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English actor (born 1976)

Benedict Cumberbatch
Cumberbatch in 2025
Born
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch

(1976-07-19)19 July 1976 (age 49)
Hammersmith, London, England
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. He has receivedvarious accolades, including aBAFTA TV Award, aPrimetime Emmy Award and aLaurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for twoAcademy Awards and fourGolden Globes. In 2014,Time magazine named him one of the100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015, he was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to performing arts and charity.

Cumberbatch studied drama at theVictoria University of Manchester and obtained aMaster of Arts in classical acting at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He began acting inShakespearean theatre productions before making hisWest End debut inRichard Eyre's revival ofHedda Gabler in 2005. Since then, he has starred inRoyal National Theatre productions ofAfter the Dance (2010) andFrankenstein (2011), winning theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for the latter. In 2015, he played thetitle role inHamlet at theBarbican Theatre.

Cumberbatch's television work includes his performance asStephen Hawking in the filmHawking (2004). He gained wide recognition for portrayingSherlock Holmes in the seriesSherlock from 2010 to 2017, for which he won aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor. For playing thetitle role in the miniseriesPatrick Melrose (2018), he won theBAFTA TV Award for Best Actor.

In films, Cumberbatch received nominations for theAcademy Award for Best Actor for playingAlan Turing inThe Imitation Game (2014) and a volatile rancher inThe Power of the Dog (2021). He has acted in several period dramas, includingAmazing Grace (2006),Atonement (2007),Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011),12 Years a Slave (2013),The Current War (2017),1917 (2019) andThe Courier (2020). He has also starred in numerousblockbuster films portrayingSmaug andSauron inThe Hobbit film series (2012–2014),Khan inStar Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Dr.Stephen Strange in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, including in the filmsDoctor Strange (2016) andDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).

Early life and education

Birth, family and schooling

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born on 19 July 1976[2] at Queen Charlotte's Hospital in theLondon district ofHammersmith,[3] to actorsTimothy Carlton andWanda Ventham.[4] He grew up in the borough ofKensington and Chelsea. He has a half-sister, Tracy Peacock, from his mother's first marriage.[5]

Cumberbatch attendedboarding schools from the age of eight,[6] attendingBrambletye, aprep school nearEast Grinstead,West Sussex.[7] He undertook secondary schooling as an arts scholar atHarrow School.[8][9] He was a member of the Rattigan Society, Harrow's principal club for thedramatic arts, which was named afterOld Harrovian and playwright SirTerence Rattigan.[10] He was involved in numerousShakespearean works at school and made his acting debut asTitania, Queen of the Fairies, inA Midsummer Night's Dream when he was 12.[11] His first leading role was asEliza Doolittle inBernard Shaw'sPygmalion, in a production by the Head of Classics,James Morwood, who observed that Cumberbatch "acted everyone else off the stage".[12] Cumberbatch's drama teacher, Martin Tyrell, called him "the best schoolboy actor" he had ever worked with.[13] Despite his abilities, Cumberbatch's drama teacher at Harrow warned him against a career in acting, calling it a "tough business".[14]

Tertiary education

After leaving Harrow, Cumberbatch took agap year to volunteer as an English teacher at aTibetan monastery inDarjeeling, India.[15] He then attended theVictoria University of Manchester, where he studieddrama.[16] He continued his training as an actor at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating with anMA inclassical acting.[17] In January 2018, Cumberbatch succeededTimothy West as president of LAMDA.[18]

Antecedents and family tree

In 1728,[19] Benedict Cumberbatch's 7th-great-grandfather, Abraham Cumberbatch ofSaint Andrew, Barbados (died 1753), acquired properties on the island ofBarbados in theWest Indies,[20] which usedenslaved people for labour.St Nicholas Abbey was owned by Cumberbatch's ancestors for at least two hundred years.[21]

