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person_profile-Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond Age: 52

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Ben Willbond

Date of Birth:

Jan 18, 1973

Country of birth:

UK

Biography of

Ben Willbond

    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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Filmography of

Ben Willbond

Found 14 Movies in total

We Are Not Alone

Darrenth ( Actor )

Writer

... 2023

King of Thieves

Building Society Branch Manager ( Actor )

... 2018

Bridget Jones's Baby

Giles ( Actor )

... 2016

Bill

King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Gu ( Actor )

Writer

... 2015

... 2011

W.E.

Equerry ( Actor )

... 2011

Your Highness

Ranger ( Actor )

... 2011

Cemetery Junction

Martin ( Actor )

... 2010

St. Trinian's

Damaged Inspector ( Actor )

... 2007

Spinners and Losers

Adam Kenyon ( Actor )

... 2007

I Want Candy

Businessman ( Actor )

... 2007

Starter for 10

University Challenge Coordinator ( Actor )

... 2006

The Gigolos

Ben ( Actor )

... 2006

Imagine Me & You

David Steele ( Actor )

... 2006