07/19/1976
Hammersmith, London, England, UK:
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, CBE (* 19. Juli 1976 in London, England) ist ein britischer Schauspieler und Synchronsprecher. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine Rolle als Detektiv Sherlock Holmes in der britischen Krimi-Serie Sherlock. Für seine Rolle in der Filmbiografie The Imitation Game erhielt er 2015 eine Oscar-Nominierung als bester Hauptdarsteller. Seine ersten Erfahrungen im Fernsehgeschäft sammelte er 2000 in einer Episode der britischen Seifenoper Heartbeat. 2003 erhielt er eine Rolle in To Kill a King mit Tim Roth und Dougray Scott und spielte in Dr. Slippery den Sohn von Paul Slippery (gespielt von Hugh Laurie). Seinen Durchbruch feierte er 2004 mit Hawking – Die Suche nach dem Anfang der Zeit, eine Filmbiografie über den Wissenschaftler Stephen Hawking. Hierfür bekam Cumberbatch eine Nominierung als „Bester Schauspieler“ bei den BAFTA Awards. 2005 spielte er die Hauptrolle in der Miniserie To The Ends of The Earth, die auf der gleichnamigen Buchserie des Autors William Golding basiert. 2007 war er in der Rolle des William Pitt in dem Drama Amazing Grace zu sehen. Von 2008 bis 2013 spielte er neben Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam und John Finnemore in der von Finnemore geschriebenen BBC-Radio-4-Sitcom Cabin Pressure die Rolle des schüchternen und nervösen Piloten Martin Crieff. Seit 2010 übernimmt er die Titelrolle in Sherlock, einer auf Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes basierenden Serie. In Peter Jacksons Verfilmung des Tolkien-Romans Der Hobbit stellt er den Drachen Smaug mittels Performance Capture dar und spricht den Nekromanten. In der Fortsetzung von Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, stellt er den Bösewicht John Harrison alias Khan dar. Im Jahr 2013 spielte er in Steve McQueens Filmdrama 12 Years a Slave, das mit einem Oscar für den besten Film ausgezeichnet wurde. Für seine Darbietung in der Sherlock-Episode Sein letzter Schwur gewann er 2014 einen Emmy als bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Miniserie oder einem Fernsehfilm. In der Filmbiografie über Alan Turing The Imitation Game – Ein streng geheimes Leben (2014) spielte er die Hauptrolle und war für einen Oscar als bester Hauptdarsteller nominiert. 2015 war er als William Bulger im Mafia-Drama Black Mass zu sehen. Im Oktober 2016 erschien Marvels Spielfilm Doctor Strange, in dem Cumberbatch die Titelrolle übernahm. 2017 hatte er in Thor: Tag der Entscheidung erneut einen kleinen Auftritt in dieser Rolle. Auch in den Filmen Avengers: Infinity War (2018) und Avengers: Endgame (2019) ist er als Doctor Strange zu sehen.
