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Ben Whishaw

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1980-10-14 (44 years old)

Biography

Benjamin John "Ben" Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Whishaw is best known for his breakthrough role as Hamlet, his roles in the television series Nathan Barley, Criminal Justice, The Hour and London Spy; and film roles including Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Bright Star (2009), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Lobster (2015) and Suffragette (2015). He has also played the role of Q in the James Bond films starting with Skyfall (2012), and was the voice of Paddington Bear in the 2014 film, Paddington.

Filmography

all 72

Movies 56

TV Shows 16

Voice 4

self 4

Narrator 1

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Ben Whishaw

Biography

Filmography

all 72

Movies 56

TV Shows 16

Voice 4

self 4

Narrator 1

Limonov: The Ballad (2025)

Paddington in Peru (2024)

Bad Behaviour (2023)

Passages (2023)

Good Boy (2023)

Women Talking (2022)

Ungentle (2022)

Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman (2022)

This Is Going to Hurt (2022)

Designing Bond (2021)

No Time to Die (2021)

Being James Bond (2021)

Miss Fortunate (2021)

Surge (2020)

The Adventures of Paddington (2019)

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Little Joe (2019)

O Holy Ghost (2019)

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Palo Santo (2018)

A Very English Scandal (2018)

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (2018)

His Picture In Little (2018)

Paddington 2 (2017)

Family Happiness (2017)

Queers. (2017)

A Hologram for the King (2016)

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

The Danish Girl (2015)

London Spy (2015)

Spectre (2015)

Suffragette (2015)

The Lobster (2015)

Unity (2015)

Paddington (2014)

Days and Nights (2014)

Lilting (2014)

The Muse (2014)

Fargo (2014)

Beat (2013)

The Zero Theorem (2013)

Teenage (2013)

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Skyfall (2012)

The Hollow Crown (2012)

Playhouse Presents (2012)

The Hour (2011)

The Tempest (2010)

Bright Star (2009)

Love Hate (2009)

Brideshead Revisited (2008)

Criminal Justice (2008)

I'm Not There (2007)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Stoned (2005)

Nathan Barley (2005)

Enduring Love (2004)

Layer Cake (2004)

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (2004)

The Booze Cruise (2003)

The Booze Cruise (2003)

Spiritual Rampage (2003)

Baby (2002)

My Brother Tom (2001)

Other People's Children (2000)

The Escort (1999)

The Trench (1999)

Bambi Awards (1948)

Black Doves

Peter Hujar’s Day

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1980-10-14 (44 years old)

Birth Name
Benjamin John Whishaw

Birth Place
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Spouse
Mark Bradshaw

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
London, United Kingdom

Also Known As
벤 위쇼, Benjamin John Whishaw, Μπεν Γουίσοου