Ben Whitehead

For the cricketer, see Ben Whitehead (cricketer).

Ben Whitehead
Born
Benjamin Whitehead

(1977-05-15) 15 May 1977 (age 47)
Cheshire, England[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present[2]
WebsiteOfficial 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! 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[9] Michael Hobbs Short film
2024 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Wallace (voice)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 BBC Proms Wallace (voice) 1 episode
2019 Berry Bees Additional voices 26 episodes
2024 Strictly Come Dancing Wallace (voice) 1 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 on replacing Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: 'The key is not to be jarring' | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Ben Whitehead". Wireless Theatre Company. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1 - Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Adventure Gamers. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  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. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  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. ^ "Eigengrau Half-Life". IMDb. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.