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
The Lobster
(2015)
Limping Man
No Time to Die
(2021)
Q
Skyfall
(2012)
Q
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
(2006)
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Paddington 2
(2017)
Paddington Brown (voice)
Cloud Atlas
(2012)
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Paddington
(2014)
Paddington (voice)
Layer Cake
(2004)
Sidney
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Michael Banks
Women Talking
(2022)
August
Being James Bond
(2021)
Q (archive footage)
The Danish Girl
(2015)
Henrik Sandahl
In the Heart of the Sea
(2015)
Herman Melville
Passages
(2023)
Martin
Limonov: The Ballad
(2024)
Eduard Limonov
Full Filmography
Acting
The Escort
(1999)
Jay
The Trench
(1999)
Pte. James Deamis
My Brother Tom
(2001)
Tom
Baby
(2002)
Little Joe
The Booze Cruise
(2003)
Daniel
Spiritual Rampage
(2003)
Enduring Love
(2004)
Spud
Layer Cake
(2004)
Sidney
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
Love Hate
(2009)
Tom
Bright Star
(2009)
John Keats
The Tempest
(2010)
Ariel
Cloud Atlas
(2012)
Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
Skyfall
(2012)
Q
The Zero Theorem
(2013)
Doctor 3
Teenage
(2013)
British Boy (voice)
Beat
(2013)
Man
Lilting
(2014)
Richard
Paddington
(2014)
Paddington (voice)
Days and Nights
(2014)
Eric
The Muse
(2014)
Edward
The Lobster
(2015)
Limping Man
Spectre
(2015)
Q
Suffragette
(2015)
Sonny Watts
Unity
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
In the Heart of the Sea
(2015)
Herman Melville
The Danish Girl
(2015)
Henrik Sandahl
A Hologram for the King
(2016)
Dave
Paddington 2
(2017)
Paddington Brown (voice)
Family Happiness
(2017)
The Brother
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Michael Banks
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
(2018)
Marcus Brutus
Palo Santo
(2018)
Palo Santo Hologram
His Picture In Little
(2018)
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
Designing Bond
(2021)
Self
Being James Bond
(2021)
Q (archive footage)
Miss Fortunate
(2021)
Humourless Man
Women Talking
(2022)
August
Ungentle
(2022)
Narrator
Good Boy
(2023)
Danny
Passages
(2023)
Martin
Bad Behaviour
(2023)
Elon Bello
Limonov: The Ballad
(2024)
Eduard Limonov
Paddington in Peru
(2024)
Paddington Brown (voice)
Production