Mr Francatelli

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Ferdinand Kingsley (born 13 February 1988) is an English actor and record producer. He is best known for playing the roles of Hamza Bey in the film Dracula Untold (2014), Mr. Francatelli in the television series Victoria (2016–2019), and Irving Thalberg in the film Mank (2020).

Early life[edit]

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Kingsley was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the son of actor Ben Kingsley and theatre director Alison Sutcliffe. His paternal grandfather, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji (1914–1968), was a Kenyan-born medical doctor of Gujarati Indian descent.^[1][2][3] His great-grandfather was an extremely successful spice trader who had moved from India to Zanzibar, where his grandfather lived until moving to England at the age of 14.^[4][5][6] Kingsley's paternal grandmother was English; she was born out of wedlock, and 'would loath to speak of her background'.^[7][8] His other great-grandfather was believed by the family to have been of either German-Jewish or Russian-Jewish descent, while his great-grandmother was English and worked in the garment district of East London.^[9][10]

Kingsley attended Warwick School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.^[11]

Acting career[edit]

Kingsley's theatre credits include Troilus and Cressida, and Little Eyolf for the Royal Shakespeare Company.^[11][12] He played Rosencrantz in the National Theatre's 2010–11 production of Hamlet, for which he received a commendation at the 2010 Ian Charleson Awards, and Phaeax in Welcome to Thebes.^[11][12]

In the film The Last Legion he played Young Ambrosinus in flashbacks to the younger days of the character Ambrosinus, played by his father Ben Kingsley.^[13] He took the part of Albert Aurier in the BBC production Vincent Van Gogh: Painted With Words.^[11][12][14] He plays Bushy in Richard II, which is part of the BBC's Shakespeare season to be aired in Summer 2012.^[12][15]

He played both Jesus and God the Father in the August 2012 production of the York Mystery Plays.^[12][16] In 2013, Kingsley played the part of murdered Jewish anarchist Joshua Bloom in the BBC period crime drama Ripper Street, and filmed prominent roles in Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember, the BBC feature film The Whale as Obed Hendricks, and Universal Pictures' 2014 feature Dracula Untold as Hamza Bey. In Spring 2013, Kingsley starred in the short film Dance in Colour by The Crookes. In 2016, Kingsley starred in ITV's drama Victoria as Italian British cook Charles Elmé Francatelli.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Ben Kingsley Biography (1943-)'. Filmreference.com.
2. ^Husband, Stuart (24 April 2013). 'Sir Ben Kingsley: 'Without a mask, I haven't got a clue''. The Daily Telegraph.
3. ^'BBC - A History of the World - Object : Sir Ben Kingsley's gold turban'. Bbc.co.uk.
4. ^Bennetts, Leslie. Ben Kingsley’s Journey From Hamlet to Gandhi. New York Times: Best Pictures. 13 December 1982.
5. ^Von Busack, Richard. Sexy Beast. Metroactive movies. March 2005.
6. ^Pathak, Rujul. Ben Kingsley's Chameleon CharactersArchived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Little India.com. 15 June 2005.
7. ^Pfefferman, Naomi. Shoah dramas continue to compel actor Ben Kingsley. L.A. Jewish Journal. 18 May 2001.
8. ^Tugend, Tom. Incidental Intelligence. JewishJournal.com. 13 April 2001.
9. ^Krieger, Hilary Leila (10 April 2005). ''Gandhi' brings his 'truth-force' to Palestinian audiences'. The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2007.: 'The grandmother of the knighted Royal Shakespeare Company alum spoke Yiddish she picked up while a garment worker in London's East End a century ago. 'She was violently opposed to talking about this, so my poor mother was at the receiving end of a rage attack every time my grandmother was asked about her husband, her lover, whoever it was, but it's believed that he was a Russian Jew or a German Jew called Goodman', Kingsley told The Jerusalem Post'.
10. ^Pollack, Joe (3 January 1994). 'He's No Stranger to Holocaust'. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 28 November 2011. I'm not Jewish,' he said, 'and though there might be some Russian-Jewish heritage way back on my mother's side, the thread is so fine there's no real evidence...
11. ^ ^abcd'National Theatre'. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
12. ^ ^abcde'Meet God - and Jesus Christ'. Yorkpress.co.uk.
13. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. ^'Painted with Words'. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
15. ^'BBC - Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films - Media Centre'. Bbc.co.uk.
16. ^'Actor to play both God and Jesus'. Bbc.co.uk. 24 May 2012.

