Benjamin John "Ben" Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. He is known for his stage role as Hamlet; his roles in the television series
Nathan Barley,
Criminal Justice,
The Hour and
London Spy; and film roles including ,
I'm Not There,
Bright Star,
Brideshead Revisited,
Cloud Atlas,
The Lobster,
Suffragette and
The Danish Girl. He played the role of
Q in the
James Bond films
Skyfall and
Spectre, and was the voice of
Paddington Bear in the 2014 film,
Paddington.