Benedict Cumberbatch
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.
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| Born | Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch July 19, 1976 Hammersmith, London, England |
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| Occupation | Celebrity |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Works | Performances |
| Spouse | Sophie Hunter (m. 2015) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Awards | Full list |
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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]
Career
In 2000 Cumberbatch acted on TV for the first time in an episode of Heartbeat, and was on the show again in 2004.[6] He began acting in theatre in 2001.[7] He played Ford in 12 Years a Slave. In 2013 Cumberbatch was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television at the Golden Globes.
Personal life
Benedict Cumberbatch was born to a family that was already wealthy. His parents were both actors, and his ancestor Abraham Cumberbatch started a sugar plantation in the British colony of Barbados which was worked by slaves.[8][9] As an adult, he dated actress Olivia Poulet.[10] On 5 November 2014, Cumberbatch announced his engagement to Sophie Hunter.[11] On 14 February 2015, Cumberbatch married Hunter.[12] They have three sons, Christopher Carlton (born 1 June 2015), Hal Auden (born 3 March 2017) and Finn (born 11 January 2019).
