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