Q (James Bond)
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Q is a character in the James Bond films and novelisations. Q is the head of Q Branch, the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service charged with oversight of top secre
Desmond Llewelyn portrayed Q in the Eon series between 1963 and 1999.
John Cleese portrayed "R" in The World Is Not Enough, who then became coded "Q" in the subsequent film Die Another Day.
Ben Whishaw, the incumbent actor in the role, in Skyfall
Ben Whishaw
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Benjamin John Whishaw is an English actor. He has received various accolades, including three British Academy Television Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
Q (James Bond)
…the joking nickname of "R" by Bond, was played by John Cleese. In the Daniel Craig films, which rebooted the continuity to some extent, Q was played by Ben Whishaw, but it is unclear whether he is meant to be Major Boothroyd or a new character. The character Q never appears in the novels by the author Ian Fleming…
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