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Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 18, 1973 (52)
Birthplace Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Jun 01, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 T ... he 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.

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We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

2023

as Darrenth

Sequins

Sequins

2019

as Alan Bigsby

King of Thieves

King of Thieves

2018

as Building Society Branch Manager

Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

as Giles

Acoustic Kitty

Acoustic Kitty

2015

as Agent Cooper

Bill

Bill

2015

as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards

Rest Stop

Rest Stop

2014

as Guardian Angel

Tooty's Wedding

Tooty's Wedding

2011

as Peter

W.E.

W.E.

2011

as Equerry

Your Highness

Your Highness

2011

as Ranger

Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

2010

as Martin

Spinners and Losers

Spinners and Losers

2007

as Adam Kenyon

I Want Candy

I Want Candy

2007

as Businessman

St. Trinian's

St. Trinian's

2007

as Damaged Inspector

The Gigolos

The Gigolos

2006

as Ben

Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

2006

as David Steele

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006

as University Challenge Coordinator

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

Additional Writing

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

2023

Writer

Bill

Bill

2015

Writer

Tooty's Wedding

Tooty's Wedding

2011

Writer

No data available

Tooty's Wedding

Tooty's Wedding

2011

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Ghosts

as The Captain

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Apr 15, 2019

Yonderland

as Various

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Nov 10, 2013

A Kind of Spark

as Adam Quinn

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 17, 2023

Good Omens

as Nigel Tomkins

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 31, 2019

Power Monkeys

as Oleg

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 08, 2016

The Wives

as Frankie Morgan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 16, 2024

Playing House

as Dr. Clive Ericson

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 29, 2014

The Thick of It

as Adam Kenyon

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 19, 2005

Danger Mouse

as Prof. Ham Hands (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 28, 2015

Mayo

as Simon Johnston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2006

Inside No. 9

as Jeremy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Tracey Ullman's Show

as Emmanuel Macron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 11, 2016

My Hero

as Dexter Paget

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 2000

Angelo's

as Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2007

Extras

as Film Director

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2005

The Robinsons

as Lance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 05, 2005

The Cleaner

as Justin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 2021

Horrible Histories

Episodes: 64

First Aired: Apr 16, 2009

Laura, Ben And Him

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 11, 2008

Pointless Celebrities

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 04, 2011

The Catherine Tate Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 16, 2004

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