Ben Whishaw

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 14, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Adventure
Career Span
– Present

Ben Whishaw

6 wins
970 nominations
6 Oscars
62 credits

Benjamin John "Ben" Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Whishaw is best known for his breakthrough role as Hamlet, his roles in the television series Nathan Barley, Criminal Justice, The Hour and London Spy; and film roles including Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Bright Star (2009), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Lobster (2015) and Suffragette (2015). He has also played the role of Q in the James Bond films starting with Skyfall (2012), and was the voice of Paddington Bear in the 2014 film, Paddington.

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Personal Info

Born
Oct 14, 1980
From
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

6
Wins
970
Nominations
6
Oscars

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Paddington in Peru
Limonov: The Ballad
No Time to Die
Spectre
Paddington
Cloud Atlas
Paddington 2
Mary Poppins Returns
Layer Cake
Skyfall

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