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