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