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Wife & Dog (2026) as |
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The Thing with Feathers (2025) as Dad |
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Together for Palestine (2025) as Self |
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The Roses (2025) as Theo Rose |
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The Phoenician Scheme (2025) as Uncle Nubar |
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Placebo: This Search for Meaning (2024) as Self |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage) |
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The Book of Clarence (2024) as Benjamin |
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Mog's Christmas (2023) as Mr. Thomas (voice) |
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The End We Start From (2023) as AB |
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James Blunt: One Brit Wonder (2023) as Self (archive footage) |
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Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (2023) as Narrator |
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Poison (2023) as Harry Pope |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) as Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist |
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Minions & More Volume 1 (2022) as The Grinch (voice) |
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2022) as Daddy (voice) |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) as Self - Doctor Stephen Strange |
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) as Doctor Stephen Strange |
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Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion (2022) as Self (archive footage) |
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Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog (2022) as |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) as Doctor Strange |
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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage) |
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The Power of the Dog (2021) as Phil Burbank |
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) as Louis Wain |
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Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel (2021) as Self |
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Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall (2021) as |
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The Mauritanian (2021) as Lt. Stuart Couch |
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Antarctica (2020) as Self - Narrator |
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020) as Self |
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The Courier (2020) as Greville Wynne |
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1917 (2019) as Colonel MacKenzie |
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) as Benedict Cumberbatch |
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Avengers: Endgame (2019) as Doctor Strange |
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The Dog Days of Winter (2019) as The Grinch (voice) |
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Cindy-Lou's Yule Log (2019) as The Grinch |
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Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) as Dominic Cummings |
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) as Shere Khan (voice) |
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The Grinch (2018) as Grinch (voice) |
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The Child in Time (2018) as Stephen Lewis |
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) as Doctor Strange |
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The Current War (2018) as Thomas Edison |
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Thor: Ragnarok (2017) as Doctor Strange |
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Walk with Me (2017) as Narrator (voice) |
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Naples '44 (2016) as Norman Lewis (voice) |
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Doctor Strange (2016) as Dr. Stephen Strange |
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) as Self - Performer |
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Zoolander 2 (2016) as All |
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Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock (2016) as Himself |
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016) as Sherlock Holmes |
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National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2015) as Hamlet |
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Black Mass (2015) as Billy Bulger |
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as Smaug / Sauron (voice) |
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Penguins of Madagascar (2014) as Classified (voice) |
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The Imitation Game (2014) as Alan Turing |
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Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014) as Narrator (Voice) |
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The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover (2014) as Agent Classified (voice) |
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Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet (2014) as Narrator |
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9 Kisses (2014) as Man at Costume Party |
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Unlocking Sherlock (2014) as Himself / Sherlock Holmes |
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神探夏洛克:最后的誓言 (2014) as |
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How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective (2014) as Self |
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August: Osage County (2013) as Little Charles Aiken |
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Sherlock: Many Happy Returns (2013) as Sherlock Holmes |
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) as Smaug / Sauron |
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Jerusalem (2013) as Narrator (voice) |
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Little Favour (2013) as Wallace |
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013) as Rosencrantz |
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12 Years a Slave (2013) as William Ford |
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The Fifth Estate (2013) as Julian Assange |
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) as John Harrison / Khan |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as Necromancer |
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Girlfriend in a Coma (2012) as Dante (voice) |
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Frankenstein: A Modern Myth (2012) as Self / Frankenstein / The Monster |
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Sherlock: Uncovered (2012) as Sherlock, Self |
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The Dreams of William Golding (2012) as Reader |
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War Horse (2011) as Maj. Jamie Stewart |
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Wreckers (2011) as David |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) as Peter Guillam |
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The Rattigan Enigma by Benedict Cumberbatch (2011) as |
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National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011) as The Creature / Victor Frankenstein |
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The Whistleblower (2010) as Nick Kaufman |
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Unlocking Sherlock (2010) as Himself |
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Third Star (2010) as James |
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Four Lions (2010) as Negotiator |
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Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010) as Vincent Van Gogh |
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Burlesque Fairytales (2010) as Henry Clark |
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Creation (2009) as Joseph Dalton Hooker |
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The Turning Point (2009) as Guy Burgess |
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) as William Carey |
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Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007) as Alexander Masters |
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Inseparable (2007) as Joe / Charlie |
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Atonement (2007) as Paul Marshall |
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Amazing Grace (2006) as William Pitt |
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Starter for 10 (2006) as Patrick Watts |
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The Man Who Predicted 9/11 (2005) as Narrator (voice) |
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Hawking (2004) as Stephen Hawking |
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To Kill a King (2003) as Royalist |
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Fields of Gold (2002) as Jeremy |
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Hills Like White Elephants (2002) as The Man |
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Blood on Snow () as The Fisherman |
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Morning () as Frank |
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Last Flight () as Kirk Wallace Johnson |
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The Roses (2025) Executive Producer |
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We Live in Time (2024) Executive Producer |
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The End We Start From (2023) Executive Producer |
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) Executive Producer |
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The Mauritanian (2021) Producer |
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The Courier (2020) Executive Producer |
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The Child in Time (2018) Executive Producer |
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Little Favour (2013) Producer |
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Rogue Male () Producer |
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Migrations () Producer |
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Morning () Executive Producer |
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Last Flight () Executive Producer |