Ben Willbond

Benjamin Thomas Willbond (born 18 January 1973) is an English actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible Histories (2009–2013), as well as Yonderland (2013–2016), where he also played various different roles, and Ghosts (2019–) where he played The Captain. He is also known for appearing in movies such as St. Trinian's (2007), Bill (2015), and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). He was part of the comedy duo "Ben & Arn", for which he won Perrier Award for "Best Newcomer" in 1999, and formed the self-proclaimed "thinking man's French pop duo" Priorité à Gauche. He then went on to perform his solo character shows at several Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. He is best known for his regular role in CBBC's Horrible Histories, in which he played a wide variety of historical figures, most memorably recurring roles as Henry VIII and Alexander the Great. He is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of Yonderland, a family fantasy comedy series that premiered on SkyOne on 10 November 2013. In addition, he is the co-writer of Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Other notable television work includes the recurring roles of Steve Warwick in the BBC comedy Rev, Adam Kenyon in BBC Four's The Thick of It and as a television director in the movie-length final episode of the Ricky Gervais comedy Extras (BBC Two). He has also appeared in Katy Brand's Big Ass Show for ITV2 and Mayo for BBC One. His 2010 short film Tooty's Wedding, which he co-wrote with Solon, won numerous international comedy awards and was screened as part of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Other notable film work includes the movie Starter for 10 (2006). In 2007, and he had a short appearance in St Trinian's as a nervous school inspector. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Ben Willbond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Homepage https://benwillbond.com/
Birth Location Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Born 1973-01-18

Movies

We Are Not Alone as Darrenth
2023
Sequins as Alan Bigsby
2019
King of Thieves as Building Society Branch Manager
2018
2016
Acoustic Kitty as Agent Cooper
2015
Bill as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
2015
Rest Stop as Guardian Angel
2014
Meeting Daddy as Daddy
2012
Tooty's Wedding as Peter
2011
W.E. as Equerry
2011
Your Highness as Ranger
2011
Cemetery Junction as Martin
2010
2008
St. Trinian's as Damaged Inspector
2007
Spinners and Losers as Adam Kenyon
2007
I Want Candy as Businessman
2007
Starter for 10 as University Challenge Coordinator
2006
The Gigolos as Ben
2006
Imagine Me & You as David Steele
2005
Womble as Jim Labey
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Exit Strategy as Husband
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Movies

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Additional Writing
2023
2023
Bill Writer
2015
2011
Tooty's Wedding Producer
2011