Ben Whishaw
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).
Filmography
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day"
as Self
Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day"
as Self
Peter Hujar's Day
as Peter Hujar
Peter Hujar's Day
as Peter Hujar
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
Paddington in Peru
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Paddington in Peru
as Paddington Brown (voice)
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
as Narrator
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
as Narrator
In Heat
as Jon
In Heat
as Jon
Limonov: The Ballad
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Limonov: The Ballad
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Bad Behaviour
as Elon Bello
Bad Behaviour
as Elon Bello
Passages
as Martin
Passages
as Martin
Good Boy
as Danny
Good Boy
as Danny
Women Talking
as August
Women Talking
as August
Ungentle
as Narrator (voice)
Ungentle
as Narrator (voice)
Paddington Meets The Queen
as Paddington (voice)
Paddington Meets The Queen
as Paddington (voice)
Designing Bond
as Self
Designing Bond
as Self
No Time to Die
as Q
No Time to Die
as Q
Miss Fortunate
as Humourless Man
Miss Fortunate
as Humourless Man
Surge
as Joseph
Surge
as Joseph
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Uriah Heep
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Uriah Heep
Little Joe
as Chris
Little Joe
as Chris
O Holy Ghost
as Charmaine
O Holy Ghost
as Charmaine
Mary Poppins Returns
as Michael Banks
Mary Poppins Returns
as Michael Banks
Palo Santo
as Palo Santo Hologram
Palo Santo
as Palo Santo Hologram
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
His Picture In Little
His Picture In Little
Paddington 2
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Paddington 2
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Family Happiness
as The Brother
Family Happiness
as The Brother
A Hologram for the King
as Dave
A Hologram for the King
as Dave
In the Heart of the Sea
as Herman Melville
In the Heart of the Sea
as Herman Melville
The Danish Girl
as Henrik
The Danish Girl
as Henrik
Spectre
as Q
Spectre
as Q
Suffragette
as Sonny Watts
Suffragette
as Sonny Watts
The Lobster
as Limping Man
The Lobster
as Limping Man
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Days and Nights
as Eric
Days and Nights
as Eric
The Muse
as Edward
The Muse
as Edward
Beat
as Man
Beat
as Man
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 3
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 3
Teenage
as British Boy (voice)
Teenage
as British Boy (voice)
Cloud Atlas
as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Cloud Atlas
as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Skyfall
as Q
Skyfall
as Q
The Tempest
as Ariel
The Tempest
as Ariel
Love Hate
as Tom
Love Hate
as Tom
The International
as Renee
The International
as Renee
Brideshead Revisited
as Sebastian Flyte
Brideshead Revisited
as Sebastian Flyte
I'm Not There
as Arthur
I'm Not There
as Arthur
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Enduring Love
as Spud
Enduring Love
as Spud
Layer Cake
as Sidney
Layer Cake
as Sidney
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
as Bruno
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
as Bruno
77 Beds
as Ishmael
77 Beds
as Ishmael
Spiritual Rampage
as Eric
Spiritual Rampage
as Eric
My Brother Tom
as Tom
My Brother Tom
as Tom
Baby
as Little Joe
Baby
as Little Joe
The Trench
as Pte. James Deamis
The Trench
as Pte. James Deamis
All Signs of Death
as Web
All Signs of Death
as Web
Bruvvas
Bruvvas