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Ben Whitehead

Ben Whitehead

Actor · Born May 15, 1977 (49) · London, England, UK

Benjamin Whitehead (born May 15, 1977) known professionally as Ben Whitehead, is a British actor. He is best known as the second actor to provide the voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, replacing Peter Sallis the original voice actor for Wallace. Whitehead first started his acting career in 2003 working at Aardman Animations. He voiced Mr. Leaching in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit (2005), and Bob the Baker in Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008). In 2009, he became the second person to voice the character of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, beside Peter Sallis, starting in the video game series Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures (2009) which was a four-part, episodic, adventure game series by Telltale Games. In 2024 Whitehead voiced Wallace in the second feature film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024). Whitehead has also worked on many other films including The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012), So You Want to Be a Pirate! (2012), Secrets of the Dark House (2013), A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015), Early Man (2018), We Are Most Amused and Amazed (2018), Views of the Shard (2021) and Eigengrau Half-Life (2023). He also voiced various characters in the TV series Berry Bees (2019-2020). In 2025 he provided the voiced of Keir Starmer and Howard Lutnick in the BBC Radio, play Churchill's Bust (2025). Benjamin Whitehead was born in 1977 in Cheshire, England, UK. His parents were both avid art enthusiasts. His parents encouraged his passion for acting and storytelling from a young age. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Whitehead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 15, 1977 (49)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on Motif · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Ben Whitehead's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
52%
Bonds
23%
Self
13%
Ideas
12%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Hopeful
1
Absurd
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ben Whitehead's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Whitehead's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 7 with a Motif page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl(2024)

    as Wallace (voice)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Berry Bees (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 26 episodes · as Additional Voices (Voice)

  • We Are Most Amused and Amazed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Wallace (voice)

  • Early Man(2018)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman(2015)

    as Wallace (voice) (uncredited)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Aardman: A Cracking Collection (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Wallace (voice)

  • Wallace & Gromit x Visit England (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Wallace

  • Secrets of the Dark House (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Husband

  • Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Wallace

  • Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Wallace

  • So You Want to Be a Pirate!(2012)

    as Announcer

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wallace & Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Wallace

  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits(2012)

    as The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens (voice)

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Timmy Time(2009)

    Show as Wallace

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • A Matter of Loaf and Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Bob the Baker (voice) (uncredited)

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)

    as Mr. Leaching (voice)

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Strictly Come Dancing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Wallace - Terms and Conditions (voice)

  • This Is Not a Love Song (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Driver

  • Emmerdale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Man (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 1972 to 2024; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

$191K worldwide

Highest rated

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Motif 96th

Film career

19722024

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 18: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score83rdOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting2000s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ben Whitehead's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Motif score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Motif 96th · 85% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ben Whitehead work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Whitehead's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Sproxton shares the most, 3.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers