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
Spectre
(2015)
Q
Skyfall
(2012)
Q
The Lobster
(2015)
Limping Man
No Time to Die
(2021)
Q
Paddington 2
(2017)
Paddington Brown (voice)
Cloud Atlas
(2012)
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
(2006)
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Layer Cake
(2004)
Sidney
Suffragette
(2015)
Sonny Watts
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Michael Banks
In the Heart of the Sea
(2015)
Herman Melville
Passages
(2023)
Martin
Women Talking
(2022)
August
The Danish Girl
(2015)
Henrik Sandahl
Paddington
(2014)
Paddington (voice)
Bright Star
(2009)
John Keats
Full Filmography
Acting
The Trench
(1999)
Pte. James Deamis
The Escort
(1999)
Jay
My Brother Tom
(2001)
Tom
Baby
(2002)
Little Joe
Spiritual Rampage
(2003)
The Booze Cruise
(2003)
Daniel
Layer Cake
(2004)
Sidney
Enduring Love
(2004)
Spud
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
(2004)
Bruno
Stoned
(2005)
Keith Richards
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
(2006)
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
I'm Not There
(2007)
Arthur
Brideshead Revisited
(2008)
Sebastian Flyte
Bright Star
(2009)
John Keats
Love Hate
(2009)
Tom
The Tempest
(2010)
Ariel
Skyfall
(2012)
Q
Cloud Atlas
(2012)
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
The Zero Theorem
(2013)
Doctor 3
Teenage
(2013)
British Boy (voice)
Beat
(2013)
Man
Days and Nights
(2014)
Eric
Paddington
(2014)
Paddington (voice)
Lilting
(2014)
Richard
The Muse
(2014)
Edward
Spectre
(2015)
Q
The Lobster
(2015)
Limping Man
Suffragette
(2015)
Sonny Watts
In the Heart of the Sea
(2015)
Herman Melville
Unity
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
The Danish Girl
(2015)
Henrik Sandahl
A Hologram for the King
(2016)
Dave
Paddington 2
(2017)
Paddington Brown (voice)
Family Happiness
(2017)
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Michael Banks
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
(2018)
Marcus Brutus
His Picture In Little
(2018)
Palo Santo
(2018)
Palo Santo Hologram
The Personal History of David Copperfield
(2019)
Uriah Heep
Little Joe
(2019)
Chris
O Holy Ghost
(2019)
Charmaine
Surge
(2020)
Joseph
No Time to Die
(2021)
Q
Being James Bond
(2021)
Q (archive footage)
Miss Fortunate
(2021)
Humourless Man
Designing Bond
(2021)
Self
Women Talking
(2022)
August
Ungentle
(2022)
Narrator
Passages
(2023)
Martin
Bad Behaviour
(2023)
Elon Bello
Good Boy
(2023)
Danny
Paddington in Peru
(2024)
Paddington Brown (voice)
Production