Ben Whishaw
Acting
Born: October 14, 1980 (age 45) · Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Skyfall
2012
Spectre
2015
Cloud Atlas
2012
No Time to Die
2021
The Lobster
2015
The Danish Girl
2015
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
Paddington
2014
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Fargo
2014
Paddington 2
2017
Photos (12)
Movies (58)
No Time to Die
Q
Skyfall
Q
In the Heart of the Sea
Herman Melville
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Cloud Atlas
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Spectre
Q
The Lobster
Limping Man
Paddington in Peru
Paddington Brown (voice)
Paddington 2
Paddington Brown (voice)
Mary Poppins Returns
Michael Banks
Paddington
Paddington (voice)
Women Talking
August
The Danish Girl
Henrik
The International
Renee
Layer Cake
Sidney
A Hologram for the King
Dave
The Zero Theorem
Doctor 3
The Escort
Jay
Brideshead Revisited
Sebastian Flyte
Suffragette
Sonny Watts
I'm Not There
Arthur
Bright Star
John Keats
Passages
Martin
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Uriah Heep
The Tempest
Ariel
Little Joe
Chris
Peter Hujar's Day
Peter Hujar
The Trench
Pte. James Deamis
Enduring Love
Spud
Lilting
Richard
Limonov: The Ballad
Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Bad Behaviour
Elon Bello
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Good Boy
Danny
Surge
Joseph
In Heat
Jon
Teenage
British Boy (voice)
Bruvvas
He
Stoned
Keith Richards
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Bruno
77 Beds
Ishmael
My Brother Tom
Tom
Days and Nights
Eric
Beat
Man
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
Narrator
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Marcus Brutus
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
2025
Ungentle
Narrator (voice)
Miss Fortunate
Humourless Man
The Booze Cruise
Daniel
Family Happiness
Romily Wells
Paddington Meets The Queen
Paddington (voice)
O Holy Ghost
Charmaine
Love Hate
Tom
Palo Santo
Palo Santo Hologram
The Muse
Edward
Baby
Little Joe
His Picture In Little
2018
TV Shows (14)
Fargo
Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan · 11 eps
Black Doves
Sam Young · 6 eps
Playhouse Presents
Ezra · 1 eps
The Hollow Crown
King Richard · 1 eps
The Adventures of Paddington
Paddington (voice) · 154 eps
This Is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay · 7 eps
The Hour
Freddie Lyon · 12 eps
A Very English Scandal
Norman Scott · 3 eps
London Spy
Danny · 5 eps
Criminal Justice
Ben Coulter · 5 eps
Nathan Barley
Pingu · 5 eps
Queers.
Perce · 1 eps
Queers.
8 eps
Black Cab
Ryan · 1 eps
