Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

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).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    London, England, UK
    Birthday
    7/19/1976
Hawking
Hawking
7.093
Wreckers
Wreckers
5.4
Burlesque Fairytales
5.6
Inseparable
Inseparable
7
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate
6.034
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
8.2
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
8.007
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
6.558
Little Favour
Little Favour
6.6
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
7.7
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
7.866
Unlocking Sherlock
7.8
The Grinch
The Grinch
6.829
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
7.5
The Child in Time
The Child in Time
5.804
The Current War
The Current War
6.692
Naples '44
Naples '44
5.7
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
0
Walk with Me
Walk with Me
5.7
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
7.355
The Courier
The Courier
7.043
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War
6.547
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog
6.791
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
6.954
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
6.625
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
7.427
Hills Like White Elephants
Hills Like White Elephants
0
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
7.5
Antarctica
Antarctica
10
Solar Superstorms
Solar Superstorms
2
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
7.427
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
0
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
0
Poison
Poison
7.119
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Stuart: A Life Backwards
7.407
Third Star
Third Star
7.032
9 Kisses
9 Kisses
6.087
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
7.6
The Man Who Predicted 9/11
6
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
7.5
The Dog Days of Winter
The Dog Days of Winter
5.529
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
0
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
6.889
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
7.328
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian
7.439
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
7.99
Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock
6.5
Mog's Christmas
0
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.571
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
7.945
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.4
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
6.489
The Grinch Mini-Movies
The Grinch Mini-Movies
6.1
Stephen Hawking Biography
Stephen Hawking Biography
0
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
7.944
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
6.827
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
6
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
6.2
Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
6.077
Starter for 10
Starter for 10
6.423
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower
6.74
Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar
6.52
Black Mass
Black Mass
6.497
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
8.255
Creation
Creation
6.412
Four Lions
Four Lions
6.954
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
6.618
War Horse
War Horse
7.303
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
7.5
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
7
The End We Start From
The End We Start From
0
Atonement
Atonement
7.65
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
6.659
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.309
1917
1917
7.99
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
7.4
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
8.263
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence
0
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
7.595
August: Osage County
August: Osage County
6.844
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
5.962
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.012
Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs
6.09
Minions & More 1
Minions & More 1
6.942
Fields of Gold
0
Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2
4.888
Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma
6.8
To Kill a King
To Kill a King
5.789
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.339
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
6.7
Logo
Nuxt Movies
Made with

Data provided by 

This project uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Language: