• BIRTH 19/07/1976
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 47
  • MOVIES 75
  • PRODUCTION 9
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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).

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Shows (47)

Sherlock
Sherlock
Self / Self / Sherlock Holmes / Sherlock Holmes
2010
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Quilloughby (voice) / Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice)
1989
What If…?
What If…?
Doctor Strange (voice) / Doctor Strange / Strange Supreme (voice) / Doctor Strange / Strange-Supreme (voice) / Strange Supreme / Demon Strange (voice)
2021
Good Omens
Good Omens
Satan (voice)
2019
Eric (2024)
Eric (2024)
Vincent
2024
Marvel Studios: Legends
Marvel Studios: Legends
Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Patrick Melrose
Patrick Melrose
Patrick Melrose
2018
Top Gear
Top Gear
Self
2002
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
Luke Fitzwilliam
2004
Spooks
Spooks
Jim North
2002
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
Warren Reid
1996
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
1975
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
Richard / Richard III
2012
Parade's End
Parade's End
Christopher Tietjens
2012
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet
Freddy
2002
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self - Guest
2010
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self / Self - Guest
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self / Self - Guest
1996
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self / Self - Guest
2003
The View
The View
Self / Self - Guest
1997
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Self
2022
The Last Enemy
The Last Enemy
Stephen Ezard
2008
FortySomething
FortySomething
Rory Slippery
2003
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
Lt Jimmy Langley
2004
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self / Self - Guest
2007
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self / Self - Guest
2015
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
1953
Cambridge Spies
Cambridge Spies
Edward Hand
2003
Nathan Barley
Nathan Barley
Robin
2005
To The Ends Of The Earth
To The Ends Of The Earth
Edmund Talbot
2005
Small Island
Small Island
Bernard
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self / Self - Guest
2014
Heartbeat (1992)
Heartbeat (1992)
Charles / Toby Fisher
1992
Super/Natural
Super/Natural
Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
Smaug (voice)
2005
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
2010
Broken News
Broken News
Will Parker
2005
Stephen Hawking's Grand Design
Stephen Hawking's Grand Design
Narrator (voice)
2012
The ONE Show
The ONE Show
Self - Guest
2006
LIVE with Kelly and Ryan
LIVE with Kelly and Ryan
Self
1988
South Pacific
South Pacific
Self - Narrator (voice)
2009
Timeshift
Timeshift
self
2002
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
2007

Movies (75)

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Doctor Strange
2021
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
Doctor Strange
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
Doctor Strange
2018
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Dr. Stephen Strange
2016
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
Doctor Strange
2017
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Stephen Strange
2022
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Smaug / Sauron
2013
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Smaug / Sauron (voice)
2014
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
Alan Turing
2014
1917
1917
Colonel MacKenzie
2020
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
William Ford
2013
The Roses
The Roses
Theo Rose
2025
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian
Lt. Stuart Couch
2021
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
Uncle Nubar
2025
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
Khan
2013
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Shere Khan (voice)
2018
The Grinch
The Grinch
The Grinch (voice)
2018
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
William Carey
2008
Atonement
Atonement
Paul Marshall
2008
War Horse
War Horse
Maj. Jamie Stewart
2011
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock Holmes
2016
Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar
Classified (voice)
2014
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist
2023
Black Mass
Black Mass
Billy Bulger
2015
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Peter Guillam
2011
Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2
All
2016
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog
Phil Burbank
2021
Poison
Poison
Harry Pope
2023
The Courier
The Courier
Greville Wynne
2021
Four Lions
Four Lions
Negotiator
2010
August: Osage County
August: Osage County
Little Charles Aiken
2014
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate
Julian Assange
2013
Minions & More Volume 1
Minions & More Volume 1
The Grinch (voice)
2022
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Louis Wain
2021
Hawking
Hawking
Stephen Hawking
2021
Wife & Dog
Wife & Dog
2027
The Current War
The Current War
Thomas Edison
2019
The End We Start From
The End We Start From
AB
2023
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence
Benjamin
2024
The Thing with Feathers
The Thing with Feathers
Dad
2025
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch
2019
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of…
Self - Doctor Stephen Strange
2022
Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Sherlock Holmes
2014
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation:…
Agent Classified (voice)
2014
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower
Nick Kaufman
2011
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Alexander Masters
2008
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Dominic Cummings
2019
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Vincent Van Gogh
2010
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
William Pitt
2007
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
2020
The Grinch Mini-Movies
The Grinch Mini-Movies
Grinch (voice)
2018
Starter for 10
Starter for 10
Patrick Watts
2007
Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma
Dante (voice)
2013
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Daddy (voice)
2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Creation
Creation
Joseph Dalton Hooker
2009
Placebo: This Search for Meaning
Placebo: This Search for Meaning
Self
2024
Inseparable
Inseparable
Joe / Charlie
2007
Blood on Snow
Blood on Snow
The Fisherman
Wreckers
Wreckers
David
2011
The Child in Time
The Child in Time
Stephen Lewis
2018
Third Star
Third Star
James
2015
Little Favour
Little Favour
Wallace
2013
Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
Self (archive footage)
2022
Fields of Gold
Fields of Gold
Jeremy
2002
Gypsy Boy
Gypsy Boy
The Dog Days of Winter
The Dog Days of Winter
The Grinch (voice)
2019
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
The Creature / Victor Frankenstein
2012
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
2016
Walk with Me
Walk with Me
Narrator (voice)
2017
The War Magician
The War Magician
Jasper Maskelyne
The Hood
The Hood
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Guy Burgess
2009
Magik
Magik
Lewis
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
Narrator
2014

Production (9)

We Live in Time
We Live in Time
2024
The Roses
The Roses
2025
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian
2021
The Courier
The Courier
2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
The End We Start From
The End We Start From
2023
The Child in Time
The Child in Time
2018
The War Magician
The War Magician
Little Favour
Little Favour
2013

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