The Commuter

Television

• Agatha Christie's Marple A Caribbean Mystery
• Vera^[13]
• Midsomer Murders^[14]

Theatre

• Two Gentlemen Of Verona Royal & Derngate
• The Riots Tricycle Theatre Bernie Grant Arts Centre
• The Westbridge Royal Court Theatre
• A Midsummer Night's Dream Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
• Gods Property Soho Theatre Talawa Theatre Company^[15][16]
• Much Ado About Nothing Old Vic Theatre directed by Mark Rylance
• We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 Bush Theatre

References

1. "Review: Vera, ITV, 8pm Sunday ". The Journal.
2. "Vera, series six, episode one, review: 'rescued by Blethyn'". The Telegraph, Gerard O'Donovan 31 January 2016
3. http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/third_year_actors_2010_11/kingsley_ben_adir/
4. http://www.theguardian.com › Arts › Stage › Theatre
5. "Love and Acceptance in ‘God's Property’". The Platform, Dornett Roachford, March 21, 2013
6. "God's Property, Soho Theatre - review". Evening Standart, 27 February 2013.
7. "We Are Proud to Present… review – 'A Pirandellian take on a little-known genocide'". The Guardian. Michael Billington, 5 March 2014
8. "We Are Proud to Present, theatre review. Bush Theatre, London". The Independent, Paul Taylor 10 March 2014
9. "We Are Proud To Present… at Bush Theatre takes your breath away". Metro, Siobhan Murphy. Friday 7 Mar 2014
10. "Review: ‘We Are Proud to present…’". What's On - Africa, March 20, 2014
11. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3305308
12. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4667984/
13. "New stars coming to ITV's Vera". June 10, 2014 OntheBox .
14. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4667984/
15. "Identity crisis and tension are at the heart of Arinze Kene's God's Property at Soho Theatre". Robert Shore, Metro, 1 Mar 2013
16. "Theatre review: God's Property at the Soho Theatre". London24, 04 March 2013 Nick Rutherford