Name
Ben Willbond
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-01-18 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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.
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- Soon Womble as Jim Labey
- 2012 Meeting Daddy as Daddy
- 2015 Acoustic Kitty as Agent Cooper
- 2008 Trimming the Fat as JT
- 2011 Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party
- 2014 Rest Stop as Guardian Angel
- 2023 We Are Not Alone as Darrenth
- 2011 Your Highness as Ranger
- 2007 I Want Candy as Businessman
- 2015 Bill as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
- 2010 Cemetery Junction as Martin
- 2016 Bridget Jones's Baby as Giles
- 2006 Starter for 10 as University Challenge Coordinator
- 2018 King of Thieves as Building Society Branch Manager
- 2007 St Trinian's as Damaged Inspector
- 2011 W.E. as Equerry
- 2019 Sequins as Alan Bigsby
- 2006 Imagine Me & You as David Steele
- 2011 Tooty's Wedding as Peter
- 2008 Exit Strategy as Husband
- 2007 Spinners and Losers as Adam Kenyon
- 2006 The Gigolos as Ben
- 2014 Sardines as Jeremy
- 2026 Ghosts: The Possession of Button House as The Captain
- 2019 Good Omens ( 1 episode ) as Nigel Tomkins
- 2006 Mayo ( 1 episode ) as Simon Johnston
- 2023 A Kind of Spark ( 10 episodes ) as Adam Quinn
- 2008 Laura, Ben And Him ( 8 episodes )
- 2014 Playing House ( 5 episodes ) as Dr. Clive Ericson
- 2009 Horrible Histories ( 64 episodes )
- 2011 Pointless Celebrities ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Inside No. 9 ( 1 episode ) as Jeremy
- 2004 The Catherine Tate Show ( 1 episode )
- 2013 Yonderland ( 25 episodes ) as Various
- 2015 Danger Mouse ( 2 episodes ) as Prof. Ham Hands (voice)
- 2016 Power Monkeys ( 6 episodes ) as Oleg
- 2005 The Thick of It ( 5 episodes ) as Adam Kenyon
- 2016 Tracey Ullman's Show ( 1 episode ) as Emmanuel Macron
- 2000 My Hero ( 1 episode ) as Dexter Paget
- 2019 Ghosts ( 30 episodes ) as The Captain
- 2007 Angelo's ( 1 episode ) as Paul
- 2005 The Robinsons ( 1 episode ) as Lance
- 2024 The Wives ( 6 episodes ) as Frankie Morgan
- 2021 The Cleaner ( 1 episode ) as Justin
- 2022 We Are Not Alone ( 3 episodes ) as Darrenth
- 2023 Hijack ( 3 episodes ) as Graham
- 2011 Death in Paradise ( 1 episode ) as Craig Pinnock
- 2010 The Persuasionists ( 1 episode ) as Carl
- 2004 Carrie & Barry ( 1 episode ) as Man in Street
