Benjamin Zephaniah(1958-2023)

Actor
Writer
Additional Crew

Benjamin Zephaniah was born on 15 April 1958 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Peaky Blinders (2013), 24 Heures pour survivre (1986) and Percy Lifar. He was married to Amina. He died on 7 December 2023 in the UK.

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Known for

Peaky Blinders

8.7

TV Series

Jeremiah Jesus

24 Heures pour survivre

6.6

TV Series

Benjamin Zephaniah

Percy Lifar

Tyrone

Paa Joe & The Lion

7.0

Additional Crew

2016

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Actor

Peaky Blinders
8.7
TV Series
- Jeremiah Jesus
- 2013–2022
Zen Motoring
8.7
TV Series
- God Complex
- 2022
Village
TV Movie
- Guest of the Week
- 1996
Crucial Tales
TV Mini Series
- Richard's father
- 1996
The Bill
6.7
TV Series
- Vagrant
- 1994
EastEnders
4.8
TV Series
- Derelict Man
- 1993
24 Heures pour survivre
6.6
TV Series
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- 1992
Farendj
5.8
- Moses
- 1990
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.8
TV Series
- Rufus
- 1988

Writer

Trivia
He declined an O.B.E. (Order of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to literature in the 2003 Queen's Honours List.

Quotes
Deep down, I am a revolutionary. I have no faith in the political system as it is. I've voted, but it's always for the least of the evils. On that track ["I Am a Revolutionary", from his 2017 album "Revolutionary Minds"], I say I go on Question Time and I talk to politicians and get involved, but actually I'd like to just burn the lot of them. The system stinks. I can't understand why I'm almost 60, and I'm still fucking angry. Everyone told me I was going to be mellow by now. I've got a house, I grow my own vegetables, and I'm still angry.