Benjamin Zephaniah

Known for

Acting

Born

April 15, 1958

Birthplace

Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

Died

December 7, 2023 (aged 65)

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.

Best known work

Peaky Blinders

2013

QI

2003

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

2017

Question Time

1979

Mad Dogs

2002

The South Bank Show

1978

The Big Narstie Show

2018

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

40 Minutes

1981

Filmography

2024
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
as Narrator
2020
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
as Self
2020
Life & RhymesTV
as Himself (4 episodes)
2018
The Big Narstie ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2017
Frankie Boyle's New World OrderTV
as Self (1 episode)
2013
Peaky BlindersTV
as Jeremiah Jesus (13 episodes)
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV
as Self - Participant (1 episode)
2010
Making the Connection
as Himself
2010
PS Your Mystery Sender
2007
The Big QuestionsTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2005
A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
as Self, Writer
2003
Celebrity MastermindTV
2003
QITV
as Self (1 episode)
2002
Mad Dogs
as Poet
1998
ParkinsonTV
as Self (1 episode)
1996
I Bring You Frankincense
as Richard's father
1996
Crucial TalesTV
as Richard's father (1 episode)
1994
Truth or Dairy
as Self
1992
Dread Poets' Society
as Self, Writer
1991
Farendj
as Moses
1988
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
as Rufus
1988
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
as Street Corner Poet 1
1986
ScreenPlayTV
as Benjamin Zephaniah (1 episode), Writer
1985
Language is the Key
as Himself
1983
Who Killed Colin Roach?