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Ben Whishaw

Acting

Born October 14, 1980 · Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Also known as Benjamin John Whishaw · Μπεν Γουίσοου · بن ویشاو

Biography

Benjamin John Whishaw is an English actor. He has received various accolades, including three British Academy Television Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2019
  • Theatre World Award · 2016
  • British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 2013
  • Broadcasting Press Guild Award · 2012
  • International Emmy Award — Best Actor · 2009
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  • Royal Television Society Awards · 2009
  • Film Independent Spirit Awards · 2008
  • Bambi Award · 2006
  • Ian Charleson Awards · 2005
  • British Independent Film Awards 2002 · 2002
  • Kinotavr · 2001
  • British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 2016 · nominated
  • British Independent Film Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2015 · nominated
  • Online Film & Television Association Award · 2014 · nominated
  • Broadcasting Press Guild Award · 2013 · nominated
  • WhatsOnStage Award — Best Actor in a Play · 2013 · nominated
  • Broadcasting Press Guild Award · 2012 · nominated
  • British Academy Television Award — Best Actor · 2009 · nominated
  • Crime Thriller Awards · 2008 · nominated
  • BAFTA Rising Star Award · 2007 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2007 · nominated
  • Online Film & Television Association Award · 2007 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier Award — Best Actor · 2005 · nominated

Filmography49 titles

Fargo

2014as Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan

The Adventures of Paddington

2019as Paddington (voice)

This Is Going to Hurt

2022as Adam Kay

Criminal Justice

2008as Ben Coulter

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

2018as Marcus Brutus

Paddington 2

2017as Paddington Brown (voice)

Unity

2015as Narrator (voice)

The Danish Girl

2015as Henrik

The Hour

2011as Freddie Lyon

The Hollow Crown

2012as King Richard

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

No Time to Die

2021as Q

Skyfall

2012as Q

Suffragette

2015as Sonny Watts

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

A Very English Scandal

2018as Norman Scott

Paddington

2014as Paddington (voice)

Black Doves

2024as Sam Young

London Spy

2015as Danny

The Lobster

2015as Limping Man

Lilting

2014as Richard

Cloud Atlas

2012as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman

Layer Cake

2004as Sidney

Paddington in Peru

2024as Paddington Brown (voice)

Women Talking

2022as August

In the Heart of the Sea

2015as Herman Melville

Spectre

2015as Q

Bright Star

2009as John Keats

Mary Poppins Returns

2018as Michael Banks

I'm Not There

2007as Arthur

Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie

2024as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov

The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019as Uriah Heep

Passages

2023as Martin

The International

2009as Renee

Brideshead Revisited

2008as Sebastian Flyte

Teenage

2013as British Boy (voice)

The Zero Theorem

2013as Doctor 3

Queers.

2017as Perce

A Hologram for the King

2016as Dave

Enduring Love

2004as Spud

Little Joe

2019as Chris

Peter Hujar's Day

2025as Peter Hujar

Surge

2020as Joseph

The Trench

1999as Pte. James Deamis

The Escort

1999as Jay

The Tempest

2010as Ariel

Stoned

2005as Keith Richards

Bad Behaviour

2023as Elon Bello

Days and Nights

2014as Eric