Ben Whishaw
Born 10/14/1980
(43 years old)
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Ben Whishaw was born on 14 October 1980 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating Spring 2003. In 1999, prior to drama school, Ben played important supporting roles in two films, The Trench (Arts Council/Studio Canal dir. William Boyd) and Mauvaise Passé (Pathe/Studio Canal dir Michel Blanc). He also played the title role in My Brother Tom (Film Four dir. Dom Rotheroe). After graduation, he went on to appear in Enduring Love, a film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel directed by Roger Michel, and Layer Cake, a feature directed by Matthew Vaughan. ln 2003, he starred in the popular comedy-drama The Booze Cruise for ITV.
Ben subsequently made his West End debut at the National Theatre in their stage adaptation of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials and starred as Hamlet in Trevor Nunn's electric 'youth' version of the play at the Old Vic, for which he has received tremendous critical acclaim and a Laurence Olivier nomination(2005).
It was during this run that Perfume producer Bernd Eichinger and director Tom Tykwer discovered Ben’s extraordinary talent. Ben played the lead character Grenouille in the highly acclaimed Perfume which debuted in the UK in December 2006. Ben has also shot a feature film called Stoned, in which he plays Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones, which was released in 2006. Ben also appeared on television in Nathan Barley from director Chris Morris for TalkBack Productions. Ben returned to the theatre for Katie Mitchell’s version of The Seagull at the National Theatre in the Autumn of 2006, for which he again received great reviews.
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Actor
Movies | |
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2024 |
Limonov: The Ballad |
Paddington in Peru |
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2023 |
Bad Behaviour |
Passages |
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2022 |
Women Talking |
2021 |
No Time to Die |
2020 |
Surge |
2019 |
Little Joe |
The Personal History of David Copperfield |
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2018 |
Mary Poppins Returns |
2017 |
Paddington 2 |
2016 |
A Hologram for the King |
2015 |
In the Heart of the Sea |
Spectre |
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Suffragette |
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The Danish Girl |
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The Lobster |
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2014 |
Days and Nights |
Lilting |
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Paddington |
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2013 |
The Zero Theorem |
2012 |
Cloud Atlas |
Skyfall |
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2010 |
All Signs of Death (TV movie) |
The Tempest |
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2009 |
Bright Star |
The International |
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2008 |
Brideshead Revisited |
2007 |
I'm Not There |
2006 |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer |
2005 |
Stoned |
2004 |
Enduring Love |
Layer Cake |
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2003 |
Ready When You Are Mr. McGill (TV movie) |
The Booze Cruise (TV movie) |
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2001 |
My Brother Tom |
1999 |
The Escort |
The Trench |
Series | ||
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2024 |
Black Doves |
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Episode 6 (E06) |
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Episode 5 (E05) |
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Episode 4 (E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2022 |
This Is Going to Hurt |
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Episode 7 (E07) |
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Episode 6 (E06) |
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Episode 5 (E05) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
2020 |
Fargo |
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Storia Americana (S04E11) |
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Happy (S04E10) |
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East/West (S04E09) |
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more episodes (6) | ||
The Adventures of Paddington |
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2018 |
A Very English Scandal |
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Episode 3 (E03) |
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Episode 2 (E02) |
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Episode 1 (E01) |
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2017 |
Queers |
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The Man on the Platform (E01) |
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2015 |
London Spy |
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If This Is a Lie (E05) |
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I Know (E04) |
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Blue (E03) |
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more episodes (2) | ||
2014 |
Playhouse Presents |
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Foxtrot (S03E05) |
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2012 |
The Hollow Crown |
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Richard II (S01E01) |
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The Hour |
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Episode 6 (S02E06) |
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Episode 5 (S02E05) |
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Episode 4 (S02E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2011 |
The Hour |
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Episode 6 (S01E06) |
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Episode 5 (S01E05) |
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Episode 4 (S01E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
2008 |
Criminal Justice |
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Episode 5 (S01E05) |
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Episode 4 (S01E04) |
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Episode 3 (S01E03) |
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more episodes (2) | ||
2004 |
Nathan Barley |
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2000 |
Black Cab |
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Other People's Children |
Documentaries | |
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2021 |
The Making of 'No Time to Die' |
2016 |
The Making of the Danish Girl |
2015 |
The Making of James Bond 007's Watch in 'Spectre' - a.f. |
2013 |
Teenage |
2009 |
The Half |
Theatrical recording | |
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2018 |
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar |
Short | |
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2023 |
Good Boy |
2016 |
Family Happiness |
2014 |
The Muse |
2013 |
Beat |
2009 |
Love Hate |
2003 |
77 Beds |
2000 |
Baby |
Performer
Shows | |
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2019 |
The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
2017 |
IMDb on the Scene - Interviews |
2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
2004 |
At the Movies |
2001 |
Richard & Judy |