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Benedict Cumberbatch (Full Name: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch) is a popular English actor. Noted for his work on screen and stage, Benedict has won various accolades, such as a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Benedict has also been nominated for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
In 2014, Time magazine named Benedict one of the 100 most influential people in the globe, and in 2015, Benedict was appointed a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to the performing arts and to charity. Benedict started acting in Shakespearean theatre productions prior to making his West End debut in Richard Eyre’s revival of Hedda Gabler in 2005.
Since then, Benedict has starred in Royal National Theatre productions of After the Dance (2010) and Frankenstein (2011), winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for the latter. In 2015, Benedict played the title role in Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre. Benedict’s television work includes his performance as Stephen Hawking in the television film Hawking (2004).
Benedict gained greater recognition for playing Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock from 2010 until 2017, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. For playing the title role in the miniseries Patrick Melrose (2018), Benedict received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
Benedict Cumberbatch Age
Benedict was born on July 19, 1976, in Hammersmith, London, England. He is 47 years old. Benedict celebrates his birthday on July 19, every year.
Benedict Cumberbatch Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Benedict stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in (Approx 1.83 m).
Benedict Cumberbatch Parents
He was born at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in the London district of Hammersmith, to actors Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch) and Wanda Ventham. Benedict grew up in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Benedict has a half-sister, Tracy Peacock, from his mother’s first marriage.
Benedict’s grandfather, Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, worked as a submarine officer in both World Wars, and a prominent figure in London high society. His great-grandfather, Henry Alfred Cumberbatch, was a diplomat who worked as consul in Turkey and Lebanon, while his great-great-grandfather, Robert William Cumberbatch, also was a British consul in Turkey and the Russian Empire.
Benedict’s great-great-great-grandfather, Abraham Parry Cumberbatch, was a wealthy slave owner in Barbados, West Indies. He is the third cousin 16 times removed of King Richard III, whom he portrayed in The Hollow Crown.
Benedict Cumberbatch Wife
Benedict is married to his wife Sophie Hunter a theatre and opera director. The pair’s engagement was announced in the “Forthcoming Marriages” section of The Times on 5 November 2014, following a seventeen-year friendship, and married on February 14, 2015, at the 12th-century Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Mottistone on the Isle of Wight followed by a reception at Mottistone Manor. Benedict and his wife Sophie have three sons, Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch, Hal Auden Cumberbatch, and Finn Cumberbatch.
Benedict Cumberbatch Education
He went to boarding schools from the age of eight, was educated at Brambletye School in West Sussex, and was an arts scholar at Harrow School. Later on, Benedict attended the Victoria University of Manchester, where Benedict studied drama. Benedict continued his training as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating with an MA in classical acting. In January 2018, her succeeded Timothy West as president of LAMDA.
Benedict Cumberbatch Movies
– To Kill a King (2003) as Royalist
– Starter for 10 (2006) as Patrick Watts
– The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) as William Carey
– Creation (2009) as Joseph Dalton Hooker
– Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) as Peter Guillam
– Girlfriend in a Coma (2012) as Dante Alighieri (voice)
– The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as Smaug / The Necromancer
– 12 Years a Slave (2013) as William Prince Ford
– The Fifth Estate (2013) as Julian Assange
– The Imitation Game (2014) as Alan Turing
– Black Mass (2015) as William M. Bulger
– The Current War (2017) as Thomas Edison
– Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) as Shere Khan
– The Courier (2020) as Greville Wynne
– The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) as Louis Wain
– Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) as Dr. Stephen Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch Doctor Strange
He starred as Dr. Stephen Strange in the 2016 American superhero film Doctor Strange based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. In this film, Strange learns the mystic arts after a career-ending car crash. It had its world premiere in Hong Kong on October 13, 2016, and became released in the United States on November 4, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. Doctor Strange grossed more than $677 million worldwide and was met with praise for its cast, visual effects, and musical score.
Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes
Benedict gained greater fame for playing Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock from 2010 until 2017, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. For playing the title role in the miniseries Patrick Melrose (2018), Benedict received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
Benedict Cumberbatch Tv Shows
– Silent Witness (2002) as Warren Reid
– Spooks (2003) as Jim North
– Dunkirk (2004) as Lt. Jimmy Langley
– Hawking (2004) as Stephen Hawking
– Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007) as Alexander Masters
– Sherlock (2010-2017) as Sherlock Holmes
– The Hollow Crown (2016) as Richard III
– Patrick Melrose (2018) as Patrick Melrose
– Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) as Dominic Cummings
– Good Omens (2019) as Satan
– What If…? (2021) as Dr. Stephen Strange / Strange Supreme (voice)
Benedict Cumberbatch Net Worth
Benedict gets his wealth from his work as an actor noted for his work on screen and stage. Therefore, Benedict has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Benedict’s estimated net worth is $40 million.
Is Benedict Cumberbatch Married
Yes, He married his wife Sophie Hunter. Sophie works as a theatre and opera director.
How Old Is Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict is a 47-year-old who was born on July 19, 1976, in Hammersmith, London, England.
Who Is Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict is an actor. Noted for his work on screen and stage, Benedict has won various accolades, such as a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Benedict has also been nominated for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
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