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Ben Whishaw | |
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.jpg) Whishaw in 2018 | |
| Born | Benjamin John Whishaw 14 October 1980[1] Clifton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Partner | Mark Bradshaw (2012–2022) |
Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in My Brother Tom (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the title role in a 2004 production of 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). For Criminal Justice, Whishaw received his first BAFTA Award nomination.
In 2012, Whishaw played the title role in a BBC Two adaptation of Richard II, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. The same year, he appeared as Q in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), going on to reprise the role in Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). He has voiced Paddington Bear in several projects since Paddington (2014). His other film roles in the 2010s include Cloud Atlas (2012), The Lobster (2015), Suffragette (2015), The Danish Girl (2015), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
Whishaw received a third BAFTA Award nomination for the leading role in London Spy (2015) and for his portrayal of Norman Scott in the miniseries A Very English Scandal (2018), won another BAFTA, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 2020, he had a leading role in the fourth season of the black comedy drama Fargo. In 2022, he starred in the BBC medical drama series This Is Going to Hurt, and in 2023 led the short film Good Boy.[2]
- ^ "Ben Whishaw". Biography.com. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (21 December 2023). "Oscar Shortlists In 10 Categories Announced: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer', 'Maestro' & More". Deadline. Retrieved 5 January 2024.