Ben Whitehead

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Ben Whitehead
Born
Benjamin Whitehead

(1977-05-15) 15 May 1977 (age 44)
London, England, U.K.
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Benjamin Whitehead (born 15 May 1977) is an English actor who is best known as the new voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit franchise after Peter Sallis's retirement and subsequent death.[1]

Career[]

Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2005. In 2008, 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 returned to 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

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2009–present Wallace & Gromit Wallace (voice)

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
2019 Layers of Fear Journalist

Theatre[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1 - Fright of the Bumblebees Review". Adventure Gamers. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures Fright of the Bumblebees Making of Feature". VideoGamer.com. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 2 - The Last Resort Review". Adventure Gamers. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Wallace and Gromit to present BBC1 science and inventions show". The Guardian. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Telltale tidbits". The International House of Mojo. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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