Ben Whishaw

Cast

Ben Whishaw

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1980-10-14

From

Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Also known as Benjamin John Whishaw, Μπεν Γουίσοου, بن ویشاو

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Whishaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

No Time to Die
★7.3
MOVIE2021

No Time to Die

as Q

Spectre
★6.6
MOVIE2015

Spectre

as Q

Skyfall
★7.3
MOVIE2012

Skyfall

as Q

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
★7.4
MOVIE2006

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

Paddington
★7.1
MOVIE2014

Paddington

as Paddington (voice)

Cloud Atlas
★6.9
MOVIE2012

Cloud Atlas

as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman

Paddington 2
★7.5
MOVIE2017

Paddington 2

as Paddington Brown (voice)

Paddington in Peru
★6.8
MOVIE2024

Paddington in Peru

as Paddington Brown (voice)

The Lobster
★7.0
MOVIE2015

The Lobster

as Limping Man

The Danish Girl
★7.5
MOVIE2015

The Danish Girl

as Henrik

In the Heart of the Sea
★6.8
MOVIE2015

In the Heart of the Sea

as Herman Melville

Mary Poppins Returns
★6.5
MOVIE2018

Mary Poppins Returns

as Michael Banks

Layer Cake
★6.9
MOVIE2004

Layer Cake

as Sidney

Passages
★6.3
MOVIE2023

Passages

as Martin

Unity
★7.5
MOVIE2015

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

Women Talking
★6.8
MOVIE2022

Women Talking

as August

I'm Not There
★6.5
MOVIE2007

I'm Not There

as Arthur

The Personal History of David Copperfield
★6.4
MOVIE2019

The Personal History of David Copperfield

as Uriah Heep

Suffragette
★7.2
MOVIE2015

Suffragette

as Sonny Watts

Peter Hujar's Day
★5.3
MOVIE2025

Peter Hujar's Day

as Peter Hujar

The Zero Theorem
★6.1
MOVIE2013

The Zero Theorem

as Doctor 3

The Trench
★5.4
MOVIE1999

The Trench

as Pte. James Deamis

Bright Star
★6.6
MOVIE2009

Bright Star

as John Keats

Enduring Love
★5.8
MOVIE2004

Enduring Love

as Spud

A Hologram for the King
★5.9
MOVIE2016

A Hologram for the King

as Dave

The Tempest
★5.3
MOVIE2010

The Tempest

as Ariel

Elden Ring
MOVIE2028

Elden Ring

Brideshead Revisited
★6.3
MOVIE2008

Brideshead Revisited

as Sebastian Flyte

In Heat
MOVIE2024

In Heat

Little Joe
★5.8
MOVIE2019

Little Joe

as Chris

Teenage
★6.2
MOVIE2013

Teenage

as British Boy (voice)

Love Hate
★8.0
MOVIE2009

Love Hate

as Tom

Lilting
★6.9
MOVIE2014

Lilting

as Richard

The Escort
★5.4
MOVIE1999

The Escort

as Jay

Limonov: The Ballad
★6.4
MOVIE2024

Limonov: The Ballad

as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov

Surge
★5.4
MOVIE2020

Surge

as Joseph

Stoned
★5.2
MOVIE2005

Stoned

as Keith Richards

Bad Behaviour
★4.8
MOVIE2023

Bad Behaviour

as Elon Bello

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
★7.5
MOVIE2018

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

as Marcus Brutus

Days and Nights
★4.5
MOVIE2014

Days and Nights

as Eric

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
★7.3
MOVIE2004

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

as Bruno

Designing Bond
★5.5
MOVIE2021

Designing Bond

as Self

Good Boy
★6.7
MOVIE2023

Good Boy

as Danny

All Signs of Death
MOVIETBA

All Signs of Death

as Web

My Brother Tom
★5.8
MOVIE2001

My Brother Tom

as Tom

High End
MOVIETBA

High End

as Nigel

His Picture In Little
MOVIE2018

His Picture In Little

Palo Santo
★7.3
MOVIE2018

Palo Santo

as Palo Santo Hologram

Paddington Meets The Queen
★7.5
MOVIE2022

Paddington Meets The Queen

as Paddington (voice)

Spiritual Rampage
MOVIE2003

Spiritual Rampage

as Eric

Miss Fortunate
MOVIE2021

Miss Fortunate

as Humourless Man

The Booze Cruise
★8.0
MOVIE2003

The Booze Cruise

as Daniel

Beat
★7.0
MOVIE2013

Beat

as Man

O Holy Ghost
MOVIE2019

O Holy Ghost

as Charmaine

The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
MOVIE2025

The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!

77 Beds
★8.0
MOVIE2003

77 Beds

as Ishmael

An A to Z of Paddington
MOVIE2024

An A to Z of Paddington

as Self

Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
MOVIE2024

Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing

as Narrator

The Muse
★8.2
MOVIE2014

The Muse

as Edward

Family Happiness
MOVIE2017

Family Happiness

as The Brother

Baby
★6.3
MOVIE2000

Baby

as Little Joe

Ungentle
★5.9
MOVIE2022

Ungentle

as Narrator (voice)

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