Ben Whitehead
Benjamin Whitehead (born May 15, 1977) known professionally as Ben Whitehead, is a British actor. He is best known as the second actor to provide the voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, replacing Peter Sallis the original voice actor for Wallace. Whitehead first started his acting career in 2003 working at Aardman Animations. He voiced Mr. Leaching in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit (2005), and Bob the Baker in Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008). In 2009, he became the second person to voice the character of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, beside Peter Sallis, starting in the video game series Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures (2009) which was a four-part, episodic, adventure game series by Telltale Games. In 2024 Whitehead voiced Wallace in the second feature film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024). Whitehead has also worked on many other films including The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012), So You Want to Be a Pirate! (2012), Secrets of the Dark House (2013), A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015), Early Man (2018), We Are Most Amused and Amazed (2018), Views of the Shard (2021) and Eigengrau Half-Life (2023). He also voiced various characters in the TV series Berry Bees (2019-2020). In 2025 he provided the voiced of Keir Starmer and Howard Lutnick in the BBC Radio, play Churchill's Bust (2025). Benjamin Whitehead was born in 1977 in Cheshire, England, UK. His parents were both avid art enthusiasts. His parents encouraged his passion for acting and storytelling from a young age. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Whitehead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Credits
- 2024 · Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as Wallace (voice)
- 2024 · Wallace & Gromit The Classic Collection as Bob the Baker (voice) (uncredited)
- 2019 · Berry Bees as Additional Voices (Voice)
- 2018 · We Are Most Amused and Amazed as Wallace (voice)
- 2018 · Wallace and Gromit - A Grand Night In as Wallace (archive sound, uncredited)
- 2018 · Early Man as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Wallace (voice) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Aardman: A Cracking Collection as Wallace (voice)
- 2013 · Secrets of the Dark House as Husband
- 2012 · Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends! as Wallace
- 2012 · Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels as Wallace
- 2012 · So You Want To Be A Pirate! as Announcer
- 2012 · Wallace & Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thon as Wallace
- 2012 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens (voice)
- 2009 · Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection as Bob the Baker (Voice) (Uncredited)
- 2008 · A Matter of Loaf and Death as Bob the Baker (voice) (uncredited)
- 2008 · ABC News Breakfast as Self - Actor/Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (archive footage, uncredited)
- 2005 · Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as Mr. Leaching (voice)
- 2004 · Strictly Come Dancing as Wallace - Terms and Conditions (voice)
- 1972 · Emmerdale as Man (uncredited)