These properties were passed down through the generations to Benedict's great-great-great-grandfather, Abraham Parry Cumberbatch[22][23] (died 1840 inHellingly,Sussex). He was an absentee landlord of two estates, Cleland and Lammings, for which he received £5388 as slave compensation (via theSlave Compensation Act 1837, four years after theSlavery Abolition Act 1833 had abolished slavery).[24] The Cleland plantation enslaved 250 people, and was the main source of the Cumberbatch family's considerable wealth at the time;[25] they were one of the richest families in Britain.[19]

There has been media speculation[25][26] that the Barbados National Task Force on Reparations, which, as part of the wider Caribbean'sCARICOM Reparations Commission, is as of January 2023[update][19] seeking reparations from wealthy British MPRichard Drax for his ancestors' involvement in slavery,[27] might also consider seeking reparations from families such as the Cumberbatches. Benedict Cumberbatch has said that by the time of his birth, most of the money had run out, and he grew up "definitelymiddle class",[19][25][26] orupper middle class.[28] The Drax family still owns a large estate in Barbados, and Richard Drax is said to be worth at least £150 million.[27] Barbados′ officials have since rebuked those speculations and called them a "Campaign of deceptive and misleading British 'yellow journalism'".[29]

Abraham Parry Cumberbatch's son (Benedict's great-great-grandfather)Robert William Cumberbatch, was a British consul in theOttoman andRussian Empires.[30][31] His great-grandfather,Henry Alfred Cumberbatch, was also a diplomat who served as consul in Turkey and Lebanon, and his grandfather,Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, was a submarine officer of both World Wars, and a prominent figure of Londonhigh society.[32][33]

Cumberbatch isthird cousin 16 times removed ofKing Richard III, whom he portrayed inThe Hollow Crown.[34][35][36] He attended Richard III's2015 reburial and read a poem.[37][38]

Career

Theatre

During rehearsals forFrankenstein, April 2011

Since 2001, Cumberbatch has had major roles in a dozen classic plays at theRegent's Park Open Air,Almeida,Royal Court andRoyal National Theatres. He was nominated for anOlivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his role as George Tesman inHedda Gabler, which he performed at theAlmeida Theatre on 16 March 2005 and at theDuke of York's Theatre when it transferred to theWest End on 19 May 2005.[39] This transfer marked his first West End appearance.[40]

In June 2010, Cumberbatch led the revival of SirTerence Rattigan'sAfter the Dance directed byThea Sharrock at theRoyal National Theatre.[41] He played 1920s aristocrat David Scott-Fowler to commercial and critical success.[42] The play won fourOlivier Awards includingBest Revival.[43] He acted inDanny Boyle'sThe Children's Monologues, a theatrical charity event at London'sOld Vic Theatre on 14 November 2010 which was produced byDramatic Need.[44]

In February 2011, Cumberbatch began playing, on alternate nights, both Victor Frankenstein and his creature, oppositeJonny Lee Miller, in Boyle's stage production of Mary Shelley'sFrankenstein at the Royal National Theatre.[45][46]Frankenstein was broadcast to cinemas as a part ofNational Theatre Live in March 2011.[47] He achieved the "Triple Crown of London Theatre" in 2011 when he received the Olivier Award,Evening Standard Award andCritics' Circle Theatre Award for his performance inFrankenstein.[48]

Cumberbatch was a part of a cast featuring members of theRoyal National Theatre Company in50 Years on Stage, the Royal National Theatre's landmark event for its 50th anniversary on 2 November 2013. He playedRosencrantz in a selected scene from SirTom Stoppard's playRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.[49] The show was directed by SirNicholas Hytner and was broadcast onBBC Two and in cinemas worldwide as a part of National Theatre Live.[50]

Cumberbatch returned to theatre to playShakespeare'sHamlet atLondon'sBarbican Theatre. The production was directed by Lyndsey Turner and produced bySonia Friedman, which started its 12-week run in August 2015.[51][52][53] The performance, co-starringSian Brooke, was broadcast by theNational Theatre Company by satellite internationally asHamlet in Rehearsal.[54][55] He earned his thirdLaurence Olivier Awards nomination for the role.[56]

