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Ben Whishaw

1980 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Whishaw has received more than 12,192,010 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Ben Whishaw is the 3,629th most popular actor (down from 3,085th in 2019), the 2,954th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,668th in 2019) and the 437th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Whishaw ranks 3,629 out of 13,578. Before him are Oleg Vidov, Harry Guardino, Renato Pozzetto, Anthony Mackie, Ian Ziering, and Monica Bleibtreu. After him are Susan Cabot, Kyle Chandler, Leslie Grossman, Erick Avari, Richard Burbage, and Dixie Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ben Whishaw ranks 62. Before him are Angelos Charisteas, Jenson Button, Simon Helberg, Gabriel Milito, Randy Orton, and Yossi Benayoun. After him are Marit Bjørgen, Yasuhito Endō, Jacinda Ardern, Gustaf Skarsgård, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Matthew Gray Gubler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Whishaw ranks 2,954 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Ball Jr. (1945), Steve Davis (1957), Peter Cheyney (1896), Richard Lydekker (1849), Hank Marvin (1941), and Adrian Boult (1889). After him are John Phillips (1800), Jackie Collins (1937), Emma Bunton (1976), Helen Fielding (1958), Richard Burbage (1567), and Jimmy McGrory (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ben Whishaw ranks 437. Before him are James Purefoy (1964), Christina Pickles (1935), Barry Morse (1918), Teresa Ann Savoy (1955), Matthew Garber (1956), and Shirley Henderson (1965). After him are Richard Burbage (1567), Hermione Baddeley (1906), Mark Sheppard (1964), Ronald Lacey (1935), Alan Young (1919), and Michael Gothard (1939).

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Television and Movie Roles

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
Sep 13o 20067.4 / 10
Paddington
Paddington (voice)
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.
Nov 24o 20147.1 / 10
Paddington 2
Paddington Brown (voice)
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Nov 9o 20177.5 / 10