Benedict Cumberbatch
Biography
Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor who studied drama in Manchester and later trained in classical acting at LAMDA. He began on stage in Shakespeare and made his West End debut in Hedda Gabler in 2005, before appearing for the Royal National Theatre in After the Dance and Frankenstein, the latter winning him an Olivier Award. Television brought him notice as Stephen Hawking in Hawking (2004) and wide recognition as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock, which won him a Primetime Emmy, and he won a BAFTA for Patrick Melrose (2018). He received Academy Award nominations as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game (2014) and as a rancher in The Power of the Dog (2021), and took blockbuster roles voicing Smaug in The Hobbit films, playing Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and playing Doctor Strange in the Marvel films, including Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
50years old
Turns 51 on July 19in 260 days
- Born Hammersmith
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 49
- Career span
- 21 years2004 to 2025
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Behind the award
In 2011 Cumberbatch alternated nightly between Victor Frankenstein and his creature opposite Jonny Lee Miller at the Royal National Theatre, and won the Olivier, Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards for it.
Early training
Cumberbatch attended the Victoria University of Manchester to study drama, then trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he earned an MA in classical acting. In January 2018, he took over from Timothy West as LAMDA's president.
Behind the camera
Cumberbatch co-founded the production company SunnyMarch Ltd. in late 2013, whose first project was the crowd-funded short film Little Favour, in which he starred.
Beyond film
Cumberbatch played Captain Martin Crieff in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure from 2008 to 2014, and also played Young Rumpole in nine radio adaptations of John Mortimer's works.
Beyond film
Cumberbatch sang lead vocals on Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" with David Gilmour on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in September 2016.
Benedict Cumberbatch movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Anthony Russo directed two of these films, Joe Russo two and Peter Jackson two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Anthony Russo
All films by Joe Russo
All films by Peter Jackson
Also three films together12 more actors
- Mark RuffaloAvengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Chiwetel EjioforDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Doctor Strange (2016) and 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Zoe SaldanaAvengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
- Juno TempleBlack Mass (2015), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) and Atonement (2007)
- James McAvoyThe Book of Clarence (2023), Atonement (2007) and Starter for 10 (2006)
- Martin FreemanSherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- Chris HemsworthAvengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Alice EveStar Trek Into Darkness (2013), Starter for 10 (2006) and Hawking (2004)
- Benedict WongDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Doctor Strange (2016)
- Tom HiddlestonAvengers: Infinity War (2018), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and War Horse (2011)
- Elizabeth OlsenDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Evangeline LillyAvengers: Endgame (2019), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Benedict Cumberbatch's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$14.2 billion
32 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 49 films: 32 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 6 figure not found.
- 32Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.8B19.7% of the total
- 2$2.1B14.4% of the total
- 3$1.9B13.5% of the total
- 4$958M6.7% of the total
- 5$956M6.7% of the total
- 6$956M6.7% of the total
- 7$855M6.0% of the total
- 8$676M4.8% of the total
$3.1 billionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total
Awards
Eleven awards and honors from 2012 to 2019, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2019 | Best Actor | Patrick Melrose | Won |
| British Academy Television Awards | Won | ||
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Sherlock | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | British Independent Film Awards | Won | |
| 2012 | Critics' Choice Television Award | Won | |
| 2012 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor | Won | |
| 2012 | Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Sherlock | Won |
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
| Laurence Olivier Awards | Won | ||
| Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
| Time 100 | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.