Television

FilmingSherlock inChinatown, London, March 2010

Cumberbatch's early television roles include two separate guest roles inHeartbeat (2000, 2004), Freddy inTipping the Velvet (2002), Edward Hand inCambridge Spies (2003) and Rory in theITV comedy drama seriesFortysomething (2003). He also featured inSpooks andSilent Witness. In 2004, he landed his first main part in television asStephen Hawking inHawking. He was nominated for theBAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and won theGolden Nymph for Television Films – Best Performance by an Actor. He later provided Hawking's voice in the first episode of the television seriesCuriosity. He also appeared in the BBC miniseriesDunkirk as Lieutenant Jimmy Langley.[57]

In 2005, Cumberbatch portrayed protagonist Edmund Talbot in the miniseriesTo the Ends of the Earth, based on SirWilliam Golding's trilogy; during filming he said he experienced a carjacking in South Africa, managing to escape.[58] He made brief appearances in the comedy sketch showBroken News and the Channel 4 sitcomNathan Barley in 2005 and featured alongsideTom Hardy in the television adaptation ofStuart: A Life Backwards, which aired on the BBC in September 2007.[59]

In 2008, Cumberbatch played the lead character in the BBC miniseries dramaThe Last Enemy, earning aSatellite Award nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film. In 2009, he appeared inAgatha Christie's Miss Marple: Murder Is Easy as Luke Fitzwilliam. He played Bernard in the TV adaptation ofSmall Island, earning him a nomination forBAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.[60] Cumberbatch featured inMichael Dobbs' play,The Turning Point,[61] which aired as one of a series of TV plays broadcast live onSky Arts. The play depicted an October 1938 meeting between Soviet spyGuy Burgess, then a young man working for the BBC, andWinston Churchill.[62] Cumberbatch portrayed Burgess; Churchill was played byMatthew Marsh, who had played a supporting role inHawking.[63] He narrated the 6-part seriesSouth Pacific (US title:Wild Pacific), which aired from May to June 2009 on BBC 2.[64]

In 2010, Cumberbatch portrayedVincent van Gogh inVan Gogh: Painted with Words.The Daily Telegraph called his performance "[a] treat ... vividly bringing Van Gogh to impassioned, blue-eyed life".[65] In the same year, Cumberbatch began playingSherlock Holmes in the jointBBC/PBS television seriesSherlock, to critical acclaim.[66][67][68] The second series began onNew Year's Day 2012 in the United Kingdom[69] and was broadcast on PBS in the United States in May 2012.[70] The third series aired on PBS over a period of three weeks in January to February 2014. Cumberbatch won an Emmy asOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the third episode of the third series of the show entitledHis Last Vow. Cumberbatch has one of the most aggressive fanbases to date, part of the 'Big Three' fandoms on the social media site Tumblr, called SuperWhoLock.[71] In April 2015, Cumberbatch was nominated for his sixthBritish Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actor for the third series of theSherlock.[72][73] In 2016, he was once again nominated for an Emmy asOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, this time forSherlock: The Abominable Bride.[74]

In 2012, he led the BBC andHBO co-produced miniseriesParade's End withRebecca Hall. An adaptation of thetetralogy ofnovels of the same name byFord Madox Ford, it was filmed as five episodes, directed bySusanna White and adapted by SirTom Stoppard.[75][76] His performance earned Cumberbatch his secondEmmy Award nomination for Best Actor in Miniseries or TV Movie.[77] In February 2014, Cumberbatch appeared withSesame Street characters Murray andCount von Count for PBS.[78] In 2016, Cumberbatch portrayed Richard III in Shakespeare'splay of the same name, as part of the second series of films forThe Hollow Crown, which aired in both Britain and the United States.[79]

Cumberbatch starred inPatrick Melrose, a miniseries adaptation of theEdward St Aubyn novels, which began airing onShowtime on 12 May 2018.[80][81] In 2019 Cumberbatch appeared as British political strategistDominic Cummings (who served as the campaign director ofVote Leave, the official campaign in favour of theUK leaving the European Union) inHBO andChannel 4's television filmBrexit: The Uncivil War.[82] In 2023 he was confirmed as executive producer and lead role in the miniseriesEric for streaming serviceNetflix.[83]

Film

The 2006 filmStarter for 10 has been credited with helping launch Cumberbatch's big-screen career.[84] Also in 2006, Cumberbatch played late 18th/early 19th century British parliamentarianWilliam Pitt the Younger inAmazing Grace, a role that garnered him a nomination for theLondon Film Critics Circle "British Breakthrough Acting Award".[85] InAtonement (2007), Cumberbatch played whatThe Guardian called one of his "small parts in big films", and came to the attention ofSue Vertue andSteven Moffat, who would later cast him inSherlock.[86] In 2008, he had a supporting role inThe Other Boleyn Girl, and the next year he appeared in theCharles Darwin biographical filmCreation as Darwin's friendJoseph Hooker. In 2010, he appeared inThe Whistleblower as well asFour Lions. He portrayedPeter Guillam,George Smiley's right-hand man, in the 2011 adaptation of theJohn le Carré novelTinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The film was directed byTomas Alfredson and featuredGary Oldman andColin Firth.[87] Cumberbatch played Major Jamie Stewart inSteven Spielberg'sWar Horse fromDreamWorks Pictures in 2011.[87]

Cumberbatch at the premiere ofTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, September 2011

In 2012, Cumberbatch provided the voice andmotion-capture for bothSmaug the Dragon and theNecromancer inAn Unexpected Journey, the first instalment ofThe Hobbit series based on thenovel of the same name byJ. R. R. Tolkien.[88] He reprised his roles as Smaug and the Necromancer forThe Desolation of Smaug (2013) andThe Battle of the Five Armies (2014).[89][90] For the motion-capture aspect of the films, he used a suit andfacial markers to highlight the dragon's expressions and movements. Cumberbatch toldTotal Film "You just have to lose your shit on a carpeted floor, in a place that looks a little bit like a mundane government building. It was just me as well, with four static cameras and all the sensors."[90]

In 2013, Cumberbatch appeared inJ. J. Abrams' sequel,Star Trek Into Darkness, asKhan, the film's antagonist.[91][92] Three of the four films he featured in during the second half of 2013 premiered at theToronto International Film Festival:The Fifth Estate, in which he playedWikiLeaks founderJulian Assange,12 Years a Slave, in which he playedWilliam Prince Ford, a slave owner, andAugust: Osage County, in which he played Charles Aiken.[93] For the official soundtrack of the latter film, he recorded a song titled "Can't Keep it Inside".[94]

Cumberbatch had a voice role inDreamWorks Animation's feature filmPenguins of Madagascar, which was released in November 2014.[95][96] He then starred in the historical dramaThe Imitation Game as BritishcryptographerAlan Turing, also released in November 2014. The role earned him nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, andAcademy Award for Best Actor.[97][98][99] In May 2014, he joined the cast of the filmBlack Mass oppositeJohnny Depp which was distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures.[100]

Cumberbatch inKathmandu on the set ofDoctor Strange, November 2015

Cumberbatch starred asDoctor Strange in both theeponymous film released in November 2016,[101] inAvengers: Infinity War in April 2018,[102] and inAvengers: Endgame in April 2019. His depiction of Strange also appeared inThor: Ragnarok (2017),Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).[103] Cumberbatch is set to reprise his role as Doctor Strange in the upcomingAvengers: Doomsday (2026) andAvengers: Secret Wars (2027).[104][105]

He starred as electricity titanThomas Edison in the filmThe Current War in September 2017.[106] In 2018, Cumberbatch voiced thetitle character in theIllumination animated filmThe Grinch,[107] and provided the voice and did performance capture for the tigerShere Khan inMowgli: Legend of the Jungle,Netflix's film adaptation ofRudyard Kipling'sThe Jungle Book, starring alongsideChristian Bale andCate Blanchett.[108] In 2019, he appeared briefly as British Colonel Mackenzie inSam Mendes' World War I film1917.[109]

In 2021, Cumberbatch starred in the dramaThe Power of the Dog, written and directed byJane Campion. His performance in the film was acclaimed,[110] and he received nominations for theAcademy Award,British Academy Film Award,Screen Actors Guild Award, andGolden Globe Award for Best Actor.[111][112][113][114] The same year Cumberbatch playedLouis Wain, an eccentric English artist known for drawinganthropomorphised large-eyed cats, inThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain.[115]

Cumberbatch starred as the titular character inWes Anderson'sThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023), a short film adaptation of ashort story byRoald Dahl, oppositeRalph Fiennes,Dev Patel andBen Kingsley.[116]

Radio

Cumberbatch has repeatedly expressed his affection for radio and has done numerous productions for theBBC.[117] Among his best-known radio work is the adaptation ofJohn Mortimer's novelRumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders in 2009. He played Young Rumpole, and went on to play the part in nine more adaptations of Mortimer's works. Between 2008 and 2014, he played Captain Martin Crieff in theBBC Radio 4's sitcomCabin Pressure, alongsideStephanie Cole,John Finnemore, andRoger Allam.[118] He then went on to play the Angel Islington in the 2013BBC Radio 4 adaptation ofNeil Gaiman'sNeverwhere. In the same year, he led theBBC Radio 3 adaptation ofMichael Frayn's playCopenhagen wherein he played theoretical physicistWerner Heisenberg.[119]

For the 70th anniversary of theNormandy landings, on 6 June 2014 Cumberbatch read the original BBC radio bulletins from June 1944 forBBC Radio 4.[120]

Narration

Cumberbatch has narrated numerous documentaries for theNational Geographic andDiscovery channels. He has also read for severalaudiobooks, includingCasanova,The Tempest,The Making of Music,Death in a White Tie,Artists in Crime,Tom and Viv, andSherlock Holmes: The Rediscovered Railway Mysteries and Other Stories. He has done voice-overs for several commercials, including for major namesJaguar,Sony,Pimms, andGoogle+, performing theSeven Ages of Man monologue. For the2012 London Olympics, he appeared in a short film on the history of London, which began the BBC coverage of the opening ceremony.[121] He made appearances for twoCheltenham Festivals, in July 2012 for Music when he read World War I poetry and prose accompanied by piano pieces[122] and in October 2012 for Literature when he discussedSherlock andParade's End at The Centaur.[123] In 2012, he lent his voice to a four-part, spoken-word track titled "Flat of Angles" forLate Night Tales based on a story written by author and poet Simon Cleary, the final instalment of which was released on 9 May 2014.[124][125]

In 2012, he provided the voice ofDante Alighieri in the documentaryGirlfriend in a Coma.[126] In 2013, Cumberbatch narrated the documentary filmJerusalem about the ancient city. It was distributed byNational Geographic Cinema Ventures in IMAX 3D theatres worldwide.[127][128] The same year, he appeared as a special guest in a recording ofGordon Getty's operaUsher House, where he voiced the role of "the visitor", recorded and released byPENTATONE.[129][130]

He narrated the documentaryCristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet about the Portuguese footballer forVimeo and Vision Films in 2014.[131] In August 2014, he recorded the first ever unabridgedaudiobook ofWilliam Golding's 1964 novel,The Spire, forCanongate Books.[132]

Music

On 28 September 2016, Cumberbatch appeared on stage withPink Floyd memberDavid Gilmour during one of the musician'sshows in London held at theRoyal Albert Hall. He sang lead vocals on the song "Comfortably Numb", singing the verse sections originally sung byRoger Waters.[133]

