Ben Whishaw
b. 1980 (age 46)
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Actor
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
Filmography
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Elden Ring
2028 Actor
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★ 6.3
Peter Hujar's Day
2025 Actor
Peter Hujar
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★ 7.2
Black Doves
2024 Actor
Sam Young
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★ 5.8
Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie
2024 Actor
Eddie
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★ 5.6
In Heat
2024 Actor
Jon
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★ 8.0
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
2024 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.6
Passages
2023 Actor
Martin
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★ 4.3
Bad Behaviour
2023 Actor
Elon Bello
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★ 6.3
Good Boy
2023 Actor
Danny
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★ 6.7
Ungentle
2023 Actor
The Narrator
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★ 8.3
This Is Going to Hurt
2022 Actor
Adam
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★ 8.8
Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear Film
2022 Actor
Paddington
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★ 7.3
No Time to Die
2021 Actor
Q
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★ 6.6
Paddington in Peru
2021 Actor
Paddington Bear
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★ 6.6
Miss Fortunate
2021 Actor
Humourless Man
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★ 6.2
Surge
2020 Actor
Joseph
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★ 5.8
Little Joe
2019 Actor
Chris
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★ 8.2
The Adventures of Paddington
2019 Actor
Paddington
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★ 7.0
O Holy Ghost
2019 Actor
Charmaine
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★ 6.6
Mary Poppins Returns
2018 Actor
Michael Banks
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★ 7.6
A Very English Scandal
2018 Actor
Norman Scott
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★ 8.0
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
2018 Actor
Brutus
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★ 7.2
Palo Santo
2018 Actor
Palo Santo Hologram
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★ 7.8
Paddington 2
2017 Actor
Paddington
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★ 7.9
Queers
2017 Actor
Perce
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★ 5.4
Family Happiness
2017 Actor
The Brother
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★ 6.1
A Hologram for the King
2016 Actor
Dave
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★ 6.8
Spectre
2015 Actor
Q
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★ 7.1
The Danish Girl
2015 Actor
Henrik
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★ 6.9
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 Actor
Herman Melville
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★ 6.9
Suffragette
2015 Actor
Sonny Watts
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★ 7.4
London Spy
2015 Actor
Danny
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★ 7.2
Lilting
2014 Actor
Richard
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★ 4.6
Days and Nights
2014 Actor
Eric
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★ 6.4
The Muse
2014 Actor
Edward
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★ 6.5
Teenage
2013 Actor
British Boy
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★ 7.8
Skyfall
2012 Actor
Q
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★ 7.3
Cloud Atlas
2012 Actor
Store Clerk
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★ 8.0
The Hour
2011 Actor
Freddie Lyon
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★ 6.3
All Signs of Death
2010 Actor
Web
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★ 6.9
Bright Star
2009 Actor
John Keats
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★ 7.3
Love Hate
2009 Actor
Tom
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The Half
2009 Self
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★ 7.7
Criminal Justice
2008 Actor
Ben Coulter
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★ 6.8
I'm Not There
2007 Actor
Arthur
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★ 7.5
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 Actor
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
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★ 8.0
Nathan Barley
2005 Actor
Pingu
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★ 5.7
Stoned
2005 Actor
Keith Richards
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★ 6.3
Enduring Love
2004 Actor
Spud
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★ 7.0
Cheers and Tears
2003 Actor
Daniel
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★ 6.7
Ready When You Are Mr. McGill
2003 Actor
Bruno
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★ 6.2
77 Beds
2003 Actor
Ishmael
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★ 4.7
Spiritual Rampage
2003 Actor
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★ 6.8
My Brother Tom
2001 Actor
Tom
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★ 6.1
Baby
2000 Actor
Little Joe
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Night Swimming
Actor