07/19/1976
Hammersmith, London, England, UK:
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, fils des comédiens Timothy Carlton (en) et Wanda Ventham (en), a grandi dans le quartier de Kensington. Il a une demi-sœur, Tracy Peacock, née de l'union entre sa mère et James Tabernacle. Son grand-père, Henry Carlton Cumberbatch (en), était un officier supérieur de marine des deux guerres mondiales. Son arrière grand-père, Henry Arnold Cumberbatch (en), était consul général de la reine Victoria en Turquie et au Liban. Benedict Cumberbatch a des ancêtres esclavagistes. Cette information a fait polémique quand elle a été révélée début 2014, peu de temps après la sortie du film Twelve Years a Slave où il incarne un pasteur propriétaire d'esclaves. Il avait pourtant déjà évoqué cet aspect de sa famille en 2006, lors d'une interview pour la sortie de Amazing Grace, dans lequel il interprète le premier ministre abolitionniste William Pitt le Jeune. L'acteur est aussi un cousin éloigné du roi Richard III par la comtesse Jeanne Beaufort, grand-mère du roi : c'est à ce titre que le 26 mars 2015 il participe en la cathédrale de Leicester à la cérémonie accompagnant la seconde inhumation de Richard III, dont les restes ont été retrouvés et identifiés trois ans plus tôt. Par d'autres ancêtres enfin, Cumberbatch a également des liens avec la reine Élisabeth II et Lady Jeanne Grey.
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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 |