Ben Whitehead


Benjamin Whitehead is a British actor. He is the second actor to provide the voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise, replacing Peter Sallis.

Early life

Benjamin Whitehead was born in 1977 in Cheshire, England. His parents, both avid art enthusiasts, encouraged his passion for acting and storytelling from a young age.

Career

Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2003. In 2009, he became the second person to play Wallace, beside Peter Sallis, starting 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 was Aardman's read-in artist for A Matter of Loaf and Death, and was also the read-in artist for the 2014 animated film The Boxtrolls.
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, produced by multi award-winning theatre company 1927, directed by Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt.
Whitehead voiced Wallace in the second Wallace & Gromit second feature film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl in 2024. He voiced Keir Starmer and Howard Lutnick in the BBC Radio comedy-drama play Churchill's Bust in 2025.

Filmography

Film

Television

Commercials

Video games

Web

Music videos

Theatre

  • 2012 Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Wallace