Ben Willbond

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.

Most Known For

Death in Paradise

as Craig Pinnock

Hijack

as Graham

Inside No. 9

as Jeremy

Ghosts

as The Captain

Good Omens

as Nigel Tomkins

Horrible Histories

Pointless Celebrities

as Self

The Thick of It

as Adam Kenyon

Danger Mouse

as Prof. Ham Hands (voice)

Playing House

as Dr. Clive Ericson

The Cleaner

as Justin

Meeting Daddy

as Daddy

The Catherine Tate Show

Yonderland

as Various

Bridget Jones's Baby

as Giles

King of Thieves

as Building Society Branch Manager

A Kind of Spark

as Adam Quinn

My Hero

as Dexter Paget

Tracey Ullman's Show

as Emmanuel Macron

I Want Candy

as Businessman