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Ben Whishaw
2 FOLLOWERS • 26 CREDITS • OCT 14, 1980 • 43
Biography
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.
Known For
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Hollow Crown
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Fargo
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The Lobster
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d0IVecFQvsGdSbnMAHqiYsNYaJT.jpg)
Skyfall
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Cloud Atlas
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Suffragette
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No Time to Die
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Spectre
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I'm Not There
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In the Heart of the Sea
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Women Talking
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The Danish Girl
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A Hologram for the King
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Mary Poppins Returns
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The Personal History of David Copperfield
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Black Doves
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Little Joe
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A Very English Scandal
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Brideshead Revisited
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This Is Going to Hurt
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Paddington
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Paddington in Peru
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Paddington 2
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Production Credits
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