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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980-10-14 |
Movies
Paddington in Peru
as Paddington Brown (voice)
2024
Bad Behaviour
as Elon Bello
2023
Passages
as Martin
2023
Good Boy
as Danny
2023
Women Talking
as August
2022
Ungentle
as Narrator
2022
Designing Bond
as Self
2021
No Time to Die
as Q
2021
Being James Bond
as Q (archive footage)
2021
Miss Fortunate
as Humourless Man
2021
Surge
as Joseph
2020
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Uriah Heep
2019
Little Joe
as Chris
2019
O Holy Ghost
as Charmaine
2019
Mary Poppins Returns
as Michael Banks
2018
Palo Santo
as Palo Santo Hologram
2018
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
2018
Paddington 2
as Paddington Brown (voice)
2017
2017
A Hologram for the King
as Dave
2016
In the Heart of the Sea
as Herman Melville
2015
The Danish Girl
as Henrik Sandahl
2015
Spectre
as Q
2015
Suffragette
as Sonny Watts
2015
The Lobster
as Limping Man
2015
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Paddington
as Paddington (voice)
2014
Days and Nights
as Eric
2014
Lilting
as Richard
2014
The Muse
as Edward
2014
Beat
as Man
2013
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 3
2013
Teenage
as British Boy (voice)
2013
Cloud Atlas
as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
2012
Skyfall
as Q
2012
The Tempest
as Ariel
2010
Bright Star
as John Keats
2009
Love Hate
as Tom
2009
Brideshead Revisited
as Sebastian Flyte
2008
I'm Not There
as Arthur
2007
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
2006
Stoned
as Keith Richards
2005
Enduring Love
as Spud
2004
Layer Cake
as Sidney
2004
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
as Bruno
2004
The Booze Cruise
as Daniel
2003
2003
Baby
as Little Joe
2002
My Brother Tom
as Tom
2001
The Escort
as Jay
1999
The Trench
as Pte. James Deamis
1999
Limonov: The Ballad
as Eduard Limonov
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All Signs of Death
as Web
-
Movies
Bad Behaviour
Executive Producer
2023
