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Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor

Benedict Cumberbatch

19 Jul 1976Born
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Hammersmith, London, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born July 19, 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.

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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).

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 112 credits.

  1. TBABlood on SnowFilm: The Fisherman
  2. TBAMorningFilm: Frank
  3. TBALast FlightFilm: Kirk Wallace Johnson
  4. TBAUntitled Doctor Strange MovieFilm: Doctor Stephen Strange
  5. 2027Wife & DogFilm
  6. 2025The Thing with FeathersFilm: Dad
  7. 2025The RosesFilm: Theo Rose
  8. 2025The Phoenician SchemeFilm: Uncle Nubar
  9. 2024EricSeries: Vincent (6 episodes)
  10. 2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreFilm: Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
  11. 2024The Book of ClarenceFilm: Benjamin
  12. 2023Mog's ChristmasFilm: Mr. Thomas (voice)
  13. 2023The End We Start FromFilm: AB
  14. 2023Arctic: Our Frozen PlanetFilm: Narrator
  15. 2023PoisonFilm: Harry Pope
  16. 2023The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarFilm: Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist
  17. 2022Minions & More Volume 1Film: The Grinch (voice)
  18. 2022The Tiger Who Came to TeaFilm: Daddy (voice)
  19. 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessFilm: Doctor Stephen Strange
  20. 2022Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the DogFilm
  21. 2021Spider-Man: No Way HomeFilm: Doctor Strange
  22. 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialFilm: Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)
  23. 2021The Power of the DogFilm: Phil Burbank
  24. 2021The Electrical Life of Louis WainFilm: Louis Wain
  25. 2021What If...?Series: Doctor Strange (voice), Doctor Strange / Strange Supreme (voice), Doctor Strange / Strange-Supreme (voice), Strange Supreme / Demon Strange (voice) (3 episodes)
  26. 2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ HallFilm
  27. 2021The MauritanianFilm: Lt. Stuart Couch
  28. 2021Marvel Studios LegendsSeries: Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited) (2 episodes)
  29. 2020The CourierFilm: Greville Wynne
  30. 20191917Film: Colonel MacKenzie
  31. 2019Between Two Ferns: The MovieFilm: Benedict Cumberbatch
  32. 2019Good OmensSeries: Satan (voice) (1 episode)
  33. 2019Avengers: EndgameFilm: Doctor Strange
  34. 2019Cindy-Lou's Yule LogFilm: The Grinch
  35. 2019The Dog Days of WinterFilm: The Grinch (voice)
  36. 2019Brexit: The Uncivil WarFilm: Dominic Cummings
  37. 2018Mowgli: Legend of the JungleFilm: Shere Khan (voice)
  38. 2018The GrinchFilm: The Grinch (voice)
  39. 2018The Child in TimeFilm: Stephen Lewis
  40. 2018Patrick MelroseSeries: Patrick Melrose (5 episodes)
  41. 2018Avengers: Infinity WarFilm: Doctor Strange
  42. 2018The Current WarFilm: Thomas Edison
  43. 2017Thor: RagnarokFilm: Doctor Strange
  44. 2017Walk with MeFilm: Narrator (voice)
  45. 2016Naples '44Film: Norman Lewis (voice)
  46. 2016Doctor StrangeFilm: Dr. Stephen Strange
  47. 2016Zoolander 2Film: All
  48. 2016Sherlock: The Abominable BrideFilm: Sherlock Holmes
  49. 2015National Theatre Live: HamletFilm: Hamlet
  50. 2015Black MassFilm: Billy Bulger
  51. 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesFilm: Smaug / Sauron (voice)
  52. 2014Penguins of MadagascarFilm: Classified (voice)
  53. 2014The Imitation GameFilm: Alan Turing
  54. 2014Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3DFilm: Narrator (Voice)
  55. 2014The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin TakeoverFilm: Agent Classified (voice)
  56. 2014Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His FeetFilm: Narrator
  57. 20149 KissesFilm: Man at Costume Party
  58. 2013August: Osage CountyFilm: Little Charles Aiken
  59. 2013Sherlock: Many Happy ReturnsFilm: Sherlock Holmes
  60. 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugFilm: Smaug / Sauron
  61. 2013JerusalemFilm: Narrator (voice)
  62. 2013Little FavourFilm: Wallace
  63. 2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageFilm: Rosencrantz
  64. 201312 Years a SlaveFilm: William Ford
  65. 2013The Fifth EstateFilm: Julian Assange
  66. 2013Star Trek Into DarknessFilm: John Harrison / Khan
  67. 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyFilm: Necromancer
  68. 2012Girlfriend in a ComaFilm: Dante (voice)
  69. 2012WWI's Tunnels of Death: The Big DigSeries: Narrator (Voice) (2 episodes)
  70. 2012Stephen Hawking's Grand DesignSeries: Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
  71. 2012Parade's EndSeries: Christopher Tietjens (5 episodes)
  72. 2012The Hollow CrownSeries: Richard, Richard III (1 episode)
  73. 2012Sherlock: UncoveredFilm: Sherlock, Self
  74. 2012The Dreams of William GoldingFilm: Reader
  75. 2011War HorseFilm: Maj. Jamie Stewart
  76. 2011WreckersFilm: David
  77. 2011Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyFilm: Peter Guillam
  78. 2011The Rattigan Enigma by Benedict CumberbatchFilm
  79. 2011National Theatre Live: FrankensteinFilm: The Creature / Victor Frankenstein
  80. 2010The WhistleblowerFilm: Nick Kaufman

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