External links[edit]

• Ferdinand Kingsley on IMDb

Ferdinand Kingsley (born 13 February 1988) is an English actor and record producer. He is best known for playing the roles of Hamza Bey in the film Dracula Untold (2014), Mr. Francatelli in the television series Victoria (2016–2019), and Irving Thalberg in the film Mank (2020).

Early life[edit]

Kingsley was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the son of actor Ben Kingsley and theatre director Alison Sutcliffe. His paternal grandfather, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji (1914–1968), was a Kenyan-born medical doctor of Gujarati Indian descent.^[1][2][3] His great-grandfather was an extremely successful spice trader who had moved from India to Zanzibar, where his grandfather lived until moving to England at the age of 14.^[4][5][6] Kingsley's paternal grandmother was English; she was born out of wedlock, and 'would loath to speak of her background'.^[7][8] His other great-grandfather was believed by the family to have been of either German-Jewish or Russian-Jewish descent, while his great-grandmother was English and worked in the garment district of East London.^[9][10]

Kingsley attended Warwick School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.^[11]

Acting career[edit]

Kingsley's theatre credits include Troilus and Cressida, and Little Eyolf for the Royal Shakespeare Company.^[11][12] He played Rosencrantz in the National Theatre's 2010–11 production of Hamlet, for which he received a commendation at the 2010 Ian Charleson Awards, and Phaeax in Welcome to Thebes.^[11][12]

In the film The Last Legion he played Young Ambrosinus in flashbacks to the younger days of the character Ambrosinus, played by his father Ben Kingsley.^[13] He took the part of Albert Aurier in the BBC production Vincent Van Gogh: Painted With Words.^[11][12][14] He plays Bushy in Richard II, which is part of the BBC's Shakespeare season to be aired in Summer 2012.^[12][15]

He played both Jesus and God the Father in the August 2012 production of the York Mystery Plays.^[12][16] In 2013, Kingsley played the part of murdered Jewish anarchist Joshua Bloom in the BBC period crime drama Ripper Street, and filmed prominent roles in Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember, the BBC feature film The Whale as Obed Hendricks, and Universal Pictures' 2014 feature Dracula Untold as Hamza Bey. In Spring 2013, Kingsley starred in the short film Dance in Colour by The Crookes. In 2016, Kingsley starred in ITV's drama Victoria as Italian British cook Charles Elmé Francatelli.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Mrs Skerrett

Television[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Ben Kingsley Biography (1943-)'. Filmreference.com.
2. ^Husband, Stuart (24 April 2013). 'Sir Ben Kingsley: 'Without a mask, I haven't got a clue''. The Daily Telegraph.
3. ^'BBC - A History of the World - Object : Sir Ben Kingsley's gold turban'. Bbc.co.uk.
4. ^Bennetts, Leslie. Ben Kingsley’s Journey From Hamlet to Gandhi. New York Times: Best Pictures. 13 December 1982.
5. ^Von Busack, Richard. Sexy Beast. Metroactive movies. March 2005.
6. ^Pathak, Rujul. Ben Kingsley's Chameleon CharactersArchived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Little India.com. 15 June 2005.
7. ^Pfefferman, Naomi. Shoah dramas continue to compel actor Ben Kingsley. L.A. Jewish Journal. 18 May 2001.
8. ^Tugend, Tom. Incidental Intelligence. JewishJournal.com. 13 April 2001.
9. ^Krieger, Hilary Leila (10 April 2005). ''Gandhi' brings his 'truth-force' to Palestinian audiences'. The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2007.: 'The grandmother of the knighted Royal Shakespeare Company alum spoke Yiddish she picked up while a garment worker in London's East End a century ago. 'She was violently opposed to talking about this, so my poor mother was at the receiving end of a rage attack every time my grandmother was asked about her husband, her lover, whoever it was, but it's believed that he was a Russian Jew or a German Jew called Goodman', Kingsley told The Jerusalem Post'.
10. ^Pollack, Joe (3 January 1994). 'He's No Stranger to Holocaust'. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 28 November 2011. I'm not Jewish,' he said, 'and though there might be some Russian-Jewish heritage way back on my mother's side, the thread is so fine there's no real evidence...
11. ^ ^abcd'National Theatre'. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
12. ^ ^abcde'Meet God - and Jesus Christ'. Yorkpress.co.uk.
13. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. ^'Painted with Words'. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
15. ^'BBC - Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films - Media Centre'. Bbc.co.uk.
16. ^'Actor to play both God and Jesus'. Bbc.co.uk. 24 May 2012.

External links[edit]

• Ferdinand Kingsley on IMDb

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