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