Ben Whitehead
Ben Whitehead | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benjamin Whitehead 15 May 1977 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Benjamin Whitehead (born 15 May 1977) is a British actor. He is the second actor to provide the voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, replacing Peter Sallis.[3]
Career
Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2003.[2] 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' 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.
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]
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 | 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 | |
| 2018 | Early Man | Additional voices | |
| 2021 | Views of the Shard[9] | John | Short film |
| 2023 | Eigengrau Half-Life[10] | Michael Hobbs | |
| 2024 | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl | Wallace (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fred Strangebone's World of Murder, Mystery and Murder[11] | Fred Strangebone | 1 episode |
| 2012 | BBC Proms | Wallace (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Berry Bees | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
| 2024 | Strictly Come Dancing | Wallace (voice) | 1 episode |
Commercials
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BBC One Wallace & Gromit's Runaway Sled[12] | Wallace (voice) | Partially voiced by Peter Sallis |
| 2009 | Wallace & Gromit Present "A World of Cracking Ideas" Commercial[13] | ||
| 2012 | National Trust Jubilee Bunt-a-thon[14] | ||
| Google Google+ Hangout[15] | |||
| 2013 | Your Great Adventure Wallace & Gromit's Great UK Adventure[16] | ||
| 2018 | We Are Most Amused and Amazed Commercial[17] | ||
| 2019 | Joules Christmas at a Click of a Button[18] | ||
| DFS The Great Sofa Caper[19] | |||
| 2020 | DFS A Comfy Carol[20] | ||
| DFS Grand Comfort Sale Commercial | |||
| 2024 | TKMaxx Comic Relief - Red Nose Day[21] | ||
| BBC One Christmas Jumpers[22] |
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 |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Life Goes On[9] | Surgeon |
Theatre
- 2012 Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Wallace (voice)
References
- ^ "Ben Whitehead on replacing Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: 'The key is not to be jarring' | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com.
- ^ a b c "Ben Whitehead". Wireless Theatre Company. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1 - Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Adventure Gamers. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 2 - The Last Resort Review". Adventure Gamers. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Just Adventure. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Wallace and Gromit to present BBC1 science and inventions show". The Guardian. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Telltale tidbits". The International House of Mojo. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Ben Whitehead". mediaviewer.spotlight.com.
- ^ "Eigengrau Half-Life". IMDb. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Fred Strangebone's World of Murder, Mystery and Murder". benwhiteheadvoice.com.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Runaway Sled - Wallace and Gromit BBC One Christmas Idents". YouTube. 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit x Science Museum 🔍 | Wallace & Gromit". YouTube. 30 April 2015.
- ^ "National Trust to Debut New Wallace & Gromit Animation over Jubilee Weekend" (Press release).
- ^ "Google+ launches Wallace and Gromit push". 18 December 2012.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013.
- ^ https://x.com/ITV/status/1061242075209854976
- ^ "Joules - Christmas at a Click of a Button | Aardman".
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit Feature in 'The Grand Sofa Caper' for DFS | LBBOnline".
- ^ "DFS: A Comfy Carol by Krow London".
- ^ "Behind the Craft: Comic Relief Red Nose Day x Aardman".
- ^ "BBC unveils exclusive Wallace & Gromit themed Christmas idents".