
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 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 B…
Acting
- 2024Black DovesSam Young6 ep.
- 2022This Is Going to HurtAdam Kay7 ep.
- 2019The Adventures of PaddingtonPaddington (voice)154 ep.
- 2018A Very English ScandalNorman Scott3 ep.
- 2017Queers.8 ep.
- 2015London SpyDanny5 ep.
- 2014FargoPatrick 'Rabbi' Milligan11 ep.
- 2012The Hollow CrownKing Richard1 ep.
- 2011The HourFreddie Lyon12 ep.
- 2008Criminal JusticeBen Coulter5 ep.
- 2005Nathan BarleyPingu5 ep.
- 2000Other People's ChildrenSully4 ep.
- 2000Black CabRyan1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2022This Is Going to HurtExecutive Producer7 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2024Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSelf1 ep.
- 2018The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2017Queers.Perce1 ep.
- 2014Playhouse PresentsEzra1 ep.
- 2012The Hollow CrownKing Richard1 ep.
- 2006BambiSelf1 ep.
- 2005Nathan BarleyPingu6 ep.
- 2000Black CabRyan1 ep.
Also known as: Benjamin John Whishaw · Benjamin Whishaw