Ben Whishaw

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