Ben Whitehead
Appearance
Ben Whitehead | |
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Born | Benjamin Whitehead 15 May 1977 London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Benjamin Whitehead (born 15 May 1977) is an English actor. He is best known as the current voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit franchise following Peter Sallis' retirement.[1]
Career
Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2005. In 2009, he voiced Wallace in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures,[2] a four-part episodic adventure game by Telltale Games.[3] After Peter Sallis's last work as Wallace in 2010,[4][5] 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.[6] Outside of acting, Whitehead is also Aardman's read-in artist.
Filmography
Film
Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Mr. Leaching (voice) | |
2008 | A Matter of Loaf and Death | Wallace, Baker Bob (voice) | 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 | |
2024 | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl | Wallace (voice) | Post-production |
Television
Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
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2012 | BBC Proms | Wallace (voice) | 1 episode |
2019 | Berry Bees | Additional voices | Unknown episode |
Video games
Year | Titel | Role |
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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 | Titel | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Down | Therapist, Boss | 1 episode |
Theatre
- 2012 Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Wallace (voice)
References
- ^ "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. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "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.