
Benjamin Zephaniah
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-04-15
Day of Death
2023-12-07 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
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
Acting
(2024)
(2020)
(2010)
Making the Connection
as Himself
(2010)
(2005)
(2002)
Mad Dogs
as Poet
(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)
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
as Rufus
(1988)
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
as Street Corner Poet 1
(1983)
(1982)
Crew
(2005)
(1992)
Dread Poets' Society
Writer
(1982)