Person
Ben Whishaw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 14, 1980
- Place of birth
- Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Benjamin John Whishaw, Benjamin Whishaw
Biography
Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. He has received various accolades, including three British Academy Television Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe.
Beginning his career in the 2000s, he played the title role in a 2004 production of the play Hamlet. Television roles followed this in Nathan Barley (2005), Criminal Justice (2008) and The Hour (2011–12); and film roles in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Brideshead Revisited (2008), and Bright Star (2009).
In 2012, Whishaw played the title role in a BBC Two adaptation of Richard II, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. The same year, he appeared as Q in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), going on to reprise the role in Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). He has voiced Paddington Bear in several projects since Paddington (2014). His other film roles in the 2010s include Cloud Atlas (2012), The Lobster (2015), Suffragette (2015), The Danish Girl (2015), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
Whishaw had a leading role in London Spy (2015). For his portrayal of Norman Scott in the miniseries A Very English Scandal (2018), he won a BAFTA, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 2020, he had a leading role in the fourth season of the black comedy drama Fargo. He has since starred in the BBC medical drama series This Is Going to Hurt (2022), the short film Good Boy (2023), and the Netflix spy thriller series Black Doves (2024).
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In Catlg
3 Works in the catalog credit them.
Filmography
Elden RingFilm · 2028 · Acting
BruvvasFilm · 2026 · as He- Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day"Film · 2026 · as Self
Peter Hujar's DayFilm · 2025 · as Peter Hujar
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!Film · 2025 · Acting
An A to Z of PaddingtonFilm · 2024 · as Self
Black DovesTV · 2024 · as Sam Young · 6 episodes
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan TuringFilm · 2024 · as Narrator
In HeatFilm · 2024 · as Jon
Limonov: The BalladFilm · 2024 · as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Paddington in PeruFilm · 2024 · as Paddington Brown (voice)
Bad BehaviourFilm · 2023 · as Elon Bello
Good BoyFilm · 2023 · as Danny
PassagesFilm · 2023 · as Martin
Paddington Meets The QueenFilm · 2022 · as Paddington (voice)
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergTV · 2022 · as Self · 1 episode
This Is Going to HurtTV · 2022 · as Adam Kay · 7 episodes
UngentleFilm · 2022 · as Narrator (voice)
Women TalkingFilm · 2022 · as August- Designing BondFilm · 2021 · as Self
Miss FortunateFilm · 2021 · as Humourless Man
No Time to DieFilm · 2021 · as Q
SurgeFilm · 2020 · as Joseph
Little JoeFilm · 2019 · as Chris
O Holy GhostFilm · 2019 · as Charmaine
The Adventures of PaddingtonTV · 2019 · as Paddington (voice) · 154 episodes
The Personal History of David CopperfieldFilm · 2019 · as Uriah Heep
A Very English ScandalTV · 2018 · as Norman Scott · 3 episodes
His Picture In LittleFilm · 2018 · Acting
Mary Poppins ReturnsFilm · 2018 · as Michael Banks
National Theatre Live: Julius CaesarFilm · 2018 · as Marcus Brutus
Palo SantoFilm · 2018 · as Palo Santo Hologram
Family HappinessFilm · 2017 · as Romily Wells
Paddington 2Film · 2017 · as Paddington Brown (voice)
Queers.TV · 2017 · as Perce · 8 episodes
A Hologram for the KingFilm · 2016 · as Dave
In the Heart of the SeaFilm · 2015 · as Herman Melville
London SpyTV · 2015 · as Danny · 5 episodes
SpectreFilm · 2015 · as Q
SuffragetteFilm · 2015 · as Sonny Watts
The Danish GirlFilm · 2015 · as Henrik
The LobsterFilm · 2015 · as Limping Man
UnityFilm · 2015 · as Narrator (voice)
Days and NightsFilm · 2014 · as Eric
FargoTV · 2014 · as Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan · 11 episodes
LiltingFilm · 2014 · as Richard
PaddingtonFilm · 2014 · as Paddington (voice)
The MuseFilm · 2014 · as Edward
BeatFilm · 2013 · as Man
TeenageFilm · 2013 · as British Boy (voice)
The Zero TheoremFilm · 2013 · as Doctor 3
Cloud AtlasFilm · 2012 · as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Playhouse PresentsTV · 2012 · as Ezra · 1 episode
SkyfallFilm · 2012 · as Q
The Hollow CrownTV · 2012 · as King Richard · 1 episode
The HourTV · 2011 · as Freddie Lyon · 12 episodes
The TempestFilm · 2010 · as Ariel
Bright StarFilm · 2009 · as John Keats
Love HateFilm · 2009 · as Tom
The InternationalFilm · 2009 · as Renee
Brideshead RevisitedFilm · 2008 · as Sebastian Flyte
Criminal JusticeTV · 2008 · as Ben Coulter · 5 episodes
I'm Not ThereFilm · 2007 · as Arthur
The Graham Norton ShowTV · 2007 · as Self · 1 episode
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererFilm · 2006 · as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Nathan BarleyTV · 2005 · as Pingu · 5 episodes
StonedFilm · 2005 · as Keith Richards
Enduring LoveFilm · 2004 · as Spud
Layer CakeFilm · 2004 · as Sidney
Ready When You Are, Mr McGillFilm · 2004 · as Bruno
77 BedsFilm · 2003 · as Ishmael- Spiritual RampageFilm · 2003 · as Eric
The Booze CruiseFilm · 2003 · as Daniel
My Brother TomFilm · 2001 · as Tom
BabyFilm · 2000 · as Little Joe
Black CabTV · 2000 · as Ryan · 1 episode- Other People's ChildrenTV · 2000 · as Sully · 4 episodes
The EscortFilm · 1999 · as Jay
The TrenchFilm · 1999 · as Pte. James Deamis
BambiTV · 1948 · as Self · 1 episode- All Signs of DeathFilm · as Web
- High EndFilm · as Nigel
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