Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 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 Man Who Predicted 9/11
(Narrator (voice))
Walking with Dinosaurs
(Narrator (Prehistoric Planet 3D Version))
Atonement
(Paul Marshall)
Creation
(Joseph Dalton Hooker)
Solar Superstorms
(Narrator)
The Other Boleyn Girl
(William Carey)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
(Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage))
Hawking
(Stephen Hawking)
Starter for 10
(Patrick Watts)
Amazing Grace
(William Pitt)
Four Lions
(The Negotiator)
Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
(Sherlock Holmes)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(Necromancer)
The Whistleblower
(Nick Kaufman)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
(Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
(Peter Guillam)
Stuart: A Life Backwards
(Alexander Masters)
The Thing With Feathers
(Dad)
Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
(Self (archive footage))
Star Trek Into Darkness
(John Harrison / Khan)
Morning
(Frank)
Third Star
(James)
Mog's Christmas
(Mr. Thomas (voice))
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(Smaug / Sauron)
War Horse
(Maj. Jamie Stewart)
12 Years a Slave
(William Ford)
Wreckers
(David)
Burlesque Fairytales
(Henry Clark)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(Smaug / Sauron (voice))
Inseparable
(Joe / Charlie)
August: Osage County
(Little Charles Aiken)
Minions & More 1
(The Grinch (voice))
The Fifth Estate
(Julian Assange)
The Imitation Game
(Alan Turing)
Magik
(Lewis)
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
(The Creature / Victor Frankenstein)
Girlfriend in a Coma
(Dante (Voice))
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
(Self (archive footage))
Poison
(Harry Pope)
Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
(Narrator)
The Hood
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(Self - Doctor Stephen Strange)
Little Favour
(Wallace)
Unlocking Sherlock
(Himself / Sherlock Holmes)
Jerusalem
(Narrator (voice))
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
(Narrator (Voice))
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
(Vincent Van Gogh)
Penguins of Madagascar
(Classified (voice))
Black Mass
(Billy Bulger)
The End We Start From
(AB)
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
(Narrator)
Cindy-Lou's Yule Log
(The Grinch)
Rio
The Dog Days of Winter
(The Grinch (voice))
Sherlock: Uncovered
(Sherlock, Self)
9 Kisses
(Man at Costume Party)
The Book of Clarence
(Benjamin)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
(Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry)
The Roses
(Theo)
Doctor Strange 3
(Doctor Stephen Strange)
Zoolander 2
(All)
The War Magician
(Jasper Maskelyne)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
(Sherlock Holmes)
The Grinch
(Grinch (voice))
Fields of Gold
(Jeremy)
The Phoenician Scheme
(Uncle Nubar)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
(Self - Performer)
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
(Hamlet)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
(Shere Khan (voice))
Thor: Ragnarok
(Doctor Strange)
The Current War
(Thomas Edison)
Rogue Male
Naples '44
(Norman Lewis (voice))
Avengers: Doomsday
(Doctor Strange)
The Turning Point
(Guy Burgess)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
(Rosencrantz)
Walk with Me
(Narrator (voice))
The Child in Time
(Stephen Lewis)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(Doctor Stephen Strange)
Avengers: Infinity War
(Doctor Strange)
To Kill a King
(Royalist)
Gypsy Boy
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
(Himself)
The Courier
(Greville Wynne)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
(Dominic Cummings)
1917
(Colonel MacKenzie)
The Power of the Dog
(Phil Burbank)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(Louis Wain)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
(Benedict Cumberbatch)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
(Daddy (voice))
The Mauritanian
(Lt. Stuart Couch)
Doctor Strange
(Dr. Stephen Strange)
Avengers: Endgame
(Doctor Strange)
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
(Self / Frankenstein / The Monster)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
(Self)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(Doctor Strange)
The Grinch Mini-Movies
(Grinch (voice))
Hills Like White Elephants
(The Man)
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
(Self)
Antarctica
(Self - Narrator)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
(Agent Classified (voice))
Unlocking Sherlock
(Himself)
Walking to Nam Kok Hotel
(Doctor Strange (archive footage))
Wife and Dog
The One Show
(Self - Guest)
Silent Witness
(Warren Reid)
Broken News
(Will Parker)
Heartbeat
(Toby Fisher)
Spooks
(Jim North)
Agatha Christie's Marple
(Luke Fitzwilliam)
The Last Enemy
(Stephen Ezard)
The Jonathan Ross Show
(Self)
Sherlock
(Sherlock Holmes)
Fortysomething
(Rory Slippery)
GMTV
(Self)
Stephen Hawking's Grand Design
(Narrator (voice))
Small Island
(Bernard)
To the Ends of the Earth
(Edmund Talbot)
Parade's End
(Christopher Tietjens)
What If...?
(Doctor Strange (voice))
The Simpsons
(Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice))
How to Stop Time
(Tom)
The Daily Show
(Self)
What If...?
(Doctor Strange / Strange Supreme (voice))
Marvel Studios Legends
(Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited))
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Nathan Barley
(Robin)
Dunkirk
(Lt Jimmy Langley)
Super/Natural
(Self - Narrator (voice))
Patrick Melrose
(Patrick Melrose)
The Oscars
(Self)
The 39 Steps
(Richard Hannay)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Cambridge Spies
(Edward Hand)
South Pacific
(Narrator (voice))
WWI's Tunnels of Death The Big Dig
(Narrator (Voice))
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
(Stephen Hawking)
Leute heute
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Tipping the Velvet
(Freddy)
What If...?
(Doctor Strange / Strange-Supreme (voice))
Heartbeat
(Charles)
What If...?
(Strange Supreme / Demon Strange (voice))
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
빈센트 반 고흐: 편지로 만나는 그의 삶과 그림
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
The Hollow Crown
(Richard)
The Hollow Crown
(Richard III)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
(Self - Presenter)
Good Omens
(Satan (voice))
Sherlock
(Self)
Sherlock
(Self / Sherlock Holmes)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
The View
(Self)
Eric
(Vincent)
The Simpsons
(Quilloughby (voice))
Why did you come to Japan?
(Self)
Timeshift
(self)
Top Gear
(Self)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews
(Self)
The War Magician
(Producer)
The End We Start From
(Executive Producer)
Morning
(Executive Producer)
Rogue Male
(Producer)
Rio
(Producer)
How to Stop Time
(Producer)
The Child in Time
(Executive Producer)
The Roses
(Producer)
We Live in Time
(Executive Producer)
The Courier
(Executive Producer)
The Mauritanian
(Producer)
Migrations
(Producer)
Patrick Melrose
(Executive Producer)
The 39 Steps
(Executive Producer)
Eric
(Executive Producer)