Directed credits
0
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Director
Benjamin Zephaniah
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 1468453
IMDb ID: nm0954981
Known for: Acting
Born: April 15, 1958
Died: December 7, 2023
Age: 65
Place of birth: Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2024
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 8.22
Wikidata: Q561142
Frequent jobs
Writer (3)Music (1)
Biography
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (April 15, 1958 - December 7, 2023) was a British writer, dub poet and Rastafarian. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Benjamin Zephaniah.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Benjamin Zephaniah.
as Richard's father
I Bring You Frankincense
1996 • Movie
Writer
A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
2005 • Movie
Writer
Dread Poets' Society
1992 • Movie
as Rufus
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988 • Movie
as Self
Truth or Dairy
1994 • Movie
Music
Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet
1982 • Movie
as Himself
Language is the Key
1985 • Movie
as Moses
Farendj
1990 • Movie
as Poet
Mad Dogs
2002 • Movie
as Narrator
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
2024 • Movie
as Street Corner Poet 1
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
1988 • Movie
as Self
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
2020 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Benjamin Zephaniah.
as Jeremiah Jesus • 13 eps
Peaky Blinders
2013 • Series
as Self - Panellist • 7 eps
Question Time
1979 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
QI
2003 • Series
1 eps
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 • Series
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Parkinson
1998 • Series
as Rufus • 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ScreenPlay
1986 • Series
1 eps
40 Minutes
1981 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Big Questions
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Big Narstie Show
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
2017 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Benjamin Zephaniah.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
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Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Benjamin Zephaniah.
as Narrator
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
2024 • Movie
as Self
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
2020 • Movie
as Self
A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
2005 • Movie
as Poet
Mad Dogs
2002 • Movie
as Richard's father
I Bring You Frankincense
1996 • Movie
as Self
Truth or Dairy
1994 • Movie
as Self
Dread Poets' Society
1992 • Movie
as Moses
Farendj
1990 • Movie
as Rufus
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988 • Movie
as Street Corner Poet 1
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
1988 • Movie
as Himself
Language is the Key
1985 • Movie
Who Killed Colin Roach?
1983 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Benjamin Zephaniah.
as Himself • 4 eps
Life & Rhymes
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Big Narstie Show
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
2017 • Series
as Jeremiah Jesus • 13 eps
Peaky Blinders
2013 • Series
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Big Questions
2007 • Series
1 eps
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
QI
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Parkinson
1998 • Series
as Benjamin Zephaniah • 1 eps
ScreenPlay
1986 • Series
as Rufus • 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 • Series
1 eps
40 Minutes
1981 • Series