Ben Whishaw
Born
October 14, 1980 (44 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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.

Peter Hujar's Day
Peter Hujar
2025

Black Doves
Sam Young · (6 episodes)
2024

Paddington in Peru
Paddington Brown (voice)
2024

An A to Z of Paddington
Self
2024

Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
Narrator
2024

In Heat
2024

Limonov: The Ballad
Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
2024

Bad Behaviour
Elon Bello
2023

Passages
Martin
2023

Good Boy
Danny
2023

Women Talking
August
2022

Ungentle
Narrator (voice)
2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · (1 episode)
2022

Paddington Meets The Queen
Paddington (voice)
2022

This Is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay · (7 episodes)
2022
Designing Bond
Self
2021

No Time to Die
Q
2021

Being James Bond
Q (archive footage)
2021

Miss Fortunate
Humourless Man
2021

Surge
Joseph
2020

The Adventures of Paddington
Paddington (voice) · (154 episodes)
2019

The Personal History of David Copperfield
Uriah Heep
2019

Little Joe
Chris
2019

O Holy Ghost
Charmaine
2019

Mary Poppins Returns
Michael Banks
2018

Palo Santo
Palo Santo Hologram
2018

A Very English Scandal
Norman Scott · (3 episodes)
2018

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Marcus Brutus
2018

His Picture In Little
2018

Paddington 2
Paddington Brown (voice)
2017

Family Happiness
The Brother
2017

Queers.
Perce · (1 episode)
2017

Queers.
(8 episodes)
2017

A Hologram for the King
Dave
2016

In the Heart of the Sea
Herman Melville
2015

The Danish Girl
Henrik
2015

London Spy
Danny · (5 episodes)
2015

Spectre
Q
2015

Suffragette
Sonny Watts
2015

The Lobster
Limping Man
2015

Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015

Paddington
Paddington (voice)
2014

Days and Nights
Eric
2014

Lilting
Richard
2014

The Muse
Edward
2014

Fargo
Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan · (11 episodes)
2014

Beat
Man
2013

The Zero Theorem
Doctor 3
2013

Teenage
British Boy (voice)
2013

Cloud Atlas
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
2012

Skyfall
Q
2012

The Hollow Crown
King Richard · (1 episode)
2012

Playhouse Presents
Ezra · (1 episode)
2012

The Hour
Freddie Lyon · (12 episodes)
2011

The Tempest
Ariel
2010

Bright Star
John Keats
2009

Love Hate
Tom
2009

Brideshead Revisited
Sebastian Flyte
2008

Criminal Justice
Ben Coulter · (5 episodes)
2008

I'm Not There
Arthur
2007

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
2006

Stoned
Keith Richards
2005

Enduring Love
Spud
2004

Layer Cake
Sidney
2004

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Bruno
2004

77 Beds
Ishmael
2003

The Booze Cruise
Daniel
2003
Spiritual Rampage
Eric
2003

My Brother Tom
Tom
2001

Baby
Little Joe
2000

The Escort
Jay
1999
All Signs of Death
Web

Paddington 4
Paddington Brown (voice)
Diamond Shitter
Nigel
The Man I Love

The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007

Nathan Barley
Pingu · (5 episodes)
2005
Other People's Children
Sully · (4 episodes)
2000

The Trench
Pte. James Deamis
1999

Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948