Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond

51 · Born: Jan 18, 1973

Personal Details

Born Jan 18, 1973 Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Biography

Benjamin Thomas Willbond (born 18 January 1973) is an English actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his numerous roles in a children’s program Horrible Histories (2009–2013), as well as Yonderland (2013–2016), where he also played various different roles, and Ghosts (2019–) where he played The Captain. He is also known for appearing in movies such as St. Trinian's (2007), Bill (2015), and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). He was part of the comedy duo "Ben & Arn", for which he won Perrier Award for "Best Newcomer" in 1999, and formed the self-proclaimed "thinking man's French pop duo" Priorité à Gauche. He then went on to perform his solo character shows at several Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. He is best known for his regular role in CBBC's Horrible Histories, in which he played a wide variety of historical figures, most memorably recurring roles as Henry VIII and Alexander the Great. He is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of Yonderland, a family fantasy comedy series that premiered on SkyOne on 10 November 2013. In addition, he is the co-writer of Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Other notable television work includes the recurring roles of Steve Warwick in the BBC comedy Rev, Adam Kenyon in BBC Four's The Thick of It and as a television director in the movie-length final episode of the Ricky Gervais comedy Extras (BBC Two). He has also appeared in Katy Brand's Big Ass Show for ITV2 and Mayo for BBC One. His 2010 short film Tooty's Wedding, which he co-wrote with Solon, won numerous international comedy awards and was screened as part of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Other notable film work includes the movie Starter for 10 (2006). In 2007, and he had a short appearance in St Trinian's as a nervous school inspector. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Ben Willbond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2023
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone as Darrenth
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A Kind of Spark
A Kind of Spark as Adam Quinn
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Good Omens
Good Omens as Nigel Tomkins
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2019
Sequins
Sequins as Alan Bigsby
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Ghosts
Ghosts as The Captain
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2018
King of Thieves
King of Thieves as Building Society Branch Manager
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2017
Playing House
Playing House as Dr. Clive Ericson
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2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby as Giles
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Power Monkeys
Power Monkeys as Oleg
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2015
Bill
Bill as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
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Acoustic Kitty
Acoustic Kitty as Agent Cooper
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Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse as Prof. Ham Hands (voice)
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2014
Rest Stop
Rest Stop as Guardian Angel
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2013
Yonderland
Yonderland as Various
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2012
The Thick of It
The Thick of It as Adam Kenyon
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2011
Tooty's Wedding
Tooty's Wedding as Peter
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2010
Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories as Various
2009
Horrible Histories
2007
The Thick of It
The Thick of It as Adam Kenyon
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2006
The Gigolos
The Gigolos as Ben
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2023
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone as Writer
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2015
Bill
Bill as Writer
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2011
Tooty's Wedding
Tooty's Wedding as Writer
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2019
Ghosts
Ghosts as Creator
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2013
Yonderland
Yonderland as Creator
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