About

Known credits:
74
Birthday:
1980-10-14
Place of birth:
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Website:
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Ben Whishaw

Overview

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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Known for

Acting

2025 Peter Hujar's Day Actor Peter Hujar 58
Average
2024 Black Doves Actor Sam Young 70
Good
2024 Paddington in Peru Actor Paddington Brown (voice) 63
Fair
2024 Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing Actor Narrator N/A
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2024 In Heat Actor N/A
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2024 Limonov: The Ballad Actor Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov 59
Average
2023 Bad Behaviour Actor Elon Bello 58
Average
2023 Passages Actor Martin 59
Average
2023 Good Boy Actor Danny 58
Average
2022 Women Talking Actor August 64
Fair
2022 Ungentle Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2022 This Is Going to Hurt Actor Adam Kay 74
Good
2021 Designing Bond Actor Self N/A
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2021 No Time to Die Actor Q 72
Good
2021 Miss Fortunate Actor Humourless Man N/A
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2020 Surge Actor Joseph 58
Average
2019 The Adventures of Paddington Actor Paddington (voice) 70
Good
2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Actor Uriah Heep 61
Fair
2019 Little Joe Actor Chris 58
Average
2019 O Holy Ghost Actor Charmaine N/A
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2018 Mary Poppins Returns Actor Michael Banks 64
Fair
2018 Palo Santo Actor Palo Santo Hologram 58
Average
2018 A Very English Scandal Actor Norman Scott 70
Good
2018 National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar Actor Marcus Brutus 58
Average
2018 His Picture In Little Actor N/A
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2017 Paddington 2 Actor Paddington Brown (voice) 72
Good
2017 Family Happiness Actor The Brother N/A
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2017 Queers. Actor 68
Fair
2016 A Hologram for the King Actor Dave 58
Average
2015 In the Heart of the Sea Actor Herman Melville 66
Fair
2015 The Danish Girl Actor Henrik 74
Good
2015 London Spy Actor Danny 69
Fair
2015 Spectre Actor Q 65
Fair
2015 Suffragette Actor Sonny Watts 68
Fair
2015 The Lobster Actor Limping Man 69
Fair
2015 Unity Actor Narrator (voice) 60
Fair
2014 Paddington Actor Paddington (voice) 69
Fair
2014 Days and Nights Actor Eric 58
Average
2014 Lilting Actor Richard 60
Fair
2014 The Muse Actor Edward 58
Average
2013 Beat Actor Man 59
Average
2013 The Zero Theorem Actor Doctor 3 60
Fair
2013 Teenage Actor British Boy (voice) 59
Average
2012 Cloud Atlas Actor Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman 68
Fair
2012 Skyfall Actor Q 72
Good
2011 The Hour Actor Freddie Lyon 72
Good
2010 The Tempest Actor Ariel 57
Average
2009 Bright Star Actor John Keats 62
Fair
2009 Love Hate Actor Tom 59
Average
2008 Brideshead Revisited Actor Sebastian Flyte 59
Average
2008 Criminal Justice Actor Ben Coulter N/A
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2007 I'm Not There Actor Arthur 62
Fair
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Actor Jean-Baptiste Grenouille 72
Good
2005 Stoned Actor Keith Richards 58
Average
2005 Nathan Barley Actor Pingu 70
Good
2004 Enduring Love Actor Spud 58
Average
2004 Layer Cake Actor Sidney 67
Fair
2004 Ready When You Are, Mr McGill Actor Bruno 59
Average
2003 77 Beds Actor Ishmael 58
Average
2003 The Booze Cruise Actor Daniel 59
Average
2003 Spiritual Rampage Actor Eric N/A
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2001 My Brother Tom Actor Tom 58
Average
2000 Other People's Children Actor Sully N/A
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2000 Baby Actor Little Joe 58
Average
1999 The Escort Actor Jay 58
Average
1999 The Trench Actor Pte. James Deamis 58
Average
Elden Ring Actor N/A
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The Man I Love Actor N/A
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All Signs of Death Actor Web N/A
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Untitled Paddington 4 Actor Paddington Brown (voice) N/A
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Diamond Shitter Actor Nigel N/A
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Production

2025 Peter Hujar's Day Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2023 Bad Behaviour Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2022 This Is Going to Hurt Production Executive Producer 74
Good