
Ben Whishaw
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1980-10-14 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- 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).
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Known For
TV Shows (17)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Fargo
2014
as Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan

Bambi
1948
as Self

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self

Playhouse Presents
2012
as Ezra

The Hollow Crown
2012
as King Richard

Black Doves
2024
as Sam Young

The Adventures of Paddington
2019
as Paddington (voice)

The Hour
2011
as Freddie Lyon

Criminal Justice
2008
as Ben Coulter

London Spy
2015
as Danny

This Is Going to Hurt
2022
as Adam Kay

Queers.
2017
as Perce

Nathan Barley
2005
as Pingu

A Very English Scandal
2018
as Norman Scott
Other People's Children
2000
as Sully

Black Cab
2000
as Ryan
Movies (62)

No Time to Die
2021
as Q

Spectre
2015
as Q

Skyfall
2012
as Q

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

Paddington
2014
as Paddington (voice)

The Lobster
2015
as Limping Man

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)

The Danish Girl
2015
as Henrik

In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Herman Melville

Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Michael Banks

Layer Cake
2004
as Sidney

Passages
2023
as Martin

Women Talking
2022
as August

Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)

The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Uriah Heep

Suffragette
2015
as Sonny Watts

Peter Hujar's Day
2025
as Peter Hujar

I'm Not There
2007
as Arthur

The Zero Theorem
2013
as Doctor 3

The Trench
1999
as Pte. James Deamis

Bright Star
2009
as John Keats

Elden Ring
2028

A Hologram for the King
2016
as Dave

The Tempest
2010
as Ariel

Brideshead Revisited
2008
as Sebastian Flyte

Enduring Love
2004
as Spud

Limonov: The Ballad
2024
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov

The Escort
1999
as Jay

Little Joe
2019
as Chris

Lilting
2014
as Richard

In Heat
2024

Surge
2020
as Joseph

Teenage
2013
as British Boy (voice)

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
2004
as Bruno

Stoned
2005
as Keith Richards

Bad Behaviour
2023
as Elon Bello
All Signs of Death
as Web

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
2018
as Marcus Brutus

Love Hate
2009
as Tom

Days and Nights
2014
as Eric

Good Boy
2023
as Danny

My Brother Tom
2001
as Tom
High End
as Nigel

Palo Santo
2018
as Palo Santo Hologram

His Picture In Little
2018
Designing Bond
2021
as Self

Miss Fortunate
2021
as Humourless Man

The Booze Cruise
2003
as Daniel

The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
2025

An A to Z of Paddington
2024
as Self

Paddington Meets The Queen
2022
as Paddington (voice)

O Holy Ghost
2019
as Charmaine
Spiritual Rampage
2003
as Eric

Beat
2013
as Man

77 Beds
2003
as Ishmael

The Muse
2014
as Edward

Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
2024
as Narrator

Ungentle
2022
as Narrator (voice)

Family Happiness
2017
as The Brother

Baby
2000
as Little Joe
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 79 credits spanning from 1948 to 2028, Ben Whishaw has appeared in 62 films and 17 TV shows.
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- No Time to Die (2021) — as Q
- Spectre (2015) — as Q
- Skyfall (2012) — as Q
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) — as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
- Paddington (2014) — as Paddington (voice)
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