Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Acting

Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. He has received various accolades, including three British Academy Television Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe.

Beginning his career in the 2000s, he played the title role in a 2004 production of the play Hamlet. Television roles followed this 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).

In 2012, Whishaw played the title role in a BBC Two…

Filmography

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Elden Ring Elden Ring 2028 Peter Hujar's Day ★ 5.3 Peter Hujar's Day 2025 The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! 2025 Black Doves ★ 7.1 Black Doves 2024 Paddington in Peru ★ 6.8 Paddington in Peru 2024 Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing 2024 In Heat In Heat 2024 Limonov: The Ballad ★ 6.4 Limonov: The Ballad 2024 Bad Behaviour ★ 4.7 Bad Behaviour 2023 Passages ★ 6.3 Passages 2023 Good Boy ★ 6.7 Good Boy 2023 Women Talking ★ 6.8 Women Talking 2022 Ungentle ★ 5.9 Ungentle 2022 Paddington Meets The Queen ★ 7.5 Paddington Meets The Queen 2022 This Is Going to Hurt ★ 7.6 This Is Going to Hurt 2022 No Time to Die ★ 7.3 No Time to Die 2021 Miss Fortunate Miss Fortunate 2021 Surge ★ 5.4 Surge 2020 The Adventures of Paddington ★ 7.8 The Adventures of Paddington 2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield ★ 6.4 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 Little Joe ★ 5.8 Little Joe 2019 O Holy Ghost O Holy Ghost 2019 Mary Poppins Returns ★ 6.5 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 Palo Santo ★ 7.3 Palo Santo 2018 A Very English Scandal ★ 7.1 A Very English Scandal 2018 National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar ★ 7.5 National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar 2018 His Picture In Little His Picture In Little 2018 Paddington 2 ★ 7.5 Paddington 2 2017 Family Happiness Family Happiness 2017 Queers. ★ 5.6 Queers. 2017 A Hologram for the King ★ 5.9 A Hologram for the King 2016 In the Heart of the Sea ★ 6.8 In the Heart of the Sea 2015 The Danish Girl ★ 7.5 The Danish Girl 2015 London Spy ★ 6.9 London Spy 2015 Spectre ★ 6.6 Spectre 2015 Suffragette ★ 7.2 Suffragette 2015 The Lobster ★ 7.0 The Lobster 2015 Unity ★ 7.5 Unity 2015 Paddington ★ 7.1 Paddington 2014 Days and Nights ★ 4.5 Days and Nights 2014 Lilting ★ 6.9 Lilting 2014 The Muse ★ 8.2 The Muse 2014 Fargo ★ 8.3 Fargo 2014 Beat ★ 7.0 Beat 2013 The Zero Theorem ★ 6.1 The Zero Theorem 2013 Teenage ★ 6.2 Teenage 2013 Cloud Atlas ★ 6.9 Cloud Atlas 2012 Skyfall ★ 7.3 Skyfall 2012 The Hollow Crown ★ 7.5 The Hollow Crown 2012 Playhouse Presents ★ 6.0 Playhouse Presents 2012 The Hour ★ 7.5 The Hour 2011 The Tempest ★ 5.3 The Tempest 2010 Bright Star ★ 6.6 Bright Star 2009 Love Hate ★ 8.0 Love Hate 2009 Brideshead Revisited ★ 6.3 Brideshead Revisited 2008 Criminal Justice ★ 7.6 Criminal Justice 2008 I'm Not There ★ 6.5 I'm Not There 2007 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer ★ 7.4 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006 Stoned ★ 5.2 Stoned 2005 Nathan Barley ★ 7.3 Nathan Barley 2005 Enduring Love ★ 5.8 Enduring Love 2004 Layer Cake ★ 6.9 Layer Cake 2004 Ready When You Are, Mr McGill ★ 7.3 Ready When You Are, Mr McGill 2004 77 Beds ★ 8.0 77 Beds 2003 The Booze Cruise ★ 8.0 The Booze Cruise 2003 Spiritual Rampage Spiritual Rampage 2003 My Brother Tom ★ 5.8 My Brother Tom 2001 Other People's Children ★ 8.0 Other People's Children 2000 Baby ★ 6.3 Baby 2000 Black Cab ★ 8.0 Black Cab 2000 The Escort ★ 5.4 The Escort 1999 The Trench ★ 5.4 The Trench 1999 All Signs of Death All Signs of Death High End High End