Ben Willbond
Year Project Role Notes and references
1999 Ben & Arn 's Big Top Ben Edinburgh Fringe Festival performance
1999 The Now Show BBC Radio 4
2001 Le Hip Parade François Play UK television series
2004-07 Deep Trouble Writer / performer ( 'Lieutenant Jack Trainor ' ) BBC Radio 4
2005 Mayo Simon Johnston BBC One
2005 The Catherine Tate Show Gym Trainer BBC Two
2006 Starter for 10 Julian Film
2006 My Hero Dexter BBC One
2006-08 Recorded for Training Purposes Writer / performer BBC Radio 4
2007 , 2012 The Thick of It Adam Kenyon BBC Two
2007 St Trinian 's Alistair Film
2007 , 2008 Double Science Doctor Colin Jackson BBC Radio 4
2008 Exit Strategy Husband Short film
2008 Lead Balloon Jamie BBC Two
2008 Laura , Ben & Him Writer , performer , co-creator ITV 2
2009-13 Horrible Histories Principal sketch performer CBBC
2010-11 Rev Stephen Warwick BBC Two
2011 Tooty 's Wedding Peter Film short
2013-16 Yonderland Various
2014 Inside No . 9 Jeremy Episode : Sardines
Filmography
Benjamin Thomas Willbond (born 18 January 1973) is an English actor and screenwriter with numerous credits in television, radio and film best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he starred in the TV series Horrible Histories, Yonderland and Ghosts. He is best known for his numerous roles in the CBBC childrens program Horrible Histories, running from 2009 to 2013. As well as starring as various characters throughout the shows run, he also wrote many episodes, along with the other 5 main actors. He also stars as Captain in the 2019 TV series, Ghosts, with the other 5 actors he played alongside in Horrible Histories.