Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

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.

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TV Series

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

7.63
Other People's Children

Other People's Children

0
The Hour

The Hour

7.541
Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

6
London Spy

London Spy

6.984
This Is Going to Hurt

This Is Going to Hurt

7.7
Queers.

Queers.

6
Black Doves

Black Doves

7.125
A Very English Scandal

A Very English Scandal

7.11
Bambi-Verleihung

Bambi-Verleihung

9
The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

7.3
Fargo

Fargo

8.295
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2
The Adventures of Paddington

The Adventures of Paddington

7.5
Queers.

Queers.

6
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2.7
Nathan Barley

Nathan Barley

7.2

Movies

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

7.4
I'm Not There

I'm Not There

6.539
Layer Cake

Layer Cake

6.91
Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

6.3
The Trench

The Trench

5.324
Enduring Love

Enduring Love

5.676
Passages

Passages

6.3
Being James Bond

Being James Bond

7.7
Bright Star

Bright Star

6.6
Skyfall

Skyfall

7.249
The Tempest

The Tempest

5.4
Stoned

Stoned

5.156
The Escort

The Escort

5.3
Good Boy

Good Boy

7.2
Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

6.9
Miss Fortunate

Miss Fortunate

0
My Brother Tom

My Brother Tom

5.9
Love Hate

Love Hate

8
The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem

6.116
Peter Hujar's Day

Peter Hujar's Day

0
Limonov: The Ballad

Limonov: The Ballad

6.4
Baby

Baby

6.5
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

6.757
Spectre

Spectre

6.558
Teenage

Teenage

6.25
Days and Nights

Days and Nights

4.5
Lilting

Lilting

7
Suffragette

Suffragette

7.2
Bad Behaviour

Bad Behaviour

5
Ungentle

Ungentle

5.5
Paddington

Paddington

7.108
The Lobster

The Lobster

7.039
Designing Bond

Designing Bond

0
The Muse

The Muse

8.2
Unity

Unity

7.5
The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

7.568
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

7.469
Beat

Beat

7
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

7.3
Spiritual Rampage

Spiritual Rampage

0
The Booze Cruise

The Booze Cruise

7.3
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

5.8
Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

6.508
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

7.5
No Time to Die

No Time to Die

7.364
All Signs of Death

All Signs of Death

0
The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Personal History of David Copperfield

6.4
His Picture In Little

His Picture In Little

0
Palo Santo

Palo Santo

6
Family Happiness

Family Happiness

0
Little Joe

Little Joe

5.72
Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru

6.9
Surge

Surge

5.4
O Holy Ghost

O Holy Ghost

0
Women Talking

Women Talking

6.895
Paddington 4

Paddington 4

0
In Heat

In Heat

0
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing

Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing

0
An A to Z of Paddington

An A to Z of Paddington

0
Paddington Meets The Queen

Paddington Meets The Queen

0
Diamond Shitter

Diamond Shitter

0
The Man I Love

The Man I Love

0
77 Beds

77 Beds

8