Benjamin John Whishaw is an English actor. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in
My Brother Tom (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the title role in a 2004 production of
Hamlet. This was followed by television roles in
Nathan Barley (2005),
Criminal Justice (2008) and
The Hour (2011â12) and film roles in
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006),
I'm Not There (2007),
Brideshead Revisited (2008), and
Bright Star (2009). For
Criminal Justice, Whishaw received an International Emmy Award and received his first BAFTA Award nomination.