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).
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | The Imitation Game | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | The Power of the Dog | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Director | The Power of the Dog | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | The Power of the Dog | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | The Power of the Dog | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | The Power of the Dog | Won |
Sherlock
as Sherlock Holmes
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Jul 25, 2010
Broken News
as Will Parker
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 31, 2005
Fortysomething
as Rory Slippery
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 29, 2003
South Pacific
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 10, 2009
Eric
as Vincent
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 30, 2024
The Last Enemy
as Stephen Ezard
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 17, 2008
Parade's End
as Christopher Tietjens
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Aug 24, 2012
Patrick Melrose
as Patrick Melrose
Episodes: 5
First Aired: May 12, 2018
Stephen Hawking's Grand Design
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 13, 2012
To the Ends of the Earth
as Edmund Talbot
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 06, 2005
What If...?
as Doctor Strange (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
Dunkirk
as Lt Jimmy Langley
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 18, 2004
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
as Stephen Hawking
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 25, 2010
Silent Witness
as Warren Reid
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 21, 1996
Small Island
as Bernard
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 06, 2009
Marvel Studios Legends
as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 08, 2021
Nathan Barley
as Robin
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 11, 2005
WWI's Tunnels of Death The Big Dig
as Narrator (Voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 08, 2012
Heartbeat
as Toby Fisher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
Spooks
as Jim North
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 2002
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Luke Fitzwilliam
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 12, 2004
The Simpsons
as Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
How to Stop Time
as Tom
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
What If...?
as Doctor Strange / Strange Supreme (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
The 39 Steps
as Richard Hannay
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Cambridge Spies
as Edward Hand
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 09, 2003
Tipping the Velvet
as Freddy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 09, 2002
What If...?
as Doctor Strange / Strange-Supreme (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
Heartbeat
as Charles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
What If...?
as Strange Supreme / Demon Strange (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
The Hollow Crown
as Richard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 30, 2012
The Hollow Crown
as Richard III
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 30, 2012
Good Omens
as Satan (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 31, 2019
The Simpsons
as Quilloughby (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Super/Natural
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 21, 2022
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 03, 2011
GMTV
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1993
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 25, 2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Leute heute
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 1997
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
빈센트 반 고흐: 편지로 만나는 그의 삶과 그림
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 31, 2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Sherlock
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 25, 2010
Sherlock
as Self / Sherlock Holmes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 25, 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Why did you come to Japan?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 30, 2012
Timeshift
as self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 2002
Top Gear
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 20, 2002
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