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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 18, 1973
Place of Birth:
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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Ben Willbond
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | We Are Not Alone | Darrenth |
| 2019 | Sequins | Alan Bigsby |
| 2018 | King of Thieves | Building Society Branch Manager |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Giles |
| 2015 | Acoustic Kitty | Agent Cooper |
| 2015 | Bill | King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards |
| 2014 | Rest Stop | Guardian Angel |
| 2012 | Meeting Daddy | Daddy |
| 2011 | Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party | |
| 2011 | Your Highness | Ranger |
| 2011 | W.E. | Equerry |
| 2011 | Tooty's Wedding | Peter |
| 2010 | Cemetery Junction | Martin |
| 2008 | Trimming the Fat | JT |
| 2007 | I Want Candy | Businessman |
| 2007 | St. Trinian's | Damaged Inspector |
| 2007 | Spinners and Losers | Adam Kenyon |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 | University Challenge Coordinator |
| 2006 | Imagine Me & You | David Steele |
| 2006 | The Gigolos | Ben |
| Womble | Jim Labey | |
| Exit Strategy | Husband |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Wives | Frankie Morgan |
| 2023 | A Kind of Spark | Adam Quinn |
| 2022 | We Are Not Alone | Darrenth |
| 2021 | The Cleaner | Justin |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Nigel Tomkins |
| 2019 | Ghosts | The Captain |
| 2016 | Power Monkeys | Oleg |
| 2016 | Tracey Ullman's Show | Emmanuel Macron |
| 2015 | Danger Mouse | Prof. Ham Hands (voice) |
| 2014 | Playing House | Dr. Clive Ericson |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Jeremy |
| 2013 | Yonderland | Various |
| 2011 | Pointless Celebrities | Self |
| 2009 | Horrible Histories | |
| 2008 | Laura, Ben And Him | |
| 2007 | Angelo's | Paul |
| 2006 | Mayo | Simon Johnston |
| 2005 | The Thick of It | Adam Kenyon |
| 2005 | The Robinsons | Lance |
| 2004 | The Catherine Tate Show | |
| 2000 | My Hero | Dexter Paget |