Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
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).
Acted Movies
Director: Jeymes Samuel
Writers: Jeymes Samuel,
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Anna Diop, Benedict Cumberbatch, Caleb McLaughlin, David Oyelowo, James McAvoy, LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, Teyana Taylor,
Director: Mahalia Belo
Writers: Alice Birch,
Cast: Alexandria Riley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gina McKee, Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Katherine Waterston, Mark Strong, Neil Bell, Nina Sosanya, Ramanique Ahluwalia,
Director: Jon Watts
Writers: Erik Sommers,
Cast: Alfred Molina, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Jacob Batalon, Jamie Foxx, Jon Favreau, Tom Holland, Tony Revolori, Willem Dafoe, Zendaya,
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writers: Michael Bronner,
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Corey Johnson, David Fynn, Jodie Foster, Langley Kirkwood, Matthew Marsh, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi,
Director: Dominic Cooke
Writers: Tom O'Connor,
Cast: Angus Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Penzina, Fred Haig, Iva Šindelková, Jessie Buckley, Kirill Pirogov, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Vladimir Chuprikov,
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: Krysty Wilson-Cairns,
Cast: Adrian Scarborough, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Daniel Mays, Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Richard Madden,
Director: Joe Russo
Writers: Stephen McFeely,
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson,
Director: Taika Waititi
Writers: Eric Pearson,
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson, Tom Hiddleston,
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writers: Graham Moore,
Cast: Allen Leech, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, James Northcote, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Tom Goodman-Hill,
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: John Ridley,
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Scoot McNairy,
Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Josh Singer,
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Anthony Mackie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carice van Houten, Dan Stevens, Daniel Brühl, David Thewlis, Laura Linney, Peter Capaldi, Stanley Tucci,
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writers: Roberto Orci,
Cast: Alice Eve, Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Peter Weller, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña,
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Richard Curtis,
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Celine Buckens, David Thewlis, Emily Watson, Jeremy Irvine, Niels Arestrup, Patrick Kennedy, Peter Mullan, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hiddleston,
Director: D.R. Hood
Writers: Dictynna Hood,
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Edward Harrison, June Watson, Nicola Green, Peter McDonald, Ruairi Conaghan, Shaun Evans, Sinead Matthews, Sophie Brooke,
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Writers: Bridget O'Connor,
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Firth, David Dencik, Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Kathy Burke, Mark Strong, Toby Jones, Tom Hardy,
Director: Hattie Dalton
Writers: Vaughan Sivell,
Cast: Adam Robertson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eros Vlahos, Helen Griffin, Hugh Bonneville, JJ Feild, Karl Johnson, Nia Roberts, Rupert Frazer, Tom Burke,
Director: Chris Morris
Writers: Simon Blackwell,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Arsher Ali, Benedict Cumberbatch, Craig Parkinson, Julia Davis, Kayvan Novak, Nigel Lindsay, Preeya Kalidas, Riz Ahmed, Wasim Zakir,
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Christopher Hampton,
Cast: Alfie Allen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brenda Blethyn, Harriet Walter, James McAvoy, Juno Temple, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave,
Director: Michael Apted
Writers: Steven Knight,
Cast: Albert Finney, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Gambon, Nicholas Farrell, Romola Garai, Rufus Sewell, Toby Jones, Youssou N'Dour,
Director: Philip Martin
Writers: Peter Moffat,
Cast: Adam Godley, Alice Eve, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Sessions, Lisa Dillon, Michael Brandon, Peter Firth, Phoebe Nicholls, Tom Hodgkins, Tom Ward,