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Ben Whishaw
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British actor and producer (born 1980)
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Film & TV
Clifton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Elden Ring2028
- Bruvvas — He2026
- Images: Making "Peter Hujar's Day" — Self2026
- Peter Hujar's Day — Peter Hujar2025
- The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!2025
- Limonov: The Ballad — Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov2024
- Paddington in Peru — Paddington Brown (voice)2024
- In Heat — Jon2024
- Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing — Narrator2024
- An A to Z of Paddington — Self2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin John Whishaw , ( 1980-10-14 ) 14 October 1980 (age 45) , Clifton, Bedfordshire , England
- Alma mater
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Partner
- Mark Bradshaw (2012–2022)
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Clifton
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Ben Wishaw at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- London
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- Commons category
- Ben Whishaw
- date of birth
- 1980-10-14
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- birth name
- Benjamin John Whishaw
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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).
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