The name Ben Whishaw is certainly no stranger to those who know European and American cinema.
He is the cruel genius Grenouille in Perfume,
Is the sailor, musician and record store clerk in "Cloud Atlas" who travels through different eras.
He is also the latest generation of Dr. Q in the "007 Series".
All along, Ben Weishaw, who has been jokingly called "Ben Meow", has been very low-key about his private life.
But today, there is news coming out,
He broke up with her husband, Mark Bradshaw, who had been married for 10 years.
Because the two parties gather less and leave more because of the work schedule, the marriage is difficult to continue,
However, even with a new date, the two still maintain a good relationship,
To this day, they still live together in their home in London's Hackney district.
Because Ben Meow is too low-key for his private life,
So even if people don't know his sexuality, if they don't know that he's ever been married, it's not unusual at all.
In 2009, Ben and Mark met on the set of the movie Bright Star.
Ben Meow is the protagonist of the movie, playing the last three years of life of the famous British poet Keats,
Mark composed the music for the film, and the melodious music added a touch of color to this romantic and tragic love story.
Three years later, the two traveled to Mark's hometown of Australia and became each other's legal other halves in Sydney.
Because same-sex marriage was not recognized in Australia at the time, they signed a civil partnership.
Ben Meow never openly discussed his sexuality before marriage,
The relationship also remained mysterious until 2013.
For 10 years, the two attended events together,
Party with friends,
I have also been witnessed eating out together,
Sometimes there are selfies of two people flowing out,
In the expression, it can be seen that they were once very happy and happy,
They are each other's best partners in life and career.
At the beginning of his career, Ben Wei Xiao attracted the attention of the show business world,
In 2004, he made a splash in the stage play of Hamlet,
On the second day of the performance at the Old Vic Theatre, he was dubbed "the next Lawrence Olivier", Britain's late national treasure actor, who won several Oscars and is considered the greatest Shakespeare theatrical actor of the last century.
At the same time, Ben Meow was also evaluated as the most talented of his generation of actors.
With such a reputation, his star path is very frank,
Over the past 10 years, the invitations of movies, TV series and stage plays have been continuous, and one after another evocative works have been born.
In 2012, he played Dr. Q in 007: Breaking the Sky, playing Daniel Craig's James Bond, and became internationally acclaimed.
Since then, he has continued to play this role in two other 007 movies, and his position in the industry has continued to rise.
He is also the voice actor for Paddington Bear, a popular children's film that millions of kids won't be unfamiliar with.
This year, he also won praise again for accurately portraying the life of an obstetrician in the drama "This Is Going to Hurt."
Moreover, on the screen, Ben Meow has not avoided his same-sex identity,
In works such as "Cloud Atlas" and "007 No Time to Die", the characters he played have appeared in emotional dramas with men, creating a precedent for the 007 series.
But such a Ben Meow, but once felt very confused about his sexual orientation, once needed psychological therapy to accept himself,
It wasn't until he was 26 or 7 years old that he felt it was time to come out with his family and show that he was gay.
"I remember until then, I always took my sexuality very seriously, and it was really not easy for me."
"Whether it's internal or external, I'm not sure, and I don't know why I took so long, but it's just that."
"Does homosexuality equal weakness?" It also took me a long time to figure out that there was little to do with the two.
But to be honest, it is only now that I have slowly begun to abandon this idea. ”
The story of "Pain Is Inevitable" is set in London in 2006.
So when Ben Meow was filming, he had to remind himself how tolerant people were to express love between same-sex couples 15 years ago.
"At least for me, I always remember how difficult it was to get in touch with gay people at the time, and it was unbelievable that people would get upset so that someone would throw something at us or tell me that I should 'TMD go and open a room.'"
Ben Meow once said that the actor's job is to convince the audience that they are another person, and if they constantly tell others about their private lives, it is tantamount to self-destruction.
To this day he remains like this, with neither a Twitter nor an Instagram account.
Rarely appears in public as an off-character.
In the interview at the beginning of this year, under the repeated questioning of the reporter, Ben Meow revealed some marriage experience,
When it comes to the experience of these 10 years,
Ben Meow pondered for a moment before he said, "I don't feel that I have reached the height of my heart like water, or I have become calm and calm, and I feel that I have not reached the ideal level of everything." ”
After saying this, he asked himself:
"I wonder if it would be better if I had a child?"
Yes, at least I can see that in my brother James.
I think if you have to start thinking about things other than yourself, you'll gain a very powerful force that makes the whole person change.
I don't have this experience, and I'm still more passionate about myself. But I think that's okay too. He smiled.
Perhaps this brief remark was the reason why he and Mark chose to separate.
Apparently, instead of choosing to save the relationship with children, they gave each other freedom.
For anyone, 10 years is not a short period of time,
Everyone can get new experiences and insights from their own experiences.
Of course, Ben Meow is no exception, he is already extremely talented, I think he will create more full-image characters because of this experience.....