Impressionist

Adept at impersonating others, Cumberbatch was referred to as the "New King of Celebrity Impressionists" byVulture magazine.[134] He has imitated celebrities on a number of chat shows, such asThe Graham Norton Show on the BBC,The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC, and in general interviews on channels such asMTV.[135] His impersonations includeAlan Rickman,Sean Connery,Jack Nicholson,Tom Hiddleston,Michael Caine,Christopher Walken,Tom Holland,Bane,John Malkovich,Matthew McConaughey,Taylor Swift andChewbacca.[134]

Production company

Cumberbatch, Adam Ackland, writer-director Patrick Monroe, action coordinator Ben Dillon, and production manager Adam Selves launched a production company, SunnyMarch Ltd., in late 2013.[136]

Their first project under the company's banner was the £87,000 crowd-funded short filmLittle Favour, written and directed by Monroe with Cumberbatch in the lead role. The 30-minute action-thriller became internationally available on iTunes on 5 November 2013.[136][137] In 2022 filming began onThe End We Start From, an adaptation of theMegan Hunter novel of the same name, the rights to which the company had acquired in 2017.[138]

Other activities

Charity

Cumberbatch is an ambassador forThe Prince's Trust.[139][140] He is a supporter and patron of organisations focused on using the arts to help disadvantaged young people including Odd Arts, Anno's Africa andDramatic Need.[141][142][143] Since portraying Stephen Hawking in 2004, he has been an ambassador, and in 2015 patron,[144] for theMotor Neurone Disease Association and in 2014 did theIce Bucket Challenge for the organisation.[145] He also set up a recovery fund for the benefit ofAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association.[146][147][148] Cumberbatch has donated artworks for charities and fundraisers including theWillow Foundation, andThomas Coram Foundation for Children.[149][150]

Cumberbatch (sixth from left, standing) and the cast ofThe Children's Monologues, at theOld Vic Theatre in London, November 2010

Together withPrince Philip, Cumberbatch presented 85 young people with theDuke of Edinburgh's Award atSt James's Palace on 19 March 2014.[151] "Our ambition is to extend this opportunity to hundreds of thousands across the UK", Cumberbatch said on behalf of the youth awards programme.[152]

In May 2014, he joinedPrince William andRalph Lauren atWindsor Castle for a cancer awareness and fundraising gala for the benefit ofthe Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Cumberbatch stated, "Cancer isn't a disease that needs much awareness, but it does need continued funding for research."[153][154] In September 2014, he participated in a video campaign forStand Up To Cancer.[155] Cumberbatch posed for photographerJason Bell for an exhibition atPall Mall, London from 16 to 20 September 2014 to mark 10 years of the "Give Up Clothes For Good" charity campaign, which has raised £17 million forCancer Research UK.[156] In 2014, Cumberbatch publicly backed "Hacked Off" and its campaign for UK press self-regulation by "safeguarding the press from political interference while also giving vital protection to the vulnerable."[157][158]

Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes-themedPaddington Bear statue in London, auctioned to raise funds for theNSPCC

In late 2014, Cumberbatch designed a Sherlock Holmes-themedPaddington Bear statue, one of fifty located around London prior to the release of the filmPaddington, which was auctioned to raise funds for theNational Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).[159]

In a November 2014 cover story forOut promotingThe Imitation Game, Cumberbatch opened up about sexual experimentation during his time in boarding schools stating, "While there was experimentation, it had never occurred to me as, 'Oh, this is that!' It was just boys and their penises, the same way with girls and vaginas and boobs. It wasn't out of desire."LGBT groupStonewall released a statement praising Cumberbatch's comments, saying, "Seeing someone in the public eye – especially somebody as influential as Benedict – talking positively aroundgay issues, is powerful for young lesbian, gay andbisexual people. It is often difficult for those growing up to find role models who demonstrate that it is equally okay to be gay orstraight."[160][161]

Cumberbatch is a founding member of the "Save Soho" campaign which aims "to protect and nurture iconic music and performing arts venues inSoho."[162] In anopen letter published inThe Guardian on 31 January 2015, Cumberbatch, among others, asked for pardons of all gay and bisexual men who were convicted under the same now-defunct "indecency" laws as Alan Turing was (whom Cumberbatch portrayed inThe Imitation Game).[163][164]

