Ben Whishaw
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1980-10-14 (age 45)
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Fargo
2014
as Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Ezra
The Adventures of Paddington
2019
as Paddington (voice)
Black Doves
2024
as Sam Young
The Hollow Crown
2012
as King Richard
The Hour
2011
as Freddie Lyon
London Spy
2015
as Danny
Criminal Justice
2008
as Ben Coulter
A Very English Scandal
2018
as Norman Scott
This Is Going to Hurt
2022
as Adam Kay
Nathan Barley
2005
as Pingu
Black Cab
2000
as Ryan
Queers.
2017
as Perce
Other People's Children
2000
as Sully
Movies (65)
No Time to Die
2021
as Q
Skyfall
2012
as Q
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Spectre
2015
as Q
Paddington
2014
as Paddington (voice)
Cloud Atlas
2012
as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Paddington 2
2017
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Paddington in Peru
2024
as Paddington Brown (voice)
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Herman Melville
The Lobster
2015
as Limping Man
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Michael Banks
The Danish Girl
2015
as Henrik
Elden Ring
2028
The International
2009
as Renee
In Heat
2024
as Jon
The Zero Theorem
2013
as Doctor 3
Layer Cake
2004
as Sidney
A Hologram for the King
2016
as Dave
Suffragette
2015
as Sonny Watts
I'm Not There
2007
as Arthur
Brideshead Revisited
2008
as Sebastian Flyte
Women Talking
2022
as August
High End
as Nigel
Lilting
2014
as Richard
Passages
2023
as Martin
Good Boy
2023
as Danny
Peter Hujar's Day
2025
as Peter Hujar
Bright Star
2009
as John Keats
Beat
2013
as Man
Miss Fortunate
2021
as Humourless Man
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
2025
Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day"
2026
as Self
Little Joe
2019
as Chris
The Escort
1999
as Jay
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Uriah Heep
Spiritual Rampage
2003
as Eric
The Trench
1999
as Pte. James Deamis
The Tempest
2010
as Ariel
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Limonov: The Ballad
2024
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Bad Behaviour
2023
as Elon Bello
Enduring Love
2004
as Spud
Designing Bond
2021
as Self
Days and Nights
2014
as Eric
77 Beds
2003
as Ishmael
An A to Z of Paddington
2024
as Self
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
2024
as Narrator
The Booze Cruise
2003
as Daniel
Surge
2020
as Joseph
Stoned
2005
as Keith Richards
Ungentle
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Paddington Meets The Queen
2022
as Paddington (voice)
Bruvvas
My Brother Tom
2001
as Tom
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
2018
as Marcus Brutus
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
2004
as Bruno
His Picture In Little
2018
Love Hate
2009
as Tom
O Holy Ghost
2019
as Charmaine
Teenage
2013
as British Boy (voice)
All Signs of Death
as Web
Baby
2000
as Little Joe
Family Happiness
2017
as The Brother
The Muse
2014
as Edward
Palo Santo
2018
as Palo Santo Hologram
About Ben Whishaw
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 play… With 82 credits spanning from 1948 to 2028, Ben Whishaw has appeared in 65 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Whishaw Movies
- No Time to Die (2021) — as Q
- Skyfall (2012) — as Q
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) — as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
- Spectre (2015) — as Q
- Paddington (2014) — as Paddington (voice)
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