Ferdinand Kingsley

Ferdinand James M. Kingsley, born on 13 February 1988 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Hamza Bey in the film Dracula Untold (2014), Mr. Francatelli in the television series Victoria (2016–2019), Irving Thalberg in the film Mank (2020), and Hob Gadling in Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman (2022). Son of actor Ben Kingsley and theatre director Alison Sutcliffe, Ferdinand attended the RSC theatre nursery, Warwick School, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His theatre credits include Troilus and Cressida and Little Eyolf for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and he played Rosencrantz in the National Theatre's production of Hamlet.