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Ben Whishaw

Biography

Ben Whishaw

Actor Producer

Born
October 14, 1980
Age
46 years old
Place of birth
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Years active
1999 – present
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79

Credits

62

Movies

14

TV series

28

Years active

6.7

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Ben Whishaw

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Career timeline

  1. 1980 · Born

    Born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

  2. 1999 · Screen debut

    The Trench (Movie)

  3. 2012 · Breakthrough

    Skyfall (Movie)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Bruvvas (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama54
  • Comedy21
  • Thriller9
  • Crime8
  • Adventure8
  • Action6
Highest-rated title Fargo 2014 8.3 Most popular title Skyfall 2012 7.3

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ben Whishaw in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — Violence Violence Upcoming as Nigel Movie
  2. — All Signs of Death Upcoming as Web Movie
  3. 2028 Elden Ring Upcoming Movie
  4. 2026 Bruvvas as He Movie
  5. 2025 Peter Hujar's Day as Peter Hujar Movie
  6. 2025 The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! Movie
  7. 2024 Black Doves as Sam Young TV
  8. 2024 Paddington in Peru as Paddington Brown (voice) Movie
  9. 2024 Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing as Narrator Movie
  10. 2024 In Heat as Jon Movie
  11. 2024 Limonov: The Ballad as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov Movie
  12. 2023 Bad Behaviour as Elon Bello Movie
  13. 2023 Passages as Martin Movie
  14. 2023 Good Boy as Danny Movie
  15. 2022 Women Talking as August Movie
  16. 2022 Ungentle as Narrator (voice) Movie
  17. 2022 Paddington Meets The Queen as Paddington (voice) Movie
  18. 2022 This Is Going to Hurt as Adam Kay TV
  19. 2021 No Time to Die as Q Movie
  20. 2021 Miss Fortunate as Humourless Man Movie
  21. 2020 Surge as Joseph Movie
  22. 2019 The Adventures of Paddington as Paddington (voice) TV
  23. 2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield as Uriah Heep Movie
  24. 2019 Little Joe as Chris Movie
  25. 2019 O Holy Ghost as Charmaine Movie
  26. 2018 Mary Poppins Returns as Michael Banks Movie
  27. 2018 Palo Santo as Palo Santo Hologram Movie
  28. 2018 A Very English Scandal as Norman Scott TV
  29. 2018 National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar as Marcus Brutus Movie
  30. 2018 His Picture In Little Movie
  31. 2017 Paddington 2 as Paddington Brown (voice) Movie
  32. 2017 Family Happiness as Romily Wells Movie
  33. 2017 Queers. as Perce TV
  34. 2016 A Hologram for the King as Dave Movie
  35. 2015 In the Heart of the Sea as Herman Melville Movie
  36. 2015 The Danish Girl as Henrik Movie
  37. 2015 London Spy as Danny TV
  38. 2015 Spectre as Q Movie
  39. 2015 Suffragette as Sonny Watts Movie
  40. 2015 The Lobster as Limping Man Movie
  41. 2015 Unity as Narrator (voice) Movie
  42. 2014 Paddington as Paddington (voice) Movie
  43. 2014 Days and Nights as Eric Movie
  44. 2014 Lilting as Richard Movie
  45. 2014 The Muse as Edward Movie
  46. 2014 Fargo as Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan TV
  47. 2013 Beat as Man Movie
  48. 2013 The Zero Theorem as Doctor 3 Movie
  49. 2013 Teenage as British Boy (voice) Movie
  50. 2012 Cloud Atlas as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman Movie
  51. 2012 Skyfall as Q Movie
  52. 2012 The Hollow Crown as King Richard TV
  53. 2012 Playhouse Presents as Ezra TV
  54. 2011 The Hour as Freddie Lyon TV
  55. 2010 The Tempest as Ariel Movie
  56. 2009 Bright Star as John Keats Movie
  57. 2009 Love Hate as Tom Movie
  58. 2009 The International as Renee Movie
  59. 2008 Brideshead Revisited as Sebastian Flyte Movie
  60. 2008 Criminal Justice as Ben Coulter TV
  61. 2007 I'm Not There as Arthur Movie
  62. 2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille Movie
  63. 2005 Stoned as Keith Richards Movie
  64. 2005 Nathan Barley as Pingu TV
  65. 2004 Enduring Love as Spud Movie
  66. 2004 Layer Cake as Sidney Movie
  67. 2004 Ready When You Are, Mr McGill as Bruno Movie
  68. 2003 77 Beds as Ishmael Movie
  69. 2003 The Booze Cruise as Daniel Movie
  70. 2003 Spiritual Rampage as Eric Movie
  71. 2001 My Brother Tom as Tom Movie
  72. 2000 Other People's Children as Sully TV
  73. 2000 Baby as Little Joe Movie
  74. 2000 Black Cab as Ryan TV
  75. 1999 The Escort as Jay Movie
  76. 1999 The Trench as Pte. James Deamis Movie
  1. 2025 Peter Hujar's Day Movie
  2. 2023 Bad Behaviour Movie
  3. 2022 This Is Going to Hurt TV

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Quick facts

How old is Ben Whishaw?

Ben Whishaw is 46 years old, born on October 14, 1980.

Where was Ben Whishaw born?

Ben Whishaw was born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

What was Ben Whishaw’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Ben Whishaw is The Trench (1999).

How many movies and series has Ben Whishaw made?

Our catalogue lists 76 titles for Ben Whishaw: 62 movies and 14 TV series.

What is Ben Whishaw’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Fargo has the highest audience rating, with 8.3/10 on TMDB.

Also born on October 14

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