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 Peter John Sallis (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor. He was the original voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning '' Wallace & Gromit'' films and played Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in ''Last of the Summer Wine'' from its 1 ...

Career

Whitehead began working on films with

Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited, known simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. It is known for films and television series made using stop motion and clay animation techniques, particularly those fe ...

in 2003. In 2009, he voiced Wallace in '' Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'', a four-part, episodic,

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. 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

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. Outside of acting, Whitehead is also Aardman's read-in artist. 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'' (Young Vic and tour), produced by multi award-winning theatre company 1927, directed by Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt.

Filmography

Film

Television

Commercials

Video games

Web

Music videos

Theatre

* 2012 '' Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels'', Wallace (voice)

References

External links

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Ben Whitehead
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