History Creator / BenWhishaw

** ''Film/{{Paddington}}'' (2014)

* ''Film/CloudAtlas'' (2013) as ManipulativeBastard Robert Frobisher / [[CrosscastRole Georgette]] / the record store clerk

* ''Film/CloudAtlas'' (2013) as [[ManipulativeBastard Robert Frobisher]] [[ActingForTwo and]] [[CrosscastRole Georgette]]

* ''Series/ThisIsGoingToHurt'' as Adam Kay

%%* PlayingAgainstType: [[invoked]] His role of Paddington Bear.

* [[ShakespearianActors Shakespearian Actor]]:
** He played Theatre/RichardII in a [=BBC2=] production of the play of the same name as part of ''The Hollow Crown''.
** He also played [[TheFairFolk Ariel]] in ''Film/TheTempest2010''.
** And ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' in a London stage production when he was only twenty-three.
** And Brutus in a 2018 production of ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''.

He seems to like playing characters that qualify for [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware The Nice]] and/or [[BewareTheQuietOnes Quiet Ones]]. He gained international attention when he was cast as the new Q in the Film/JamesBond films starring Creator/DanielCraig, beginning with ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.

* ''Film/{{Paddington}}'' (2014) as [[Franchise/{{Paddington}} Paddington Bear]] (voice)

* HollywoodNerd: As Q in the Creator/DanielCraig ''Film/JamesBond'' films. Funnily enough, this role qualifies as IronyAsSheIsCast - in real life he doesn't even have a computer.

** Prior to coming out, he also played the AmbiguouslyGay Sebastian in ''Literature/BridesheadRevisited'' and Frobisher in ''Film/CloudAtlas''.

* HollywoodNerd: As Q in the latest ''Film/JamesBond'' films. Funnily enough, this role qualifies as PlayingAgainstType for him - in real life he doesn't even have a computer.

He seems to like playing characters that qualify for [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware The Nice]] and/or [[BewareTheQuietOnes Quiet Ones]]. He gained international attention when he was cast as the new Q in the Film/JamesBond series beginning with ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.

** His portrayal of [[Franchise/JamesBond Q]] is revealed to be gay (or bisexual) in ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.

* ''Film/CloudAtlas'' (2013) as [[ManipulativeBastard Robert Frobisher]] and [[CrosscastRole Georgette]]

!!Some of his roles include:

* [[ExtremeDoormat Pingu]] in ''Series/NathanBarley''
* [[SerialKiller Jean-Baptiste Grenouille]] in ''Literature/{{Perfume}}''
* [[CrazyJealousGuy Sidney]] in ''Film/LayerCake''
* A fictional [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rimbaud Arthur Rimbaud]] quoting Bob Dylan in ''Film/ImNotThere''
* Creator/JohnKeats in ''Film/BrightStar''
* Tom in ''Film/LoveHate''
* Ariel in ''Film/TheTempest2010''
* Theatre/RichardII in Creator/TheBBC's ''Series/TheHollowCrown''
* [[IntrepidReporter Freddie Lyon]] in The BBC's ''Series/TheHour''
* [[GadgeteerGenius Q]] in the Franchise/JamesBond films:
** ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''
** ''Film/{{Spectre}}''
** ''Film/NoTimeToDie''
* [[ManipulativeBastard Robert Frobisher]] (and [[CrosscastRole Georgette]]) in ''Film/CloudAtlas''
* ''Film/TheZeroTheorem''
* ''Film/{{Paddington}}'' as the voice of Paddington Bear
* ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' as Michael Banks
* ''Literature/AVeryEnglishScandal'' as Norman Josiffe
* ''Film/ThePersonalHistoryOfDavidCopperfield'' as Uriah Heep
* ''Series/FargoSeasonFour'' as Patrick "Rabbi" Milligan

Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980, in Clifton, England) is an English actor of stage, movies, and TV. He seems to like playing characters that qualify for [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware The Nice]] and/or [[BewareTheQuietOnes Quiet Ones]]. He gained international attention when he was cast as the new Q in the Franchise/JamesBond series beginning with ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.

Some of his roles include:

!Tropes pertaining to this actor:

** His portrayal of [[Franchise/JamesBond Q]] is revealed to be gay in ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.

* ''[[Literature/DavidCopperfield The Personal History of David Copperfield]]'' as Uriah Heep

Benjamin John Whishaw (born October 14, 1980, in Clifton, England) is an English actor of stage, movies, and TV. He seems to like playing characters that qualify for [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware The Nice]] and/or [[BewareTheQuietOnes Quiet Ones]]. He gained international attention when he was cast as the new Q in the Franchise/JamesBond series beginning with ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.

** Richard in ''Film{{Lilting}}''

Benjamin John Whishaw (born October 14, 1980 in Clifton, England) is an English actor of stage, movies, and TV. He seems to like playing characters that qualify for [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware The Nice]] and/or [[BewareTheQuietOnes Quiet Ones]]. He gained international attention when he was cast as the new Q in the Franchise/JamesBond series begininning with ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.

* ThoseTwoActors: He has played alongside Creator/DanielCraig in ''Film/LayerCake'', ''The Trench'' and [[Film/{{Skyfall}} three]] [[Film/{{Spectre}} James Bond]] [[Film/NoTimeToDie films]].

* HollywoodNerd: As Q in ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''. Funnily enough, this role qualifies as PlayingAgainstType for him - in real life he doesn't even have a computer.

Benjamin John Whishaw (born October 14, 1980) is an English actor of stage, movies, and TV. He seems to like playing characters that qualify for [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware The Nice]] and/or [[BewareTheQuietOnes Quiet Ones]]. He gained international attention when he was cast as the new Q in the Franchise/JamesBond series begininning with ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.

** ''No Time To Die''