Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Biography: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his roles on the screen and stage, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Television Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Cumberbatch won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Frankenstein and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Sherlock. His performances in the dramas The Imitation Game (2014) and The Power of the Dog (2021) earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. For playing the title role in five-part drama miniseries Patrick Melrose, he won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2014 Time magazine included him in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015 he was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to the performing arts and to charity. A graduate of the Victoria University of Manchester, Cumberbatch continued his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, obtaining a Master of Arts in Classical Acting. He first performed at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in Shakespearean productions and made his West End debut in Richard Eyre's revival of Hedda Gabler in 2005. Since then, he has starred in the Royal National Theatre productions After the Dance (2010) and Frankenstein (2011). In 2015, he played the title role in Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre. Cumberbatch's television work includes his performance as Stephen Hawking in the television film Hawking in 2004. He gained worldwide recognition for his performance as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock from 2010 to 2017. He has also headlined Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Parade's End (2012), The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016), Patrick Melrose (2018), and Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019). In films, Cumberbatch has starred in Amazing Grace (2006) as William Pitt the Younger, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) as Khan, 12 Years a Slave (2013) as William Prince Ford, The Fifth Estate (2013) as Julian Assange, and The Imitation Game (2014) as Alan Turing. He also acted in the historical dramas The Current War (2017), 1917 (2019) and The Courier (2020), and received critical acclaim for his performance in Jane Campion's Western drama The Power of the Dog (2021). From 2012 to 2014, through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of Smaug and Sauron in The Hobbit film series. Cumberbatch portrays Dr. Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with Doctor Strange (2016), and also voiced the character in the animated series What If...? (2021).

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: July 19, 1976

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

The Man Who Predicted 9/11
The Man Who Predicted 9/11

2005-09-05

Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs

2013-12-18

Atonement
Atonement

2007-02-27

Creation
Creation

2009-09-25

Solar Superstorms
Solar Superstorms

2013-02-15

The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl

2008-02-28

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021-11-12

Hawking
Hawking

2004-12-10

Starter for 10
Starter for 10

2006-09-13

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace

2006-09-16

Four Lions
Four Lions

2010-05-07

Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog
Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog

2022-01-26

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

2013-12-24

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012-12-12

The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower

2010-09-13

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023-09-20

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011-09-16

Stuart: A Life Backwards
Stuart: A Life Backwards

2007-09-23

The Thing With Feathers
The Thing With Feathers

2025-01-25

Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion

2022-01-27

Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness

2013-05-05

Morning
Morning

Third Star
Third Star

2010-06-01

Mog's Christmas
Mog's Christmas

2023-12-17

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013-12-11

War Horse
War Horse

2011-12-25

12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave

2013-10-18

Wreckers
Wreckers

2011-12-16

Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales

2010-01-01

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014-12-10

Inseparable
Inseparable

2007-03-15

August: Osage County
August: Osage County

2013-12-26

Minions & More Volume 1
Minions & More Volume 1

2022-09-27

The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate

2013-10-11

The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game

2014-11-14

Magik
Magik

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2011-03-17

Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma

2012-11-26

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022-05-03

Poison
Poison

2023-09-29

Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet

2014-06-01

The Hood
The Hood

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022-07-07

Little Favour
Little Favour

2013-11-05

Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock

2014-01-19

Jerusalem
Jerusalem

2013-11-16

Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D

2014-09-20

Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words

2010-04-05

Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar

2014-11-22

Black Mass
Black Mass

2015-09-17

The End We Start From
The End We Start From

2023-12-08

Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet

2023-12-01

Cindy-Lou's Yule Log
Cindy-Lou's Yule Log

2019-02-05

Rio
Rio

The Dog Days of Winter
The Dog Days of Winter

2019-02-05

Sherlock: Uncovered
Sherlock: Uncovered

2012-05-22

9 Kisses
9 Kisses

2014-12-11

The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence

2024-01-11

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024-03-14

The Roses
The Roses

2025-02-28

Doctor Strange 3
Doctor Strange 3

Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2

2016-02-06

The War Magician
The War Magician

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016-01-01

The Grinch
The Grinch

2018-11-08

Fields of Gold
Fields of Gold

2002-06-08

The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016-04-23

National Theatre Live: Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2015-10-15

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

2018-11-25

Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok

2017-10-02

The Current War
The Current War

2018-02-01

Rogue Male
Rogue Male

Naples '44
Naples '44

2016-12-15

The Turning Point
The Turning Point

2009-08-12

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013-11-02

Walk with Me
Walk with Me

2017-05-11

The Child in Time
The Child in Time

2018-07-05

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022-05-04

Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War

2018-04-25

To Kill a King
To Kill a King

2003-05-16

Gypsy Boy
Gypsy Boy

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

2016-01-11

The Courier
The Courier

2020-01-24

Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019-01-19

1917
1917

2019-12-25

The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog

2021-10-25

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021-10-21

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie

2019-09-20

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

2022-09-14

The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian

2021-02-12

Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange

2016-10-25

Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame

2019-04-24

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

2012-10-31

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020-08-30

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021-12-15

The Grinch Mini-Movies
The Grinch Mini-Movies

2018-11-22

Hills Like White Elephants
Hills Like White Elephants

2002-06-01

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

2021-03-15

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

2021-03-22

Antarctica
Antarctica

2020-10-08

The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue

2014-07-22

Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock

2010-08-30

Walking to Nam Kok Hotel
Walking to Nam Kok Hotel

2018-07-13

Wife and Dog
Wife and Dog

James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder

2023-12-06

Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Secret Wars

2027-05-05

Sherlock: His Last Vow
Sherlock: His Last Vow

2014-01-12