Benjamin Zephaniah

Acting • 1958-04-15 • Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

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.

Known For

8.5

Peaky Blinders

2013

3.8

Farendj

1991

10.0

I Bring You Frankincense

1996

8.0

Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile

1988

4.8

Mad Dogs

2002

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

1988

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Filmography

2024
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas ShelbyFilm
Narrator
★ 0.5
2020
Life & RhymesTV
Himself • 4 episodes
★ 10.0
2020
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside WorldFilm
Self
2018
The Big Narstie ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
2017
Frankie Boyle's New World OrderTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2013
Peaky BlindersTV
Jeremiah Jesus • 13 episodes
★ 8.5
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV
Self - Participant • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2010
Making the ConnectionFilm
Himself
★ 8.2
2010
PS Your Mystery SenderFilm
2007
The Big QuestionsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.7
2005
A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin ZephaniahFilm
Self
2003
QITV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2003
Celebrity MastermindTV
★ 6.0
2002
Mad DogsFilm
Poet
★ 4.8
1998
ParkinsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
1996
I Bring You FrankincenseFilm
Richard's father
★ 10.0
1996
Crucial TalesTV
Richard's father • 1 episodes
1994
Truth or DairyFilm
Self
1992
Dread Poets' SocietyFilm
Self
1991
FarendjFilm
Moses
★ 3.8
1988
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year ExileFilm
Street Corner Poet 1
★ 8.0
1988
Didn't You Kill My Brother?Film
Rufus
1986
ScreenPlayTV
Benjamin Zephaniah • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1985
Language is the KeyFilm
Himself
1983
Who Killed Colin Roach?Film
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...TV
Rufus • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1982
Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm PoetFilm
Self
1981
40 MinutesTV
★ 6.4
1979
Question TimeTV
Self - Panellist • 7 episodes
★ 5.9
1978
The South Bank ShowTV
★ 5.6