Ben Whitehead, the british actor, has taken over the iconic role of Wallace from the late Peter Sallis. Whitehead reveals his excitement and nerves about voicing the beloved character.
We all know the voices of Wallace and Gromit - iconic characters that have been on our television screens for decades. But do we know the faces of the real-life voices? British actor Ben Whitehead has been the voice for Wallace for well over a decade, with Peter Sallis before him. Peter was the voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace & Gromit films.
Following his death in 2017 at the age of 96, Whitehead took on the titular role having filled in for him in Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, a series of BBC One Christmas adverts which aired in 2008, and later performed as Wallace in Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels at The BBC Proms and Jubilee Bunt-a-thon, the Mirror reports. 'The most exciting thing is when you see your first bit of animation, where they have started filming and put your voice to it. I was very nervous about doing this job. I was really nervous and excited because it was a big undertaking,” says 47-year-old Whitehead when speaking to PA. 'It was a feature film, and you’re thinking, ‘God, am I doing it right?’ And you don’t have a cast of actors there with you to help you calm down when you’re feeling hysterical. It was a daunting prospect. So nothing specifically stands out. The whole thing was just really, really exciting. 'When you see that first animation, you realise it’s got nothing to do with me. Well, that’s not quite true, but usually it’s not. Why was I so worried? I’m not the genius here. The animators putting this together are. Everyone working on this film is doing much more than I am, working millisecond by millisecond, and just creating this amazing thing. That’s the most exciting, fun part when you start to see the fruits.' In a separate interview with Digital Spy, Whitehead reveals the apt 'trigger' word that helps him get into character as Wallac
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