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Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor, ProducerBorn July 19, 1976 (48 years)
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. 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).
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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| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars · as Stephen Strange/doctor Strange |
| 2025 | The Roses · as Theo |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme · as Uncle Nubar |
| 2025 | The Thing with Feathers · as Dad |
| 2024 | Eric (2024) (TV Series) · as Vincent |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More · as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Book of Clarence · as Benjamin |
| 2023 | Mog's Christmas · as Mr. Thomas (voice) |
| 2023 | The End We Start From · as Ab |
| 2023 | Poison · as Harry Pope |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · as Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist |
| 2022 | Minions & More 1 · as The Grinch (voice) |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · as Doctor Stephen Strange |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home · as Doctor Strange |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog · as Phil Burbank |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain · as Louis Wain |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Doctor Strange (voice) |
| 2021 | Great British Theatre (TV Series) · as Hamlet |
| 2021 | The Mauritanian · as Lt. Stuart Couch |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends (TV Series) · as Aunt Spiker |
| 2020 | The Courier · as Greville Wynne |
| 2019 | 1917 · as Colonel Mackenzie |
| 2019 | The Tiger Who Came to Tea · as Daddy (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Good Omens (TV Series) · as Satan (voice) |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Doctor Strange |
| 2019 | Brexit · as Dominic Cummings |
| 2019 | Der Grinch 3 Mini Movie Collection · as Grinch (voice) |
| 2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle · as Shere Khan (voice) |
| 2018 | The Dog Days of Winter · as The Grinch (voice) |
| 2018 | The Grinch · as Grinch (voice) |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose (TV Series) · as Patrick Melrose |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War · as Doctor Strange |
| 2017 | The Current War · as Thomas Edison |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Doctor Strange |
| 2017 | The Child in Time · as Stephen Lewis |
| 2017 | Walk With Me · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Naples '44 · as Norman Lewis (voice) |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange · as Dr. Stephen Strange |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 · as All |
| 2016 | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2015 | Hamlet · as Hamlet |
| 2015 | Black Mass · as Billy Bulger |
| 2015 | Solar Superstorms · as Narrator |
| 2014 | 9 Kisses · as Man At Costume Party |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Smaug / Sauron (voice) |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game · as Alan Turing |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar · as Classified (voice) |
| 2014 | Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue · as Agent Classified (voice) |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet · as Narrator |
| 2013 | August: Osage County · as Little Charles Aiken |
| 2013 | Sherlock: Many Happy Returns · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D · as Narrator (prehistoric Planet 3d Version) |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · as Smaug / Sauron |
| 2013 | Jerusalem · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave · as William Ford |
| 2013 | Little Favour · as Wallace |
| 2013 | Fifty Years on Stage · as Rosencrantz |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate · as Julian Assange |
| 2013 | How Sherlock Changed the World · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness · as John Harrison / Khan |
| 2012 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Necromancer |
| 2012 | How to Behave · as Humphrey Bogart |
| 2012 | Girlfriend in a Coma · as Dante (voice) |
| 2012 | WWI's Tunnels of Death: The Big Dig (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Parade's End (TV Series) · as Christopher Tietjens |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as Richard |
| 2012 | Stephen Hawking's Grand Design (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Khan (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Deleted Scenes · as Peter Guillam |
| 2011 | War Horse · as Maj. Jamie Stewart |
| 2011 | Wreckers · as David |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · as Peter Guillam |
| 2011 | Curiosity (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Sonnet 155 · as Performer |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: Frankenstein · as The Creature / Victor Frankenstein |
| 2011 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower · as Nick Kaufman |
| 2010 | Sherlock (TV Series) · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2010 | Third Star · as James |
| 2010 | Four Lions · as Negotiator |
| 2010 | Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (TV Series) · as Stephen Hawking |
| 2010 | Painted with Words · as Vincent Van Gogh |
| 2009 | Burlesque Fairytales · as Henry Clark |
| 2009 | Small Island (TV Series) · as Bernard |
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| 2009 | South Pacific (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl · as William Carey |
| 2008 | The Last Enemy (TV Series) · as Stephen Ezard |
| 2007 | Stuart: A Life Backwards · as Alexander Masters |
| 2007 | Atonement · as Paul Marshall |
| 2007 | Inseparable · as Joe / Charlie |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 · as Patrick Watts |
| 2006 | Amazing Grace · as William Pitt |
| 2005 | Broken News (TV Series) · as Will Parker |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Smaug |
| 2005 | The Man Who Predicted 9/11 · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | To The Ends Of The Earth (TV Series) · as Edmund Talbot |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley (TV Series) · as Robin |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Luke Fitzwilliam |
| 2004 | Hawking · as Stephen Hawking |
| 2004 | Dunkirk (TV Series) · as Lt Jimmy Langley |
| 2003 | FortySomething (TV Series) · as Rory Slippery |
| 2003 | To Kill a King · as Royalist |
| 2003 | Cambridge Spies (TV Series) · as Edward Hand |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet (TV Series) · as Freddy |
| 2002 | Fields of Gold · as Jeremy |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Jim North |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Warren Reid |
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| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Mystery! (TV Series) · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Readings |