# Ben Whitehead

Benjamin Whitehead (born 15 May 1977) is a British actor. He is the second actor to provide the voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, replacing Peter Sallis.

## Career

Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2003. In 2009, he voiced Wallace in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, a four-part, episodic, adventure game by Telltale Games. Following Peter Sallis' last work as Wallace in 2010, Whitehead became the official voice of the character beginning with Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Prom 20 of the 2012 season of the BBC Proms. Outside of acting, Whitehead is also Aardman's read-in artist.
Whitehead has performed in Great Scott!, an Antarctic epic touring comedy from Gonzo Moose. He performed a one-man show at The London Horror Festival and voiced the title role in Golem (Young Vic and tour), produced by multi award-winning theatre company 1927, directed by Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt.

## 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 |
| 2012 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens (voice) | United Kingdom version |
| 2012 | So You Want to Be a Pirate! | Announcer (voice) | Short film |
| 2013 | Secrets of the Dark House | Husband | Short film |
| 2018 | Early Man | Additional voices | |
| 2023 | Eigengrau Half-Life | Michael Hobbs | Short film |
| 2024 | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl | Wallace (voice) | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | BBC Proms | Wallace (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Berry Bees | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
| 2024 | Strictly Come Dancing | Wallace (voice) | 1 episode |

### Commercials

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | BBC One Wallace & Gromit's Runaway Sled | Wallace (voice) | Partially voiced by Peter Sallis |
| 2009 | Wallace & Gromit Present "A World of Cracking Ideas" Commercial | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2012 | National Trust Jubilee Bunt-a-thon | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2012 | Google Google+ Hangout | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2013 | Your Great Adventure Wallace & Gromit's Great UK Adventure | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2018 | We Are Most Amused and Amazed Commercial | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2019 | Joules Christmas at a Click of a Button | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2019 | DFS The Great Sofa Caper | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2020 | DFS A Comfy Carol | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2020 | DFS Grand Comfort Sale Commercial | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2024 | TKMaxx Comic Relief - Red Nose Day | Wallace (voice) | |
| 2024 | BBC One Christmas Jumpers | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway | Wallace |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Down | Therapist, Boss | 1 episode |

## Theatre

* 2012 Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Wallace (voice)