Ben Whitehead - Part 1

About this episode

Ben Whitehead shares his journey as a voice actor and stories from his theater experience.

In today’s episode, I’m hanging out with the amazing Ben Whitehead — the talented voice actor currently bringing to life none other than Wallace from the beloved stop-motion classic Wallace & Gromit! We chat about his unexpected journey into the role and how one surprising opportunity completely shifted the direction of his acting career. Ben also shares some hilarious and heartfelt stories from his time in live theater, what it really means to be a character actor, and the joy of stepping into such an iconic pair of slippers… er, pants. 😄 This is Part 1 of our conversation and trust me, there’s so much more cheese-filled goodness coming your way — Part 2 drops very soon! 🧀✨

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Guest: Ben Whitehead

Topics covered

• voice acting
• theater stories
• character acting
• comedy
• interviews

Keywords

• Ben Whitehead
• voice actor
• Wallace & Gromit
• theater
• character actor
• comedy
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wallace & Gromit

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