Acting
Ben Whishaw
Born Oct 14, 1980 · Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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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Elden Ring
2028
Fantasy · Action · Adventure
Bruvvas
2026
Drama
Peter Hujar's Day
2025
Drama · History
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
2025
Black Doves
2024
Action & Adventure · Mystery · Crime
Paddington in Peru
2024
Adventure · Comedy · Family
An A to Z of Paddington
2024
Documentary · Family
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
2024
Documentary
In Heat
2024
Drama
Limonov: The Ballad
2024
History · Drama
Bad Behaviour
2023
Drama · Comedy
Passages
2023
Romance · Drama
Good Boy
2023
Comedy · Drama
Women Talking
2022
Drama
Ungentle
2022
Drama
Paddington Meets The Queen
2022
Comedy · Family
This Is Going to Hurt
2022
Comedy · Drama
No Time to Die
2021
Action · Thriller · Adventure
Miss Fortunate
2021
Drama
Surge
2020
Thriller
The Adventures of Paddington
2019
Animation · Family · Kids
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
Comedy
Little Joe
2019
Drama · Science Fiction
O Holy Ghost
2019
Drama
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Fantasy · Family · Comedy
Palo Santo
2018
Music · Drama · Fantasy
A Very English Scandal
2018
Drama
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
2018
Drama
His Picture In Little
2018
Paddington 2
2017
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Family Happiness
2017
Drama
Queers.
2017
Drama
A Hologram for the King
2016
Comedy · Drama
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
Thriller · Drama · Adventure
The Danish Girl
2015
Drama
London Spy
2015
Drama
Spectre
2015
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Suffragette
2015
Drama · History
The Lobster
2015
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Unity
2015
Documentary
Paddington
2014
Comedy · Adventure · Family
Days and Nights
2014
Drama · Comedy
Lilting
2014
Drama
The Muse
2014
Drama
Fargo
2014
Crime · Drama
Beat
2013
Drama
The Zero Theorem
2013
Drama · Fantasy · Science Fiction
Teenage
2013
Documentary
Cloud Atlas
2012
Drama · Science Fiction
Skyfall
2012
Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Hollow Crown
2012
Drama
Playhouse Presents
2012
Drama · Comedy
The Hour
2011
Drama · War & Politics · Crime
The Tempest
2010
Drama · Fantasy · Comedy
Bright Star
2009
Drama · Romance
Love Hate
2009
Comedy · Drama
The International
2009
Action · Thriller · Crime
Brideshead Revisited
2008
Drama · Romance
Criminal Justice
2008
Crime · Drama
I'm Not There
2007
Drama · Music
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
Crime · Fantasy · Drama
Stoned
2005
Drama
Nathan Barley
2005
Comedy
Enduring Love
2004
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Layer Cake
2004
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
2004
TV Movie · Drama · Comedy
77 Beds
2003
Comedy
The Booze Cruise
2003
Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
My Brother Tom
2001
Drama
Baby
2000
Drama
Black Cab
2000
Drama · Comedy
The Escort
1999
Drama
The Trench
1999
War · History