Ben Whitehead | |
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| Born | Benjamin Whitehead 1977 (age 47–48) [1] Cheshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present [2] |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) [3] |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Benjamin Whitehead (born 1977) is a British actor. He is the second actor to provide the voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, replacing Peter Sallis. [4]
Benjamin Whitehead was born in 1977 in Cheshire, England. His parents, both avid art enthusiasts, encouraged his passion for acting and storytelling from a young age. [5] [1]
Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2003. [2] In 2009, he became the second person to play Wallace, beside Peter Sallis, starting in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures , [6] a four-part, episodic, adventure game by Telltale Games. [7] Following Peter Sallis' last work as Wallace in 2010, [8] [9] Whitehead became the official voice of the character beginning with Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels , Prom 20 of the 2012 season of the BBC Proms. [10] Outside of acting, Whitehead is also Aardman's read-in artist. He was the read-in artist for A Matter of Loaf and Death and he was also the read-in artist for the 2014 animated film The Boxtrolls . [11]
Whitehead has performed in Great Scott!, an Antarctic epic touring comedy from Gonzo Moose. He performed a one-man show at The London Horror Festival and voiced the title role in Golem (Young Vic and tour), produced by multi award-winning theatre company 1927, directed by Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt. [2]
Whitehead voiced Wallace in the duo's second feature film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl in 2024. He voiced Keir Starmer and Howard Lutnick in the BBC Radio, comedy, drama, play Churchill's Bust in 2025. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Mr. Leaching (voice) | |
| 2008 | A Matter of Loaf and Death | Baker Bob (voice) | Short |
| 2012 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens (voice) | United Kingdom version |
| So You Want to Be a Pirate! | Announcer (voice) | Short film | |
| 2013 | Secrets of the Dark House | Husband | |
| 2015 | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman [13] | Wallace (Voice) | |
| 2018 | Early Man | Additional voices | |
| 2021 | Views of the Shard [14] | John | Short film |
| 2023 | Eigengrau Half-Life [15] | Michael Hobbs | |
| 2024 | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl | Wallace (voice) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fred Strangebone's World of Murder, Mystery and Murder [16] | Fred Strangebone | 1 episode |
| 2012 | BBC Proms | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2019 | Berry Bees | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
| 2024 | Strictly Come Dancing | Wallace (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2025 | News Breakfast [17] | Self - Actor/Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl | (Archive Footage), (Uncredited) 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BBC One Wallace & Gromit's Runaway Sled [18] | Wallace (voice) | Partially voiced by Peter Sallis |
| 2009 | Wallace & Gromit Present "A World of Cracking Ideas" Commercial [19] | ||
| 2012 | National Trust Jubilee Bunt-a-thon [20] | ||
| Google Google+ Hangout [21] | |||
| 2013 | Your Great Adventure Wallace & Gromit's Great UK Adventure [22] | ||
| 2018 | We Are Most Amused and Amazed Commercial [23] | ||
| 2019 | Joules Christmas at a Click of a Button [24] | ||
| DFS The Great Sofa Caper [25] | |||
| 2020 | DFS A Comfy Carol [26] | ||
| DFS Grand Comfort Sale Commercial | |||
| 2024 | TKMaxx Comic Relief - Red Nose Day [27] | ||
| BBC One Christmas Jumpers [28] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Mr. Leaching, Hutch |
| 2009 | Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures | Wallace |
| 2015 | Anno 2205 | John Rafferty |
| 2016 | Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | Male Civilian, Officer |
| 2017 | The Pillars of the Earth | Remigius, Civilians |
| 2019 | Layers of Fear 2 | Journalist |
| Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince | Sir Florianus | |
| A Year of Rain | Additional voices | |
| 2020 | Total War Saga: Troy | |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up | Wallace | |
| 2021 | Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One | Additional voices |
| 2023 | Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway | Wallace |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Down | Therapist, Boss | 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Life Goes On [14] | Surgeon |