Ben Willbond
Actor/Actriz
27
Movies
24
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.
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As Actor/Actress
Crimen en el paraíso
Craig Pinnock
Good Omens
Nigel Tomkins
Inside No. 9
Jeremy
Horrible Histories
Hijack
Graham
Pointless Celebrities
Self
Ghosts
The Captain
The Thick of It
Adam Kenyon
My Hero
Dexter Paget
Danger Mouse
Prof. Ham Hands (voice)
Playing House
Dr. Clive Ericson
The Cleaner
Justin
Yonderland
Various
St Trinian's
Damaged Inspector
Imagine Me & You
David Steele
The Catherine Tate Show
El Bebé de Bridget Jones
Giles
Una loca aventura medieval
Ranger
Mayo
Simon Johnston
A Kind of Spark
Adam Quinn
Rey de Ladrones
Building Society Branch Manager
Un Chico Listo
University Challenge Coordinator
The Wives
Frankie Morgan
W.E.
Equerry
Tracey Ullman's Show
Emmanuel Macron
Power Monkeys
Oleg
The Robinsons
Lance
Cemetery Junction
Martin
Angelo's
Paul
Bill
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Behind the Camera
Fantasmas
Productor Ejecutivo
Horrible Histories
Escritor
Ghosts
Productor Ejecutivo, Escritor, Creator
Yonderland
Escritor, Creator
Pollitos en fuga: El origen de los nuggets
Additional Writing
Bill
Escritor
The ghost of christmas
Escritor
We Are Not Alone
Escritor, Creator
We Are Not Alone
Escritor
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Escritor, Productor Ejecutivo
Tooty's Wedding
Productor, Escritor