Ben Whishaw
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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).
Known for
Credits
No Time to Die (2021)
as Q
Skyfall (2012)
as Q
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Herman Melville
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
The Lobster (2015)
as Limping Man
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Paddington in Peru (2024)
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Spectre (2015)
as Q
Cloud Atlas (2012)
as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
The International (2009)
as Renee
Paddington (2014)
as Paddington (voice)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Michael Banks
The Danish Girl (2015)
as Henrik
Women Talking (2022)
as August
I'm Not There (2007)
as Arthur
The Zero Theorem (2013)
as Doctor 3
Layer Cake (2004)
as Sidney
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
as Sebastian Flyte
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
as Uriah Heep
A Hologram for the King (2016)
as Dave
Suffragette (2015)
as Sonny Watts
Bright Star (2009)
as John Keats
Enduring Love (2004)
as Spud
Limonov: The Ballad (2024)
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Little Joe (2019)
as Chris
Peter Hujar's Day (2025)
as Peter Hujar
The Tempest (2010)
as Ariel
Passages (2023)
as Martin
The Trench (1999)
as Pte. James Deamis
Elden Ring (2028)
Actor
Bad Behaviour (2023)
as Elon Bello
Lilting (2014)
as Richard
Surge (2020)
as Joseph
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Days and Nights (2014)
as Eric
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (2018)
as Marcus Brutus
Miss Fortunate (2021)
as Humourless Man
The Escort (1999)
as Jay
High End (—)
as Nigel
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! (2025)
Actor
Spiritual Rampage (2003)
as Eric
All Signs of Death (—)
as Web
In Heat (2024)
as Jon
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (2004)
as Bruno
An A to Z of Paddington (2024)
as Self
My Brother Tom (2001)
as Tom
Good Boy (2023)
as Danny
77 Beds (2003)
as Ishmael
Paddington Meets The Queen (2022)
as Paddington (voice)
Beat (2013)
as Man
Stoned (2005)
as Keith Richards
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing (2024)
as Narrator
Teenage (2013)
as British Boy (voice)
Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day" (2026)
as Self
Ungentle (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
The Booze Cruise (2003)
as Daniel
Love Hate (2009)
as Tom
Bruvvas (2026)
as He
His Picture In Little (2018)
Actor
Family Happiness (2017)
as Romily Wells
Palo Santo (2018)
as Palo Santo Hologram
O Holy Ghost (2019)
as Charmaine
The Muse (2014)
as Edward
Designing Bond (2021)
as Self
Baby (2000)
as Little Joe