Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 18/01/1973 (51 years old)
  • Place of birth: Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • twitter: benwillbond
  • instagram: benwillbond_actor
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Additional Writing
2023

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.4
71%
Ghosts
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 79%
role:
Executive Producer
2021

Comedy

7.9
79%
Good Omens
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 81%
role:
Nigel Tomkins
2019

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
81%
Ghosts
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 81%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2019

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.4
81%
King of Thieves
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 54%
role:
Building Society Branch Manager
2018

Crime

Drama

5.5
54%
2016

Comedy

Romance

6.4
64%
Bill
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 70%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2015

Comedy

Family

6.6
70%
Yonderland
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 78%
role:
Various
2013

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
78%
W.E.
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Equerry
2011

Drama

Romance

6.2
61%
2010

Comedy

Drama

6.8
66%
St. Trinian's
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Damaged Inspector
2007

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
59%
Spinners And Losers
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 80%
role:
Adam Kenyon
Not available
2007

Comedy

8.5
80%
Not available
I Want Candy
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 51%
role:
Businessman
2007

Comedy

Drama

5.3
51%
Starter for 10
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
University Challenge Coordinator
2006

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
64%
2005

Comedy

8.7
81%
Imagine Me & You
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 76%
role:
David Steele
2005

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
76%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Ben Willbond are, for example, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Ghosts and Ghosts.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Amazon, Prime Video and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are The Thick of It (8.4), Ghosts (8.3) and Ghosts (7.9).