| Ben Whitehead | |
| Birth Name: | Benjamin Whitehead |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1977 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2003–present[1] |
Benjamin Whitehead (born 15 May 1977) is a British actor. He is best known as the more-recent voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise after Peter Sallis' retirement[2] and subsequent death.
Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2003.[3] 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.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mr. Leaching (voice) | |||
| 2008 | A Matter of Loaf and Death | Wallace, Baker Bob (voices) | 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 | ||
| 2023 | Eigengrau Half-Life[10] | Michael Hobbs | Short film | |
| 2024 | Wallace (voice) | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BBC Proms | Wallace (voice) | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Berry Bees | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
| 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 | Male Civilian, Officer | ||
| 2017 | The Pillars of the Earth | Remigius, Civilians | |
| 2019 | Layers of Fear 2 | Journalist | |
| Sir Florianus | |||
| A Year of Rain | Additional voices | ||
| 2020 | |||
| Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up | Wallace | ||
| 2021 | Additional voices | ||
| 2023 | Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway | Wallace |