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Also known as Benjamin Whishaw, Ben John Whishaw

British actor and producer (born 1980)

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
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  • 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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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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Ben Whishaw
date of birth
1980-10-14
sexual orientation
homosexuality
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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