Ben Whishaw

English actor

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2025 Ben Whishaw is set to portray Peter Hujar in a film titled 'Peter Hujar's Day', marking a notable biographical performance in his acting career.
2025 Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for performance in Bluets.
2024 Starred in Netflix spy thriller Black Doves with Keira Knightley and portrayed Eduard Limonov in Limonov: The Ballad.
2024 Ben Whishaw will portray Eduard Limonov in 'Limonov: The Ballad'.
2024 Ben Whishaw is set to play Sam in the upcoming project Black Doves.
2024 Ben Whishaw is set to perform as Vladimir in 'Waiting for Godot' at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
2024 Ben Whishaw will appear in 'Bluets' at the Royal Court Theatre.
2024 Ben Whishaw will voice Paddington Bear in 'Paddington in Peru'.
2023 Whishaw led the short film Good Boy.
2023 Whishaw appeared in the film Passages, receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Performance at the 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
2023 Ben Whishaw starred as Elon Bello in 'Bad Behaviour'.
2022 Ben Whishaw played August Epp in 'Women Talking'.
2022 He starred in the BBC medical drama series This Is Going to Hurt.
2022 Ben Whishaw split from his partner, Mark Bradshaw.
2022 Ben Whishaw returned as Paddington Bear in the Queen Elizabeth II sketch during the Platinum Party at the Palace.
September 30 2021 Whishaw reprised his role of Q in No Time to Die, the 25th James Bond film, which was released worldwide.
2020 Ben Whishaw starred as Joseph in 'Surge'.
2020 Whishaw had a leading role in the fourth season of the black comedy drama Fargo.
2019 Ben Whishaw portrayed Uriah Heep in 'The Personal History of David Copperfield'.
2019 Ben Whishaw began providing the voice for Paddington Bear in The Adventures of Paddington.
2019 Ben Whishaw played Marilyn Monroe in 'Norma Jeane Baker of Troy' at The Shed.
2018 He received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Norman Scott in the miniseries A Very English Scandal.
2018 Ben Whishaw starred as Brutus in 'Julius Caesar' at the Bridge Theatre.
2018 Whishaw won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in A Very English Scandal.
2018 Ben Whishaw played Michael Banks in 'Mary Poppins Returns'.
2018 Ben Whishaw played Brutus in 'National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar'.
2017 Whishaw reprised his role as Paddington Bear in the film Paddington 2.
2017 Ben Whishaw played the role of Perce in the episode 'The Man on the Platform' of Queers.
2017 Ben Whishaw played the role of Luke in 'Against' at the Almeida Theatre.
2016 Ben Whishaw starred as Dave in 'A Hologram for the King'.
2016 Ben Whishaw portrayed John Proctor in 'The Crucible' at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
2015 Whishaw appears in multiple notable films including Suffragette, The Danish Girl, and reprises his role as Q in Spectre
2015 Ben Whishaw took on the role of Dionysus in 'Bakkhai' at the Almeida Theatre.
2015 He reprised his role as Q in the James Bond film Spectre.
2015 Whishaw received a BAFTA Award nomination for his leading role in London Spy.
2014 Starred in the independent film 'Lilting' and voiced Paddington Bear in the film 'Paddington'.
2014 Ben Whishaw appeared in the music video for 'Real' by the band Years and Years.
2014 Ben Whishaw publicly discussed his coming out, describing the experience as tense but noting that everyone was surprisingly lovely.
2014 Ben Whishaw appeared as Ezra in the episode 'Foxtrot' of Playhouse Presents.
2014 Ben Whishaw voiced Paddington Bear in the film 'Paddington'.
2013 Ben Whishaw starred as Eric in 'Days and Nights'.
2013 From October 2013 to February 2014, Whishaw appeared in the revival of Mojo, for which he received a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Actor.
2013 Whishaw starred alongside Judi Dench in the world premiere of Peter and Alice, a new play by John Logan.
2012 He appeared in the film Cloud Atlas as part of an ensemble cast.
2012 Whishaw appeared as Q in the James Bond film Skyfall.
2012 Whishaw played the title role in a BBC Two adaptation of Richard II, winning the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
August 2012 In August, Ben Whishaw entered into a civil partnership with Australian composer Mark Bradshaw, whom he had met in 2009.
2011 Began acting in television series The Hour, which ran until 2012.
2011 Ben Whishaw stated in an interview with Out magazine that he believes actors have a right to privacy and should maintain a level of anonymity regarding their personal lives.
2011 Ben Whishaw starred as Freddie Lyon in the television series The Hour.

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