Ben Willbond Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond

Acting

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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Ben Willbond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Womble movie poster
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Womble

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Womble
Jim Labey
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Meeting Daddy

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Meeting Daddy
Daddy
Acoustic Kitty movie poster
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Acoustic Kitty

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Acoustic Kitty
Agent Cooper
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Trimming the Fat

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Trimming the Fat
JT
Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party movie poster
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Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party

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Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
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Rest Stop

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Rest Stop
Guardian Angel
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We Are Not Alone

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We Are Not Alone
Darrenth
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Your Highness

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Your Highness
Ranger
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Bill

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Bill
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
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I Want Candy

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I Want Candy
Businessman

Production

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Bill

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Bill
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget movie poster
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Additional Writing
We Are Not Alone movie poster
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We Are Not Alone

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We Are Not Alone
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Tooty's Wedding

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Tooty's Wedding
Producer
Tooty's Wedding movie poster
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Tooty's Wedding

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Tooty's Wedding
Writer
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Ghosts: The Possession of Button House

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Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
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Ghosts: The Possession of Button House movie poster
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Ghosts: The Possession of Button House

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Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Executive Producer
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The ghost of christmas

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The ghost of christmas
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Gallery

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