
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.
Movie Appearances

Mad Dogs
as Poet
2002

Farendj
as Moses
1990

Dread Poets' Society
as Self
1992

A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
as Self
2005

Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
as Narrator
2024
Making the Connection
as Himself
2010

Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet
as Self
1982

Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
as Street Corner Poet 1
1988

I Bring You Frankincense
as Richard's father
1996

Didn't You Kill My Brother?
as Rufus
1988

Truth or Dairy
as Self
1994

Who Killed Colin Roach?
1983

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
as Self
2020
PS Your Mystery Sender
2010

Language is the Key
as Himself
1985
TV Appearances

The Big Questions
as Self
2007

Life & Rhymes
as Himself
2020

Frankie Boyle's New World Order
as Self
2017

Peaky Blinders
as Jeremiah Jesus
2013

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011

Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979

The Big Narstie Show
as Self
2018

The Comic Strip Presents...
as Rufus
1982

QI
as Self
2003

Parkinson
as Self
1998

40 Minutes
1981