Ben's breakthrough role was on stage as Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Charles Spencer in The Daily Telegraph wrote that “this is the kind of evening of which legends are made”, while The New York Times critic thought it was one of the most memorable Hamlets he had ever seen.
Enjoys reading, painting, music, dance, visual arts, gardening and traveling.
He loves animals and takes in stray cats.
Whishaw quote about his personal life, "as an actor you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don't see why that has to be something you discuss openly because you do something in the public eye. I have no understanding of why we turn actors into celebrities."
Height: 5'9"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Latest Credits
Film
1999 The Trench
1999 The Escort
2001 Baby
2001 My Brother Tom
2002 Spiritual Rampage
2004 77 Beds
2004 Enduring Love
2004 Layer Cake
2005 Stoned
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murder
2007 I'm Not There
2008 Brideshead Revisited
2009 The International
2009 Bright Star (Director Jane Campion)
2009 Love Hate
2012 The Tempest
2012 James Bond, Skyfall (Director Sam Mendes)
2012 Cloud Atlas (Directors Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer)
Television
2000 Black Cab
2000 Other People's Children
2003 Ready When You Are Mr. McGill
2003 The Booze Cruise
2005 Nathan Barley
2008 Criminal Justice
2010 All Signs of Death
2011 The Hour (BBC America)
2012 Richard II: The Hollow Crown
James Bond, Daniel Craig, Director Sam Mendes and Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw was named as best actor at the British Academy Television Awards in London on May 12, 2013, confirming his status as a rising star.
He won the award for playing Richard II in a four-part series The Hollow Crown, a BBC adaption of Shakespeare’s history plays.
Ben said at the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall: “I’m really, really surprised. I was just hoping it would be one of the others just so I wouldn’t have to come up here and say anything,”
(smiles) You will see this news posted on the wordpress blogs too! Matter of fact, go to the Deepest Red blog I have another backstage (Video).
On Tuesday 30 April, Central President Michael Grandage, hosted a fundraising event alongside the Grandage’s production of Peter and Alice by John Logan, with Ben Whishaw and Central alumna Judi Dench. Through this event, Central raised over £30,000 towards the Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance to 15 students from the 2013 intake.
This event will kick start a wider campaign by Central to continue to provide long term assistance to students unable to afford tuition fees. Michael Grandage said, "This special performance of Peter and Alice marks Central's continuing commitment to raise funds to help students with their education. The event brings together many Central alumni, all of whom are dedicated to helping provide scholarships for the future."
Judi Dench with Scholars
With high costs of training and scheduled Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) cuts, Central is committed to securing funds for student scholarships so that they may continue to nurture and develop the best talent and extend their scholarship funds to as many students as possible. Safeguarding these funds will enable Central to continue to recruit and retain the best students, secured by merit and successful study, rather than their ability to pay.
Judi, Wendy and Gavin
'Training at Central provided me the skills and confidence I needed at the beginning of my career - without those two things, it would not have been filled with so many wonderful opportunities,” said Judi Dench. The aim of this fundraising initiative is to build Central’s Scholarship Fund year-on-year so that we are able to provide scholarships for up to a quarter of our student body in the next five years.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 03:17AM
