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Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor known for both his stage and screen work. He's received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award, and was nominated for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Cumberbatch studied drama at Victoria University of Manchester and earned a Master of Arts in classical acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He made his West End debut in 2005 and has since starred in several productions including 'After the Dance' and 'Frankenstein', and received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the latter. In 2015, he starred in 'Hamlet' at the Barbican Theatre.
Cumberbatch's television work includes his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the film 'Hawking'. He gained wider recognition for his role as Sherlock Holmes in the series 'Sherlock', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also starred in multiple films, including 'The Imitation Game' and 'The Power of the Dog', earning Academy Award nominations for his performances in both. Cumberbatch has also acted in several blockbuster films, including 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'The Hobbit' film series, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe where he portrays Dr. Stephen Strange.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
Born: Hammersmith, London, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Birthday: July 19, 1976
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1998-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Sophie Hunter
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Awards and Nominations Received by Benedict Cumberbatch
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Movies Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch
The Mauritanian
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Thor: Ragnarok
Doctor Strange
The Imitation Game
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Power of the Dog
1917
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
The Grinch
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
12 Years a Slave
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Fifth Estate
August: Osage County
Star Trek Into Darkness
Black Mass
Penguins of Madagascar
The Current War: Director's Cut
The Courier
Walk with Me
Naples '44
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The End We Start From
The Book of Clarence
Burlesque Fairytales
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Sherlock: A Study in Pink
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Sherlock: A Study in Pink (Unaired Pilot)
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Parade’s End
Solar Superstorms
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Sherlock: The Empty Hearse
Sherlock: The Sign of Three
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
Sherlock: The Blind Banker
Sherlock: The Great Game
Unlocking Sherlock
Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall
Sherlock: Uncovered
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Unlocking Sherlock
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville
Girlfriend in a Coma
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
Third Star
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Little Favour
9 Kisses
Stephen Hawking’s Grand Design
Sherlock: His Last Vow
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Sherlock: The Six Thatchers
The Current War
The Child in Time
Patrick Melrose
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
The Dog Days of Winter
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Fields of Gold
The Hollow Crown: Henry VI - Part 2
Brexit: The Uncivil War
To Kill a King
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
The Hollow Crown: Richard III
Sherlock: The Final Problem
Dunkirk
Hawking
To the Ends of the Earth
Inseparable
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Super/Natural
Poison
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
Mog’s Christmas
The Last Enemy
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Small Island
The Roses
The Thing with Feathers
Career Timeline
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2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Henry Sugar, Make-Up Artist
The End We Start From
AB
Poison
Harry Pope
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
Self (archive footage)
Mog’s Christmas
Mr. Thomas (voice)
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
Narrator
2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Stephen Strange
Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
Self (archive footage)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Self - Doctor Stephen Strange
2021
The Mauritanian
Stuart Couch
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Doctor Strange
The Power of the Dog
Phil Burbank
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Louis Wain
The Courier
Greville Wynne
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Doctor Strange
1917
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
The Current War: Director's Cut
Thomas Alva Edison
The Dog Days of Winter
The Grinch (voice)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Daddy (voice)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Dominic Cummings
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Doctor Strange
The Grinch
The Grinch
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Shere Khan
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Doctor Strange
Walk with Me
Naples '44
Norman Lewis
The Current War
Thomas Edison
The Child in Time
Stephen Lewis
2016
Doctor Strange
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock Holmes
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Himself
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
2014
The Imitation Game
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Penguins of Madagascar
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Sherlock Holmes
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
Narrator
9 Kisses
Man at Costume Party
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
Narrator (Voice)
2013
12 Years a Slave
The Fifth Estate
August: Osage County
Star Trek Into Darkness
Solar Superstorms
Narrator
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Sherlock Holmes
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Rosencrantz
Little Favour
Wallace
2012
Sherlock: Uncovered
Sherlock, Self
Girlfriend in a Coma
Dante (voice)
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
2010
Burlesque Fairytales
Henry Clark
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Vincent Van Gogh
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself
Third Star
James
1000
Sherlock: A Study in Pink
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: A Study in Pink (Unaired Pilot)
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Sherlock Holmes
Parade’s End
Christopher Tietjens
Sherlock: The Empty Hearse
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: The Sign of Three
Sherlock Holmes
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Sherlock: The Blind Banker
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: The Great Game
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville
Sherlock Holmes
Stephen Hawking’s Grand Design
Narrator (voice)
Sherlock: His Last Vow
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock: The Six Thatchers
Sherlock Holmes
Patrick Melrose
Patrick Melrose
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
Sherlock Holmes
The Hollow Crown: Henry VI - Part 2
The Hollow Crown: Richard III
Sherlock: The Final Problem
Sherlock Holmes
Dunkirk
Lt Jimmy Langley
To the Ends of the Earth
Edmund Talbot
Super/Natural
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Enemy
Stephen Ezard
Small Island
Bernard
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