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