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Benjamin John Whishaw is an English actor, in film, television, and theatre. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in My Brother Tom (2001), Whishaw was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the title role in a 2004 production of Hamlet. This was followed by television roles in Nathan Barley (2005), Criminal Justice (2008) and The Hour (2011-12) and film roles in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Brideshead Revisited (2008) and Bright Star (2009). For Criminal Justice, Whishaw received an International Emmy Award and received his first BAFTA Award nomination.
Birth Name
Benjamin John Whishaw
Born
Tuesday, 14 October 1980
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Paddington in Peru | Paddington Brown (voice) / Paddington | 2024 |
| Bad Behaviour | Elon Bello | 2023 |
| Passages | Martin | 2023 |
| Jane Campion: The Cinema Woman | Self | 2023 |
| Women Talking | August | 2022 |
| This Is Going to Hurt | Adam Kay / Dr Adam Kay | 2022 |
| No Time to Die | Q | 2021 |
| Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story | Self / Q (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Disclosure | Henrik | 2020 |
| Surge | Joseph | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Paddington in Peru | Paddington Brown (voice) / Paddington | 2024 |
| Bad Behaviour | Elon Bello | 2023 |
| Passages | Martin | 2023 |
| Jane Campion: The Cinema Woman | Self | 2023 |
| Women Talking | August | 2022 |
| This Is Going to Hurt | Adam Kay / Dr Adam Kay | 2022 |
| No Time to Die | Q | 2021 |
| Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story | Self / Q (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Disclosure | Henrik | 2020 |
| Surge | Joseph | 2020 |
| The Personal History of David Copperfield | Uriah Heep | 2020 |
| The Adventures of Paddington | Paddington (voice) / Paddington | 2019 |
| Little Joe | Chris | 2019 |
| Mary Poppins Returns | Michael Banks | 2018 |
| A Very English Scandal | Norman Scott | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar | Brutus / Marcus Brutus | 2018 |
| Paddington 2 | Paddington / Paddington Brown (voice) | 2017 |
| Queers | Perce | 2017 |
| The Tony Beat | Self | 2016 |
| A Hologram for the King | Dave | 2016 |
| The IMDb Studio at Sundance | Self | 2016 |
| The Nation's Favourite Bond Song | Self | 2015 |
| In the Heart of the Sea | Herman Melville | 2015 |
| London Spy | Danny | 2015 |
| Spectre | Q | 2015 |
| The Lobster | Limping Man | 2015 |
| Suffragette | Sonny Watts | 2015 |
| Unity | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
| The Danish Girl | Henrik / Henrik Sandahl | 2015 |
| Paddington | Paddington (voice) / Paddington | 2014 |
| Days and Nights | Eric | 2014 |
| Lilting | Richard | 2014 |
| Fargo | Rabbi Milligan / Patrick 'Rabbi' Milligan | 2014 |
| Teenage | British Boy (voice) / British Boy | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Zero Theorem | Doctor / Doctor 3 | 2013 |
| Cloud Atlas | Tribesman / Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette | 2012 |
| Skyfall | Q | 2012 |
| Everything or Nothing | Q | 2012 |
| The Hollow Crown | King Richard | 2012 |
| Playhouse Presents | Ezra | 2012 |
| Shakespeare Uncovered | Richard II | 2012 |
| The Hour | Freddie Lyon | 2011 |
| The Tempest | Ariel | 2010 |
| Bright Star | John Keats | 2009 |
| Love Hate | Tom | 2009 |
| The International | Rene Antall | 2009 |
| Moving Pictures Live! | Self | 2009 |
| Brideshead Revisited | Sebastian Flyte | 2008 |
| Criminal Justice | Ben Coulter | 2008 |
| I'm Not There | Arthur | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Store Clerk in 'Cloud Atlas' | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Jean-Baptiste Grenouille | 2006 |
| Stoned | Keith Richards | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Nathan Barley | Pingu | 2005 |
| Enduring Love | Spud | 2004 |
| Layer Cake | Sidney | 2004 |
| At the Movies | Self | 2004 |
| Cheers and Tears | Daniel | 2003 |
| Ready When You Are Mr. McGill | Bruno | 2003 |
| My Brother Tom | Tom | 2001 |
| Baby | Little Joe | 2000 |
| Other People's Children | Sully | 2000 |
| The Escort | Jay | 1999 |
| The Trench | Pte. James Deamis | 1999 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Bad Behaviour | 2023 |
| This Is Going to Hurt | 2022 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Won |
