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
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Spectre (2015)
as Q
Paddington (2014)
as Paddington (voice)
Paddington in Peru (2024)
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Herman Melville
The Lobster (2015)
as Limping Man
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Paddington Brown (voice)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Michael Banks
The Danish Girl (2015)
as Henrik
The International (2009)
as Renee
Layer Cake (2004)
as Sidney
Elden Ring (2028)
Actor
I'm Not There (2007)
as Arthur
The Zero Theorem (2013)
as Doctor 3
In Heat (2024)
as Jon
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
as Sebastian Flyte
Suffragette (2015)
as Sonny Watts
A Hologram for the King (2016)
as Dave
Women Talking (2022)
as August
Bright Star (2009)
as John Keats
Lilting (2014)
as Richard
Passages (2023)
as Martin
High End (—)
as Nigel
Beat (2013)
as Man
Peter Hujar's Day (2025)
as Peter Hujar
Good Boy (2023)
as Danny
The Trench (1999)
as Pte. James Deamis
The Tempest (2010)
as Ariel
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! (2025)
Actor
Enduring Love (2004)
as Spud
Miss Fortunate (2021)
as Humourless Man
Spiritual Rampage (2003)
as Eric
Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day" (2026)
as Self
The Escort (1999)
as Jay
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
as Uriah Heep
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Bad Behaviour (2023)
as Elon Bello
Little Joe (2019)
as Chris
Limonov: The Ballad (2024)
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
Stoned (2005)
as Keith Richards
Ungentle (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
My Brother Tom (2001)
as Tom
Days and Nights (2014)
as Eric
Bruvvas (—)
Actor
Surge (2020)
as Joseph
Designing Bond (2021)
as Self
An A to Z of Paddington (2024)
as Self
The Booze Cruise (2003)
as Daniel
77 Beds (2003)
as Ishmael
Paddington Meets The Queen (2022)
as Paddington (voice)
His Picture In Little (2018)
Actor
Love Hate (2009)
as Tom
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing (2024)
as Narrator
O Holy Ghost (2019)
as Charmaine
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (2004)
as Bruno
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (2018)
as Marcus Brutus
Family Happiness (2017)
as The Brother
Teenage (2013)
as British Boy (voice)
All Signs of Death (—)
as Web
Baby (2000)
as Little Joe
Palo Santo (2018)
as Palo Santo Hologram
The Muse (2014)
as Edward