Benjamin Thomas Willbond was born on 18 January 1973 and is an English actor and screenwriter best known as a member of the British Them There collective, for which he has written and starred in productions including Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts.
11 Facts About Ben Willbond
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Ben Willbond was sent to board at Stamford School in Lincolnshire, when he was nine years old.
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Ben Willbond when talking about his experience at the school said "I don't actually remember that time because it was so shocking".
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Ben Willbond studied Russian and French at St Catherine's College, Oxford.
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Ben Willbond then went on to perform his solo character shows at several Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, the last being in 2005 which starred Katy Brand and Jim Field Smith.
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Ben Willbond is perhaps best known for his regular role in CBBC's Horrible Histories, in which he played a wide variety of historical figures, most memorably recurring roles as Henry VIII and Alexander the Great.
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Ben Willbond appeared in Solon's BBC Radio 4 sketch show, Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking.
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Ben Willbond starred in the YouTube romantic comedy Nigel and Victoria.
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Between 2019 and 2023, Ben Willbond portrayed The Captain in the BBC sitcom Ghosts with the other main Horrible Histories cast.
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Ben Willbond has two children and is married to Charlotte Gordon.
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Ben Willbond is a keen cricketer and plays for the Thunderers.