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English actor and screenwriter (born 1973)
Benjamin Thomas Willbond (born 18 January 1973)[1] Them There collective, for which he has written and starred in productions including Horrible Histories Yonderland Ghosts
Along with fellow Them There member Laurence Rickard , he co-wrote the 2022 feature length television comedy We Are Not Alone
Early life [ edit ]
Willbond was a forces child and consequently his family moved around every two years. He was sent to board at Stamford School in Lincolnshire, when he was nine years old. He was bullied whilst attending the school.[2] [3] St Catherine's College, Oxford .
Along with Arnold Widdowson, Willbond was part of the comedy duo "Ben & Arn", who won Perrier Award for "Best Newcomer" in 1999,[4] [5] [6] Edinburgh Fringe Festivals , the last being in 2005 which also starred Katy Brand and Jim Field Smith .[6] [7]
He is perhaps best known for his regular role in CBBC 's Horrible Histories Henry VIII and Alexander the Great . Along with the five other members of the Horrible Histories starring cast, Willbond is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of Yonderland Sky One on 10 November 2013.[8] Bill [9]
Previously, Willbond had starred in a short-lived sketch show for ITV2 called Laura, Ben & Him [4] Marek Larwood and sometime writing partner Laura Solon . He also appeared in Solon's BBC Radio 4 sketch show, Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking BBC comedy Rev [10] BBC Four 's The Thick of It [4] Ricky Gervais comedy Extras BBC Two ).[4] Katy Brand's Big Ass Show [4] ITV2 and Mayo [11] BBC One .
Willbond's other radio credits include BBC Radio 4 series Deep Trouble Double Science (co-written with Justin Edwards ), Recorded for Training Purposes and the first series of Electric Ink
His 2010 short film Tooty's Wedding 2012 Sundance Film Festival .[12] Starter for 10 [13] St Trinian's [11]
Between 2019–2023, Willbond portrayed The Captain in the BBC sitcom Ghosts Horrible Histories cast.
Personal life [ edit ]
Willbond has two children and is married to Charlotte Gordon. He is a keen cricketer and plays for the Thunderers.[14]
Year
Project
Award
Event
Notes
2011
Tooty's Wedding Best Comedy Short
Rhode Island International Film Festival
2011
Tooty's Wedding Best Foreign Short & Best Direction (Short)
LA Comedy Festival
2011
Tooty's Wedding Jury Prize Best Short Film
Friars Club Comedy Film Festival
2011
Tooty's Wedding Best Comedy
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
2011
Tooty's Wedding Award of Merit
Accolade Competition
2011
Horrible Histories Best Acting
Kidscreen Awards
Entire cast
2012
Horrible Histories Best Acting
Kidscreen Awards
Entire cast
Filmography [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b England and Wales Birth Index 1916–2005
^ Ben Willbond twitter (2012)
^ "Comfort Blanket" . pod.link . Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ a b c d e f "Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2011" . Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ "Biography" . Priorité à Gauche. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ a b Daoust, Phil (17 August 2005). "Ben Willbond" . The Guardian . Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ Dominic, Maxwell. "Laura Solon, Ben Willbond." Times, The (United Kingdom) 22 August 2005: Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 8 December 2011.
^ "Sky1 to visit Yonderland" . Sky1 website . 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013 .
^ "Stars of Horrible Histories to make Shakespeare film" . BBC Media Centre . 22 March 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013 .
^ "BBC Two – Rev., Series 2, Episode 4" . BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2011 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Ben Willbond" (PDF) . Avalon Management Group Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ Mann, Andrea (15 December 2011). "British Comedy Short 'Tooty's Wedding' Is Sundance-Bound (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)" . HuffPost . Aol (UK ). Retrieved 15 December 2011 .
^ Lawrenson, Edward. "Starter For Ten." Sight & Sound 16.11 (2006): 82. Associates Programs Source Plus. Web. 8 December 2011.
^ "We catch up with actor Ben Willbond, star of Horrible Histories, Rev" . Henry Arlington .
^ "Le Hip Parade" . Tiger Aspect Productions. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ "BBC Radio 4 – Comedy – Deep Trouble" . BBC. August 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ "Mayo" . Channel Ten. 11 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ http://www.avalon-usa.com/assets/files/BEN_WILLBOND(5 ).pdf [permanent dead link
^ " . IMDb
^ Wolf, Ian. "Recorded for Training Purposes" . British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ "BBC Four – The Thick of It – Adam Kenyon" . BBC. October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ "Exit Strategy" . IMDb. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2015 .