In September 2015, Cumberbatch condemned the UK government's response to themigrant crisis in a speech to theatregoers during acurtain call at a performance ofHamlet, for which he stars. He also fronted a video campaign to help the charitySave The Children in its mission to aid youngSyrian refugees. He was one of the signatories of an open letter, published inThe Guardian, criticising the government for its actions regarding the refugee problem.[165] He also gave nightly speeches after his curtain call asHamlet at the Barbican in London, asking for donations to help Syrian refugees. At the end of the run, the audience contributed more than £150,000 forSave the Children.[166] He faced criticism for not taking in refugees himself, responding "I do have a house, but it's empty, it's gutted, there's no electricity or water, so that wouldn't work, and I have a baby in my flat, there are no spare rooms".[167] In 2017 he toldThe Big Issue "I understand why some might think I should be housing people instead of complaining about a government not doing it. But I was trying to raise awareness that we can do more as a society [...] But we raised money for children in need. So I don't regret doing it for a second, and I will do it again, even if it does put me in the firing line".[168]

In May 2020, Cumberbatch was among the ten celebrities who read an instalment ofRoald Dahl's children's fantasy novelJames and the Giant Peach. The audio-visual readings were published by Oscar-winning directorTaika Waititi in aid of the global-non profit charityPartners In Health, co-founded by Dahl's daughterOphelia, which had been fightingCOVID-19 in vulnerable areas.[169]

Cumberbatch appeared at theTogether for Palestine benefit concert in September 2025, where he recitedMahmoud Darwish's poemOn this land there are reasons to live.[170]

Politics

In 2003, Cumberbatch joined theStop the War Coalition protest in London against theIraq War.[171] He addressed activists in a 2010 protest sponsored by theTrade Union Congress inWestminster on the suggested risks to the arts due to spending cuts expected in theSpending Review.[172][173] In 2013, he protested against what he perceived were civil liberties violations by the UK government.[174][175]

Cumberbatch is a supporter ofLGBT+ rights and in July 2013 officiated at thesame-sex marriage of friends. Through this ordination he officiated the wedding ofRobert Rinder, best known asJudge Rinder, and his partner Seth Cummings.[176][177] ForInternational Women's Day 2014, he was a signatory ofAmnesty International's letter to the Prime MinisterDavid Cameron for women's rights in Afghanistan.[178] Cumberbatch identifies as afeminist.[179]

In 2016, Cumberbatch was one of over 280 figures from the arts world who backed a vote for the United Kingdom to stay in theEuropean Union with regard to theJune 2016 referendum on that issue.[180]

Endorsements

Cumberbatch has been a brand ambassador forDunlop andJaguar luxury cars since 2014,[181][182] and became a global ambassador forJaeger-LeCoultre in 2018.[183] In 2024, he fronted a recyclednylon campaign forPrada alongsideEmma Watson.[184]

Acting credits

See also:List of Benedict Cumberbatch performances

Awards and honours

Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Benedict Cumberbatch

Cumberbatch was appointed aCBE in the2015 Birthday Honours for services to the performing arts and to charity.[185] He received the honour from the Queen at an investiture ceremony atBuckingham Palace on 10 November 2015.[186]

In February 2016, Cumberbatch was appointedvisiting fellow atLady Margaret Hall,Oxford University.[187]

In 2025, Cumberbatch was honoured at the58th Sitges Film Festival with the Time Machine Award (The Màquina del Temps).[188]

In the media

Cumberbatch achieved international recognition with thefirst series ofSherlock in 2010.[189][190][191] He has since been called "The Thinking Woman's Crumpet" and has been a mainstay in numerous "Sexiest Man Alive" lists including those ofEmpire andPeople.[192][193][194][195]

