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Ben Whishaw
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Biography:Not long after British actor Ben Whishaw debuted onscreen in the late '90s, he began to reveal a gift (and a proclivity) for essaying some of the more intense and unusual characterizations in contemporary cinema, occasionally delivering uncanny evocations of real-life figures. Whishaw was memorable as a young Keith Richards in Stephen Woolley's Brian Jones biopic Stoned (2005), then portrayed a demented young man so determined to capture "the scent of womanhood" that he resorts to serial murder in Tom Tykwer's psychological thriller Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006). Whishaw evoked a young Bob Dylan (one of many) in Todd Haynes' controversial avant-garde biopic of the folk singer, I'm Not There (2007), then signed on to portray famed author John Keats in director Jane Campion's dramatization of the Keats/Fanny Brawne romance, Bright Star (2008). That same year, audiences could catch Whishaw's... Full Biography
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Ben Whishaw plays Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There." (The Weinstein Company)
Ben Whishaw, left, and Matthew Goode in "Brideshead Revisited" (Miramax Films)
Ben Whishaw in "Bright Star" (Pathé)
Ben Whishaw and Dustin Hoffman in "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" (Image: DreamWorks)
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Dec. 1, 2009, 4:19 PM EST
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Nov. 23, 2009, 11:50 PM EST
Britain wins 5 International Emmys; Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw take acting honors
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