Benedict Cumberbatch

Q: Has Benedict Cumberbatch won any major awards?

Yes, Cumberbatch has received numerous awards, including a BAFTA Award and an Emmy Award for his performance in 'Sherlock.' He was also nominated for an Academy Award for 'The Imitation Game.'

Q: What was Benedict Cumberbatch's first film?

Cumberbatch's film debut was in 'To Kill a King' (2003), where he played the role of Prince Rupert of the Rhine.

Q: What are some of his highest-grossing films?

Some of his highest-grossing films include 'Doctor Strange,' 'Avengers: Infinity War,' and 'Avengers: Endgame,' all of which have performed exceptionally well at the box office.

Q: What is Benedict Cumberbatch's estimated net worth?

Benedict Cumberbatch's estimated net worth is reported to be around $40 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.

Q: What is a notable aspect of Cumberbatch's acting style?

Cumberbatch is known for his intense and immersive acting style, often bringing depth and complexity to his characters, which has garnered him critical acclaim.

Q: What is his educational background?

Benedict Cumberbatch attended the Dragon School and later graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Drama. He also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Q: Has Cumberbatch worked in theater?

Yes, Cumberbatch has a strong theater background, having performed in various stage productions, including the acclaimed play 'Frankenstein' at the National Theatre.

Known for

Doctor Strange (2016)

IMDb 7.5 / 10

2016 / Action, Adventure / 110mins

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing...

The Imitation Game (2014)

IMDb 8.0 / 10

2014 / Biography, Drama / 114 min

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant...

Name

Benedict Cumberbatch

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

19 July 1976, London, England, UK

Spouses

Sophie Hunter (2015–present)

