Ben Whishaw
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Fargo
Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan
2014
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Film
No Time to Die
Q
2021
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
Film
Paddington in Peru
Paddington Brown (voice)
2024
Series
The Adventures of Paddington
Paddington (voice)
2019
Film
Spectre
Q
2015
Film
Skyfall
Q
2012
Film
The Lobster
Limping Man
2015
Film
Cloud Atlas
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
2012
Film
Paddington 2
Paddington Brown (voice)
2017
Series
Playhouse Presents
Ezra
2012
Film
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
2006
Series
The Hollow Crown
King Richard
2012
Series
The Hour
Freddie Lyon
2011
Series
Black Doves
Sam Young
2024
Film
In the Heart of the Sea
Herman Melville
2015
Film
Paddington
Paddington (voice)
2014
Film
Mary Poppins Returns
Michael Banks
2018
Film
Women Talking
August
2022
Film
The Danish Girl
Henrik
2015
Film
The International
Renee
2009
Series
A Very English Scandal
Norman Scott
2018
Film
Layer Cake
Sidney
2004
Series
This Is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay
2022
Film
I'm Not There
Arthur
2007
Film
Suffragette
Sonny Watts
2015
Series
Criminal Justice
Ben Coulter
2008
Series
London Spy
Danny
2015
Series
Black Cab
Ryan
2000
Series
Nathan Barley
Pingu
2005
Film
Bright Star
John Keats
2009
Film
The Zero Theorem
Doctor 3
2013
Film
Good Boy
Danny
2023
Film
The Trench
Pte. James Deamis
1999
Film
Little Joe
Chris
2019
Film
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Uriah Heep
2019
Film
Passages
Martin
2023
Series
Queers.
Perce
2017
Series
Queers.
2017
Film
Enduring Love
Spud
2004
Film
Brideshead Revisited
Sebastian Flyte
2008
Film
A Hologram for the King
Dave
2016
Film
The Tempest
Ariel
2010
Film
Elden Ring
2028
Film
Limonov: The Ballad
Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
2024
Film
Peter Hujar's Day
Peter Hujar
2025
Film
Lilting
Richard
2014
High End
Nigel
Film
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Other People's Children
Sully
2000
Film
In Heat
Jon
2024
Film
Days and Nights
Eric
2014
Film
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Marcus Brutus
2018
Film
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
2025
Film
Surge
Joseph
2020
Film
Bad Behaviour
Elon Bello
2023
Film
The Escort
Jay
1999
Film
Stoned
Keith Richards
2005
Film
Ungentle
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
The Booze Cruise
Daniel
2003
Film
Miss Fortunate
Humourless Man
2021
Film
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Bruno
2004
Film
Beat
Man
2013
Spiritual Rampage
Eric
2003
Film
My Brother Tom
Tom
2001
Film
77 Beds
Ishmael
2003
Film
Teenage
British Boy (voice)
2013
All Signs of Death
Web
Bruvvas
Film
Paddington Meets The Queen
Paddington (voice)
2022
Film
Family Happiness
The Brother
2017
Film
The Muse
Edward
2014
Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day"
Self
2026
Film
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
Narrator
2024
Film
An A to Z of Paddington
Self
2024
Film
Love Hate
Tom
2009
Film
Palo Santo
Palo Santo Hologram
2018
Designing Bond
Self
2021
Film
O Holy Ghost
Charmaine
2019
Film
Baby
Little Joe
2000
Film
His Picture In Little
2018