Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch CBE
Cumberbatch at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2014
Born	Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (1976-07-19) July 19, 1976 (age 48) Hammersmith, London, England
Alma mater	University of Manchester London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Celebrity
Years active	1999–present
Works	Performances
Spouse	Sophie Hunter ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	3
Parents	Timothy Carlton (father) Wanda Ventham (mother)
Family	Henry Carlton Cumberbatch (grandfather) Henry Arnold Cumberbatch (great-grandfather) Robert William Cumberbatch (great-great-grandfather)
Awards	Full list
Cumberbatch's voice from the BBC programme Front Row, 23 December 2010
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. His most famous roles include Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock (2010–2017), Peter Guillam in the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011),^[1] Stephen Hawking in Hawking (2004), William Pitt in Amazing Grace (2006), and his Academy Award-nominated role as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.^[2] He was nominated for another Academy Award for his role as Phil Burbank in The Power of the Dog in 2022.

He also played Stephen Ezard in The Last Enemy (2008), Paul Marshall in Atonement (2007), Bernard in Small Island (2009),^[3] as Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness,

He voiced the character Smaug, and the Necromancer in The Hobbit (2012).^[4] Cumberbatch played Julian Assange in the 2013 movie The Fifth Estate, however his most known role is for his role as Doctor Strange, one of the the Avengers from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He ranked #1 in Empire Magazine's "100 Sexiest Movie Stars" in 2013. He was named one of the most influential people in the world by TIME magazine in 2014.^[5]

1. ↑ "Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
2. ↑ "Benedict Cumberbatch On Alan Turing's Awkwardness And Sherlock's Sex Appeal". NPR. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
3. ↑ "Television Awards Winners in 2010". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
4. ↑ "Benedict Cumberbatch To Voice Smaug in 'The Hobbit'". Deadline.com. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
5. ↑ "Benedict Cumberbatch". Time.