Children

3; Christopher Carlton, Hal Auden, Finn Cumberbatch

Parents

Timothy Carlton, Wanda Ventham

Estimated Net Worth

$40 million

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2022	TV Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge Bear Grylls is taking it up a level by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they'll have to...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
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2022	Movie Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion Get a rare glimpse into the creative process of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion as she shares her memories of...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2022	Movie Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog Take a deep dive into the film critics are crowning the year's best, Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog....	Unknown character	Not rated
2021	Movie Spider-Man: No Way Home Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero....	Doctor Strange	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2021	Movie Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future!	Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2021	Movie The Power of the Dog A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until...	Phil Burbank	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie The Electrical Life of Louis Wain The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the...	Louis Wain	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2021	TV What If...? Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and...	Strange Supreme / Demon Strange (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
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2021	TV Marvel Studios Legends Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories still to come. Each...	Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2020	Movie Antarctica Antarctica is the most extreme continent on our planet—higher, colder, and even drier than any other on Earth, and although...	Self - Narrator	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2020	Movie Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.	Self	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2020	Movie The Courier Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.	Greville Wynne	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie 1917 At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message...	Colonel MacKenzie	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2019	Movie Between Two Ferns: The Movie Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and...	Benedict Cumberbatch	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	TV Good Omens Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the Earth. So it's terrible news that...	Satan (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2019	Movie Avengers: Endgame After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad...	Doctor Strange	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2019	Movie The Dog Days of Winter Max braves the harsh winter weather and an uncooperative Who to bring a sick Grinch his favorite hot tea.	The Grinch (voice)	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2019	Movie Cindy-Lou's Yule Log "Cindy-Lou Who's Yule Log," featuring The Grinch, who slowly steals all of the Christmas decorations.	The Grinch	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2019	Movie Brexit: The Uncivil War Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from...	Dominic Cummings	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2018	Movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his...	Shere Khan (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2018	Movie The Grinch The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a...	Grinch (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2018	Movie The Child in Time A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in...	Stephen Lewis	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2018	TV Patrick Melrose A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood...	Patrick Melrose	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie Avengers: Infinity War As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero...	Doctor Strange	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2018	Movie The Current War Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.	Thomas Edison	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2017	Movie Thor: Ragnarok Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get...	Doctor Strange	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	Movie Walk with Me Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, Walk With Me is a cinematic journey into the world of a monastic community who practice...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2016	Movie Naples '44 A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn...	Norman Lewis (voice)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2016	Movie Doctor Strange After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes...	Dr. Stephen Strange	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2016	Movie Shakespeare Live! From the RSC From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare...	Self - Performer	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2016	Movie Zoolander 2 Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.	All	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2016	Movie Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock Mark Gatiss, who co-created "Sherlock" and plays Mycroft Holmes, discusses the show with Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and others in...	Himself	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.	Sherlock Holmes	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2015	Movie National Theatre Live: Hamlet As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed...	Hamlet	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2015	Movie Black Mass The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the...	Billy Bulger	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2014	TV Variety Studio: Actors on Actors PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2014	Movie The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim...	Smaug / Sauron (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2014	Movie Penguins of Madagascar Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine...	Classified (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
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2014	Movie Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D In this journey through the seasons, you’ll experience a year in the life of hundreds of plant-eating dinosaurs. From the...	Narrator (Voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
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2014	Movie Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet follows the footballer from his beginnings in Portugal, breakthrough start with Manchester United...	Narrator	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	Movie 9 Kisses "9 Kisses" is a 2014 New York Times Magazine project featuring nine artistic short films where top actors of the...	Man at Costume Party	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2014	Movie Unlocking Sherlock Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a personal voyage through the versions...	Himself / Sherlock Holmes	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2014	Movie How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective The evolution of Holmes on screen, from silent movies to new TV versions, with contributions from Sherlock's past and present.	Self	Not rated
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2011	TV The Jonathan Ross Show The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
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2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	Movie Amazing Grace The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce...	William Pitt	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2006	Movie Starter for 10 In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside...	Patrick Watts	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2005	TV Broken News Broken News is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in autumn 2005 and in Australia on SBS-TV from the...	Will Parker	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2005	Movie The Man Who Predicted 9/11 After the planes hit on 9/11, Morgan Stanley security chief Rick Rescorla put into effect plans that he had developed...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	TV To the Ends of the Earth From Nobel Laureate William Golding's (Lord of the Flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat,...	Edmund Talbot	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	TV Nathan Barley Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Charlie...	Robin	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	TV Agatha Christie's Marple The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During...	Luke Fitzwilliam	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2004	Movie Hawking The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At...	Stephen Hawking	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2004	TV Dunkirk Major factual drama telling the story of history's greatest maritime evacuation, after the World War II Battle of Dunkirk in...	Lt Jimmy Langley	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2003	TV Fortysomething A middle-aged doctor in Putney juggles family issues and mid-life woes when he suddenly develops the ability to hear others'...	Rory Slippery	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2003	Movie To Kill a King A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of...	Royalist	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2003	TV Cambridge Spies In 1934, four brilliant Cambridge students are recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social...	Edward Hand	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	TV Tipping the Velvet A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the hidden, decadent...	Freddy	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	TV Timeshift Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied...	self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	Movie Fields of Gold A two-part conspiracy thriller starring Anna Friel. An eager young photographer and a bitter tabloid hack are sent to investigate...	Jeremy	Not rated
2002	Movie Hills Like White Elephants Hills Like White Elephants is a 2002 short film based on a story by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway's story was published...	The Man	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2002	TV Spooks Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to...	Jim North	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	TV Leute heute	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	TV Silent Witness A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.	Warren Reid	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1993	TV GMTV GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1992	TV Heartbeat Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical...	Toby Fisher	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1992	TV Heartbeat Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical...	Charles	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Quilloughby (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	TV Have I Got a Bit More News for You Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.1 / 10
TBA	Movie Last Flight Unfolding over the final days of a twenty-year war, Ali, a young Afghan man, fights for his entire family’s life...	Kirk Wallace Johnson	Not rated
TBA	Movie Morning A society with a pill that does away the need to sleep and an artificial sun, there is no end...	Frank	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie The Roses Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2024	Movie We Live in Time An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2024	TV Eric A desperate father, alongside a tenacious cop, battles his own demons on the streets of 1980s New York as he...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2023	Movie The End We Start From As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2021	Movie The Electrical Life of Louis Wain The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2021	Movie The Mauritanian The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2020	Movie The Courier Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie The Child in Time A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2018	TV Patrick Melrose A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2013	Movie Little Favour A short film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Salmon and Nick Moran. LITTLE FAVOUR follows the story of WALLACE (Benedict Cumberbatch)...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
TBA	Movie Last Flight Unfolding over the final days of a twenty-year war, Ali, a young Afghan man, fights for his entire family’s life...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Rogue Male A hunter's failed attempt to assassinate a dictator forces him to seek hiding back home in the rural English countryside.	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Morning A society with a pill that does away the need to sleep and an artificial sun, there is no end...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Migrations Franny Stone's dark past of love, loss, crime and motherhood unfolds on an odyssey through stormy seas with a team...	Producer Production	Not rated

Confessions II – The Film

2026 / TMDB 8.8

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

2026 / TMDB 7.0

The Thing with Feathers

2025 / TMDB 6.6

The Roses

2025 / TMDB 6.7

The Phoenician Scheme

2025 / TMDB 6.5

Placebo: This Search for Meaning

2024

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Known for

Doctor Strange (2016)

The Imitation Game (2014)

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