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Ben Whishaw
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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.
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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
Bambi
The Graham Norton Show
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
The Hollow Crown
Fargo
Layer Cake
Queers.
Skyfall
The Lobster
Cloud Atlas
I'm Not There
Spectre
Suffragette
The Zero Theorem
No Time to Die
In the Heart of the Sea
Women Talking
Other People's Children
A Hologram for the King
The Danish Girl
Mary Poppins Returns
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Black Doves
A Very English Scandal
Little Joe
Criminal Justice
Brideshead Revisited
Paddington
Paddington in Peru
This Is Going to Hurt
Paddington 4
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Hour
Paddington 2
Paddington Meets The Queen
Production Credits
This Is Going to Hurt
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