Waxwork of Cumberbatch atMadame Tussauds, London

Tatler listed Cumberbatch in the "Most Eligible Bachelors in the United Kingdom" in 2012.[196] In the same year, Cumberbatch described acyberstalking incident in which he discovered that someone had been live-tweeting his movements in his London home.[197] Coming to terms with it, he said, it is "an ongoing process. To think that somebody knew everything I'd done in a day and told the rest of the world in real time!"[198] His photograph taken at theGarrick Club byDerry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda was the cover of Moore's 2012 bookAn English Room.[199]

In 2013, Cumberbatch was ranked fifth in theTatler's "Most Fascinating People in Britain" list, higher than theDuchess of Cambridge and just belowQueen Elizabeth II.[200]Entertainment Weekly identified Cumberbatch as one of the "50 Coolest and Most Creative Entertainers" in Hollywood.[201] He has also appeared on the covers ofGQ,Time andThe Hollywood Reporter's "New A-list" issue.[202]

In 2014, Cumberbatch was included inThe Sunday Times "100 Makers of the 21st Century", cited as this generation'sLaurence Olivier."[203][204] Film criticRoger Friedman stated that "Cumberbatch may be the closest thing to a real descendant of Sir Laurence Olivier."[205] GQ identified him as one of the "100 Most Connected Men" in the UK in 2014.[206] In the same year,Country Life magazine labelled him as one of its "Gentlemen of the Year".[207]

In April 2014, Cumberbatch was regarded as a British cultural icon, with young adults from abroad naming him among a group of people whom they most associated with UK culture, which includedWilliam Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth II,David Beckham,J. K. Rowling,The Beatles,Charlie Chaplin,Elton John andAdele.[208][209] The same month,Time magazine included him in its annualTime 100 as one of the Most Influential People in the World.[210] Cumberbatch was the inspiration and focus ofAbby Howells's playBenedict Cumberbatch Must Die which, despite its title, was a "love letter" and portrait of the fan obsession surrounding the actor. It premiered in June 2014 atBATS Theatre in New Zealand.[211] TheTennessee Aquarium named one of itsotters "Benny" in reference to Cumberbatch's first name after a naming contest on the zoo's website.[212]

A wax figure of Cumberbatch has been on display atMadame Tussauds London since October 2014.[213] In 2015, he was named one ofGQ's 50 best dressed British men.[214] In 2018,PETA declared Cumberbatch and directorAva DuVernay to be the Most Beautiful Vegan Celebs of 2018.[215]

Personal life

Cumberbatch with his wifeSophie Hunter, July 2015

While inKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in 2005, Cumberbatch and two friends (Theo andDenise Black)[139] were abducted, after bursting a tyre, and held at gunpoint by a group of locals. Eventually their abductors drove them into unsettled territory and set them free without explanation. Cumberbatch said of the incident: "It taught me that you come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life less ordinary."[216][217][218] Before the burst tyre, they had been listening to "How to Disappear Completely" byRadiohead. Following this experience, whenever Cumberbatch hears the song it "reminds [him] of a sense of reality ... [and] a reason for hope".[139]

He subscribes toBuddhist philosophy and has expressed affinity formeditation andmindfulness.[198][219]

Cumberbatch was in a 12-year-long relationship with actressOlivia Poulet, from his time at Manchester University until 2010.[220][221]

Cumberbatch is married to English theatre and opera directorSophie Hunter. Their engagement was announced in the "Forthcoming Marriages" section ofThe Times on 5 November 2014, after a 17-year friendship.[222][223] On 14 February 2015, the couple married at the 12th-centurySt Peter and St Paul's Church inMottistone on theIsle of Wight followed by a reception atMottistone Manor.[224] They have three sons.[225][226][227][228] During theCOVID-19 pandemic, Cumberbatch and his family lived in New Zealand, where Cumberbatch had been filmingThe Power of the Dog.[229]

In 2019, Cumberbatch hit and injured a cyclist while driving down a country lane on the Isle of Wight in his 4x4 Lamborghini Urus.[230]

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