Ben Whitehead

Biography

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

Known For

Emmerdale

Strictly Come Dancing

Great British Menu

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Early Man

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

A Matter of Loaf and Death

All Movies (14)

• Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit2024 · as Self- Wallace
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl2024 · as Wallace (voice)
• We Are Most Amused and Amazed2018 · as Wallace (voice)
• Early Man2018 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman2015 · as Wallace (voice) (uncredited)
• Wallace & Gromit x Visit England2015 · as Wallace
• Secrets of the Dark House2013 · as Husband
• Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends!2012 · as Wallace
• Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels2012 · as Wallace
• So You Want To Be A Pirate!2012 · as Announcer
• Wallace & Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thon2012 · as Wallace
• The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!2012 · as The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens (voice)
• A Matter of Loaf and Death2008 · as Bob the Baker (voice) (uncredited)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005 · as Mr. Leaching (voice)

All TV Shows (7)

• Berry Bees2019 · as Additional Voices (Voice)
• Aardman: A Cracking Collection2015 · as Wallace (voice)
• ABC News Breakfast2008 · as Self - Actor/Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (archive footage, uncredited)
• Great British Menu2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Strictly Come Dancing2004 · as Wallace - Terms and Conditions (voice)
• The National Television Awards1995 · as Self
• Emmerdale1972 · as Man (uncredited)