Claim: Ben Whishaw was in a stage production.

Benjamin John `` Ben '' Whishaw -LRB- born 14 October 1980 -RRB- is an English actor . He is known for his stage role as Hamlet ; his roles in the television series Nathan Barley , Criminal Justice , The Hour and London Spy ; and film roles including Perfume : The Story of a Murderer -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , I 'm Not There -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Bright Star -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Brideshead Revisited -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Cloud Atlas -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , The Lobster -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , Suffragette -LRB- 2015 -RRB- and The Danish Girl -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . He has also played the role of Q in the James Bond films starting with Skyfall -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and was the voice of Paddington Bear in the 2014 film , Paddington .