Ben Whishaw
Biography
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
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Fargo
2014
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
Bambi
1948
No Time to Die
2021
The Adventures of Paddington
2019
Black Doves
2024
Playhouse Presents
2012
Skyfall
2012
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
Spectre
2015
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
Filmography
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Fargo
as Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan · 2014
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self · 2022
Bambi
as Self · 1948
No Time to Die
as Q · 2021
The Adventures of Paddington
as Paddington (voice) · 2019
Black Doves
as Sam Young · 2024
Playhouse Presents
as Ezra · 2012
Skyfall
as Q · 2012
In the Heart of the Sea
as Herman Melville · 2015
Spectre
as Q · 2015
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille · 2006
Paddington 2
as Paddington Brown (voice) · 2017
Paddington in Peru
as Paddington Brown (voice) · 2024
The Hollow Crown
as King Richard · 2012
The Lobster
as Limping Man · 2015
Paddington
as Paddington (voice) · 2014
Cloud Atlas
as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman · 2012
Mary Poppins Returns
as Michael Banks · 2018
The International
as Renee · 2009
The Danish Girl
as Henrik · 2015
This Is Going to Hurt
as Adam Kay · 2022
Women Talking
as August · 2022
A Very English Scandal
as Norman Scott · 2018
The Hour
as Freddie Lyon · 2011
Criminal Justice
as Ben Coulter · 2008
London Spy
as Danny · 2015
Layer Cake
as Sidney · 2004
Nathan Barley
as Pingu · 2005
I'm Not There
as Arthur · 2007
The Zero Theorem
as Doctor 3 · 2013
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Uriah Heep · 2019
Queers.
as Perce · 2017
Queers.
· 2017
Limonov: The Ballad
as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov · 2024
A Hologram for the King
as Dave · 2016
Suffragette
as Sonny Watts · 2015
Brideshead Revisited
as Sebastian Flyte · 2008
Black Cab
as Ryan · 2000
Peter Hujar's Day
as Peter Hujar · 2025
Bright Star
as John Keats · 2009
Little Joe
as Chris · 2019
The Trench
as Pte. James Deamis · 1999
The Tempest
as Ariel · 2010
Passages
as Martin · 2023
Enduring Love
as Spud · 2004
Other People's Children
as Sully · 2000
Lilting
as Richard · 2014
Unity
as Narrator (voice) · 2015
In Heat
as Jon · 2024
Elden Ring
· 2028
Bad Behaviour
as Elon Bello · 2023
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus · 2018
High End
as Nigel
Surge
as Joseph · 2020
All Signs of Death
as Web
Days and Nights
as Eric · 2014
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
· 2025
The Escort
as Jay · 1999
Miss Fortunate
as Humourless Man · 2021
Spiritual Rampage
as Eric · 2003
An A to Z of Paddington
as Self · 2024
My Brother Tom
as Tom · 2001
Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day"
as Self · 2026
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
as Bruno · 2004
77 Beds
as Ishmael · 2003
Paddington Meets The Queen
as Paddington (voice) · 2022
Stoned
as Keith Richards · 2005
Good Boy
as Danny · 2023
Beat
as Man · 2013
Love Hate
as Tom · 2009
The Booze Cruise
as Daniel · 2003
His Picture In Little
· 2018
Ungentle
as Narrator (voice) · 2022
Teenage
as British Boy (voice) · 2013
Family Happiness
as Romily Wells · 2017
Palo Santo
as Palo Santo Hologram · 2018
Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
as Narrator · 2024
Bruvvas
as He · 2026
O Holy Ghost
as Charmaine · 2019
The Muse
as Edward · 2014
Baby
as Little Joe · 2000
Designing Bond
as Self · 2021