Ben Whitehead


Benjamin Whitehead is an English actor, voice artist and read-in artist, who is best known as the current voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise after Peter Sallis's retirement and subsequent death.

Career

Whitehead began working on films with Aardman Animations in 2005. In 2008, he took over the role of Wallace for Peter Sallis becoming the official voice for Wallace in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, the four part episodic adventure game by Telltale Games.
After Sallis returned to the role in 2010, Whitehead later performed as Wallace in Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels, Prom 20 of the 2012 season of The BBC Proms. Outside of acting, Whitehead is also Aardman's read-in artist.
On 21 May 2019, Nick Park announced that a new Wallace and Gromit project is in the works. Whitehead is believed to have taken over the role of Wallace again in this project following the death of Peter Sallis in 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre