Benjamin Zephaniah

Personal Info

Birthday

April 15, 1958

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

Peaky Blinders

The Comic Strip Presents...

Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

Mad Dogs

Farendj

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile

I Bring You Frankincense

Filmography

2024
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
as Narrator
2020
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
as Self
2010
Making the Connection
as Himself
2005
A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
as Self
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
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
as Street Corner Poet 1
1982
Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet
as Self