Ben Willbond
Actor
Ben Willbond is a comedian, writer and producer, best known as one of the original cast members of the multiple-award-winning children’s TV show Horrible Histories, and the co-writer and star of the hugely popular primetime comedy, Ghosts.
TV Credits
Bio
With the team from Horrible Histories, Ben went on to co-write and star in three series of family adventure fantasy Yonderland (Sky 1) which was nominated for a Rose D’Or Award, and in 2015 wrote Shakespeare-based feature film BILL. Following these successes, the team co-write the hugely popular primetime comedy Ghosts (BBC One) in which Ben stars as the character “Captain”.
A familiar face in British sitcom, Ben had a main role in series 4 of The Thick of It (BBC Two), as well as appearing on BBC’s Inside No 9, Extras, The Catherine Tate Show, and Channel 4’s Black Books. Ben’s additional TV credits include a star guest role in Season 3 of Playing House (NBC Universal), Good Omens (Amazon Prime/BBC Two), and BAFTA and Emmy-nominated sketch show Tracey Ullman’s Show (BBC One/HBO).
On the big screen, Ben’s film credits include Bridget Jones’ Baby, King of Thieves, Your Highness, Cemetery Junction, Starter for Ten, I Want Candy, Click, and St Trinian’s. He also wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in the multi-award-winning short film Tooty’s Wedding.
Visit Ben’s website: www.benwillbond.com
Accolades & Praise
The man is faultless: he is a brilliant writer with a positively forensic ear for dialogue…a charismatic performer who combines serious acting talent with killer comedy delivery