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