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Ben Whitehead
Benjamin Whitehead (born 15 May 1977) is an English actor. He is best known as the current voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit franchise following Peter Sallis' retirement and subsequent death.[1]
Career
Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2005. That same year, he took over the voice role of Wallace from Peter Sallis[2] becoming the official voice for Wallace in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures,[3] the four-part episodic adventure game by Telltale Games.[4]
After Sallis retired from the role in 2010,[5][6] Whitehead later performed as Wallace in Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Prom 20 of the 2012 season of the BBC Proms.[7] Outside of acting, Whitehead is also Aardman's read-in artist.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Mr. Leaching (voice) | |
| 2008 | A Matter of Loaf and Death | Baker Bob (voice) | Short, Uncredited Also read-in artist |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens (voice) | (United Kingdom version) |
| So You Want to Be a Pirate! | Announcer (voice) | Short, | |
| 2013 | Secrets of the Dark House | Husband | Short |
| 2018 | Early Man | Additional voices | |
| 2024 | Untitled Wallace and Gromit film | Wallace |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BBC Proms | Wallace | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Berry Bees | Additional voices | Unknown episode |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Mr. Leaching, Hutch |
| 2009 | Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures | Wallace |
| 2015 | Anno 2205 | John Rafferty |
| 2016 | Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | Male Civilian, Officer |
| 2017 | The Pillars of the Earth | Remigius, Civilians |
| 2019 | Layers of Fear 2 | Journalist |
| 2019 | Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince | Sir Florianus |
| 2019 | A Year of Rain | Additional voices |
| 2020 | Total War Saga: Troy | Additional voices |
| 2020 | Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up | Wallace |
| 2021 | Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One | Additional voices |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Down | Therapist, Boss | 1 episode |
Theatre
- 2012 Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Wallace (voice)
References
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1 - Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Adventure Gamers. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures Fright of the Bumblebees Making of Feature". VideoGamer.com. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 2 - The Last Resort Review". Adventure Gamers. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Just Adventure. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Wallace and Gromit to present BBC1 science and inventions show". The Guardian. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Telltale tidbits". The International House of Mojo. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.