Ben Willbond is a comedian, writer and producer, best known for portraying “Captain” in the multiple-award-winning Ghosts (BBC1), which he co-created and co-wrote. The show ran for 5 series and has had two Sunday Times Best Seller books published – Ghosts: The Button House Archives and Ghosts: Brought to Life.
He is also known for the much-loved children’s TV show Horrible Histories (CBBC/BBC1), appearing in five series of the programme, and performed in the Horrible Histories BBC Proms Live at the Royal Albert Hall. 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 feature film BILL.
Ben’s array of TV credits include Frankie in The Wives (Channel 5), The Cleaner (BBC 1), Funny Woman (Sky), a star guest role in Season 3 of Playing House (NBC Universal), Good Omens (Amazon Prime/BBC2), BAFTA and Emmy-nominated sketch show Tracey Ullman’s Show (BBC One/HBO), There She Goes (BBC Four), Quacks (BBC2), Power Monkeys (Channel 4), Pointless Celebrities (BBC2) and a main role in Series 4 of The Thick of It (BBC2).
Ben’s film credits include Giles in 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.
