Ben Whitehead

British actor (born 1977)

Ben Whitehead
Born
Benjamin Whitehead

(1977-05-15) 15 May 1977 (age 47)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present[1]

Benjamin Whitehead (born 15 May 1977) is an English actor. He is best known as the current voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise following Peter Sallis' retirement and subsequent death.[2]

Career

Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2003.[3] In 2009, he voiced Wallace in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures,[4] a four-part episodic adventure game by Telltale Games.[5] Following Peter Sallis's last work as Wallace in 2010,[6][7] 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.[8] Outside of acting, Whitehead is also Aardman's read-in artist.

Ben 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.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Mr. Leaching (voice)
2008 A Matter of Loaf and Death Wallace, Baker Bob (voices) Short, role of Wallace with stand-in for Peter Sallis
Also read-in artist
2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 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
2018 Early Man Additional voices
2023 Eigengrau Half-Life[10] Michael Hobbs Short film
2024 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Wallace (voice) Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 BBC Proms Wallace (voice) 1 episode
2019 Berry Bees Additional voices Unknown episode

Video games

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

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Down Therapist, Boss 1 episode

Theatre

References

  1. ^ "Ben Whitehead". Wireless Theatre Ltd. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1 - Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Adventure Gamers. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Ben Whitehead". Wireless Theatre Ltd. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 2 - The Last Resort Review". Adventure Gamers. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Just Adventure. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Wallace and Gromit to present BBC1 science and inventions show". The Guardian. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Telltale tidbits". The International House of Mojo. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Ben Whitehead". wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Eigengrau Half-Life (2023)". christopherarkley.co.uk.
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