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Ben Whishaw
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British actor and producer (born 1980)
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Ben Whishaw is a male actor from the United Kingdom who began his professional career in 1999. He was born on October 14, 1980. His work has been associated with tags such as Soundtrack, spoken word, actors, cinematic, and novelty never wears off.
Whishaw is credited as an author for one work, identified as Paddington. He has five works listed in academic databases. His profile is referenced by 613 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin John Whishaw , ( 1980-10-14 ) 14 October 1980 (age 45) , Clifton, Bedfordshire , England
- Alma mater
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Partner
- Mark Bradshaw (2012–2022)
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Clifton
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Ben Wishaw at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- London
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- Commons category
- Ben Whishaw
- date of birth
- 1980-10-14
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- birth name
- Benjamin John Whishaw
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. He has received various accolades, including three British Academy Television Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
Beginning his career in the 2000s, he played the title role in a 2004 production of the play 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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ben Whishaw” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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