Benedict Cumberbatch
Country: United Kingdom
Gender: M
Birthday: 1976-07-19
Biography
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. 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.
His television work includes appearances in Silent Witness (2002) and Fortysomething (2003) before playing Stephen Hawking in the television film Hawking (2004). He has starred as Sherlock Holmes in the series Sherlock since 2010. He has also headlined Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Parade's End (2012), The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016), and Patrick Melrose (2018). In the film, he has starred in Amazing Grace (2006), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Fifth Estate (2013), and The Imitation Game (2014). He also made a brief appearance in 1917 (2019). From 2012 to 2014, through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of Smaug and the Necromancer in The Hobbit film series. In superhero films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has played Dr. Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange (2016), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
He has received numerous accolades, including the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Frankenstein, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock. His performance in The Imitation Game earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2015, he was appointed a CBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to the performing arts and to charity.
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Actor:
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1. To Kill a King (2003), film...Royalist
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2. Hollywood on Set (2003), series...Self
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3. Hawking (2004), film...Stephen Hawking
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4. Dunkirk (2004), series...Lt Jimmy Langley
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5. To the Ends of the Earth (2005), series...Edmund Talbot
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6. Starter for Ten (2006), film...Patrick Watts
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7. Amazing Grace (2006), film...William Pitt
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8. Atonement (2007), film...Paul Marshall
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9. Inseparable (2007), film...Joe / Charlie
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10. Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), film...Alexander Masters
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11. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), film...William Carey
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12. Miss Marple: Murder Is Easy (2008), film...Luke Fitzwilliam
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13. The Last Enemy (2008), series...Stephen Ezard
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14. Creation (2009), film...Joseph Hooker
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15. IN magazin (2009), series...Self
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16. Third Star (2010), film...James
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17. Four Lions (2010), film...Negotiator
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18. The Whistleblower (2010), film...Nick Kaufman
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19. Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010), film...Vincent Van Gogh
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20. Sherlock (2010), series...Sherlock Holmes
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21. Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010), series...Stephen Hawking
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22. War Horse (2011), film...Maj. Jamie Stewart
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23. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), film...Peter Guillam
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24. Wreckers (2011), film...David
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25. The Real Sherlock Holmes (2012), film...Sherlock Holmes
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26. Parade's End (2012), series...Christopher Tietjens
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27. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013), film...Khan
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28. The Fifth Estate (2013), film...Julian Assange
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29. August: Osage County (2013), film...Little Charles Aiken
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30. How Sherlock Changed the World (2013), film...Sherlock Holmes
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31. Hawking (2013), film...Self - Actor
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...Rosencrantz
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33. Penguins of Madagascar (2014), film...Classified (voice)
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34. The Imitation Game (2014), film...Alan Turing
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35. The Oscars (2014), film...Self - Presenter
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36. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014), series...Self - Actor
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38. The British Academy Film Awards (2015), film...Himself - Nominee
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39. Black Mass (2015), film...Billy Bulger
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40. Doctor Strange (2016), film...Dr. Stephen Strange
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...Self
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42. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016), film...Sherlock Holmes
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43. The Child in Time (2017), film...Stephen Lewis
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44. The Current War (2017), film...Thomas Alva Edison
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45. Thor Rangarok (2017), film...Doctor Strange
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46. Avengers: Infinity War (2018), film...Doctor Strange
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47. Patrick Melrose (2018), series...Patrick Melrose
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48. Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019), film...Dominic Cummings
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49. Avengers: Endgame (2019), film...Doctor Strange
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50. The Courier (2020), film...Greville Wynne
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51. The Mauritanian (2021), film...Stuart Couch
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52. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), film...Doctor Strange
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53. The Power of the Dog (2021), film...Phil Burbank
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54. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021), film...Louis Wain
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55. What If...? (2021), series...Doctor Strange
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...Doctor Stephen Strange
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...Self
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59. Super/Natural (2022), series
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...Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist
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61. Poison (2023), film...Harry
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62. Stan Lee (2023), film...Self (archive footage)
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63. The Book of Clarence (2023), film...Benjamin
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64. The End We Start From (2023), film...AB
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...Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist
Producer:
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1. The Child in Time (2017), film...executive producer
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2. The Current War (2017), film...executive producer
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3. The Courier (2020), film...executive producer
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4. The Mauritanian (2021), film
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5. The End We Start From (2023), film...executive producer
Voice:
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1. Girlfriend in a Coma (2012), film...Dante
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...Smaug / Necromancer
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3. Penguins of Madagascar (2014), film...Classified
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...Smaug / Necromancer
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5. Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018), film...The Grinch
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6. Jungle Book (2018), film...Shere Khan
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7. The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019), film...Daddy
Narrator:
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1. South Pacific (2009), series
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2. Curiosity (2011), series
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3. Stephen Hawking's Grand Design (2012), series
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4. Jerusalem (2013), film
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5. Walk With Me (2017), film