Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 15, 1958

died

December 7, 2023

place of birth

Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

total credits

13 movies

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.

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Known For

Mad Dogs

Mad Dogs

as Poet

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

as Rufus

I Bring You Frankincense

I Bring You Frankincense

as Richard's father

Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society

as Self

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

as Self

Truth or Dairy

Truth or Dairy

as Self

Filmography

13 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Mad Dogs
4.8

Mad Dogs

2002as Poet
Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

1988as Rufus
I Bring You Frankincense
10.0

I Bring You Frankincense

1996as Richard's father
Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society

1992as Self
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

2020as Self
Truth or Dairy

Truth or Dairy

1994as Self
Farendj
3.8

Farendj

1990as Moses
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
0.5

Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

2024as Narrator
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
8.0

Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile

1988as Street Corner Poet 1
A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah

A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah

2005as Self
Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet

Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet

1982as Self
Who Killed Colin Roach?

Who Killed Colin Roach?

1983
Language is the Key

Language is the Key

1985as Himself