Benjamin Zephaniah

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.

Known For

Peaky Blinders

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Question Time

The Big Questions

The Comic Strip Presents...

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

The Big Narstie Show

Parkinson

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Acting

2024

Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby as Narrator

2020

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World as Self

Life & Rhymes as Himself

2018

The Big Narstie Show as Self

2017

Frankie Boyle's New World Order as Self

2013

Peaky Blinders as Jeremiah Jesus

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant

2010

Making the Connection as Himself

2007

The Big Questions as Self

2005

A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah as Self

2003

QI as Self

2002

Mad Dogs as Poet

1998

Parkinson as Self

1996

I Bring You Frankincense as Richard's father

1994

Truth or Dairy as Self

1992

Dread Poets' Society as Self

1990

Farendj as Moses

1988

Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile as Street Corner Poet 1

Didn't You Kill My Brother? as Rufus

1983

Who Killed Colin Roach?

1982

Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet as Self

The Comic Strip Presents... as Rufus

1981

40 Minutes

1979

Question Time as Self - Panellist

Writing

2005

A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah as Writer

1992

Dread Poets' Society as Writer

Sound

1982

Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet as Music

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