^ "Two – Lead Balloon, Series 3, Karma" . BBC. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2011 .
^ "Acoustic Kitty (Short 2015) - IMDb" . IMDb
^ "A Kind of Spark - IMDb" . IMDb
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1984: The Brass Band
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1986: Ben Keaton
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1990: Sean Hughes – A One Night Stand
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1992: Steve Coogan – In Character with John Thomson
1993: Lee Evans
1994: Lano and Woodley
1995: Jenny Eclair – Prozac & Tantrums
1996: Dylan Moran – Dylan Moran Is Indisposed
1997: The League of Gentlemen
1998: Tommy Tiernan – Undivine Comedy
1999: Al Murray as The Pub Landlord – And a Glass of White Wine for the Lady
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2001: Garth Marenghi's Netherhead Matthew Holness , Richard Ayoade and Alice Lowe )
2002: Daniel Kitson – Something
2003: Demetri Martin – If I...
2004: Will Adamsdale – Jackson's Way
2005: Laura Solon – Kopfraper's Syndrome
2006: Phil Nichol – The Naked Racist
2007: Brendon Burns – So I Suppose THIS Is Offensive Now
2008: David O'Doherty – Let's Comedy
2009: Tim Key – The Slutcracker
2010: Russell Kane – Smokescreens and Castles
2011: Adam Riches – Bring Me the Head of Adam Riches
2012: Doctor Brown – Befrdfgth
2013: Bridget Christie – A Bic for Her
2014: John Kearns – Shtick
2015: Sam Simmons – Spaghetti for Breakfast
2016: Richard Gadd – Monkey See Monkey Do
2017: Hannah Gadsby – Nanette John Robins – The Darkness of Robins
2018: Rose Matafeo – Horndog
2019: Jordan Brookes – I've Got Nothing
2022: Sam Campbell – Comedy Show
2023: Ahir Shah – Ends
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1992: Harry Hill – Flies!
1993: Dominic Holland – Red Hot Dutch with Dominic
1994: Scott Capurro – Risk Gay
1995: Tim Vine – The Tim Vine Fiasco
1996: Milton Jones – The Head
1997: Arj Barker – Arj Barker's Letter to America
1998: The Mighty Boosh Julian Barratt , Noel Fielding and Rich Fulcher )
1999: Ben'n'Arn's Big Top (Ben Willbond and Arnold Widdowson)
2000: Noble and Silver
2001: Garth Cruickshank & Eddie McCabe – Let's Have a Right Royal Shambles
2002: The Consultants – Finger in the Wind
2003: Gary Le Strange – Polaroid Suitcase
2004: Wil Hodgson – The Passion of the Hodgson
2005: Tim Minchin – Dark Side
2006: Josie Long – Kindness & Exuberance
2007: Tom Basden – Won't Say Anything
2008: Sarah Millican – Sarah Millican's Not Nice
2009: Jonny Sweet – Mostly About Arthur
2010: Roisin Conaty – Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar
2011: Humphrey Ker – Humphrey Ker is Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher
2012: Daniel Simonsen – Champions
2013: John Kearns – Sight Gags For Perverts
2014: Alex Edelman – Millennial
2015: Sofie Hagen – Bubblewrap
2016: Scott Gibson – Life After Death
2017: Natalie Palamides – LAID
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2019: Catherine Cohen – The Twist? She's Gorgeous
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2023: Urooj Ashfaq – Oh No!
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2006: Mark Watson
2007: Arthur Smith – Arturart
2008: All the performers
2009: Peter Buckley Hill – Peter Buckley Hill Free Fringe
2010: Bo Burnham – Words Words Words
2011: Max & Ivan – The Wrestling
2012: The Boy With Tape On His Face – More Tape
2013: Adrienne Truscott – Adrienne Truscott's Asking For It: A One Lady Rape About Comedy
2014: Funz and Gamez
2015: Karen Koren
2016: Iraq Out & Loud – Heroes of Fringe
2018: Angela Barnes , Sameena Zehra and Pauline Eyre – Home Safe Collective
2019: Fringe of Colour
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