Age-38
Birthday- July 19th, 1976
Birthplace- Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Height- 6'0''
Siblings- None
Parents- Timothy Carlton, Wanda Ventham
Spouse- Sophie Hunter
Children- Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch
Projects-
Sherlock
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Doctor Strange
The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Fifth Estate
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
12 Years a Slave
To Kill a King
August: Osage County
Imitation's Game
Parade's End
Whistle Blower
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Fortysomething
The Penguins of Madagascar
Last Enemy
Amazing Grace
Four Lions
Starter for 10
Dunkirk
Broken News
The Other Boelyn Girl
War Horse
Flying Horse
Black Mass
Inseparable
Third Star
Atonement
Tipping the Velvet
Small Island
Nathan Barley
Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy
Magik
The Lost City of Z
Jungle Book: Origins
Hawking
Stephen Hawking's Grand Design
Creation
Wreckers
The Yellow Birds
Facts-
Usually plays highly intelligent and gotten characters.
Cumberbatch met Stephen Hawking twice before filming Hawking to prepare for the role.
Benedict received a Master's degree in classical acting for Professional Theatre at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Huge fan of Robert Downey Jr.
While at college, Benedict played on the rugby team and painted oil canvases.
Famous for his Alan Rickman impressions.
Cumberbatch always wanted to be an actor, but thought of pursuing law because of the education his parents gave him.
Enjoys extreme sports such as skydiving, hot air ballooning, scuba diving, and snowboarding.
Ranked fifth in "Most Fascinating People in Britain in 2013.
Ranked first in Empire Magazine's" 100 sexiest movie stars in 2013.
Benedict Cumberbatch's real parents played his parents in Sherlock.
One of his first acting roles was Titania, Queen of the Fairies, in "A Midsummer's Night Dream" at 13.
Famous for his Alan Rickman impressions.
Benedict is good friends with Gary Oldman after working together on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
His grandfather, Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, was a decorated submarine officer of both World Wars.
Has a condition called heterochromia idris which causes a difference in the coloration of his irises. A different combination of blue, green and gold.
Cumberbatch is known for donating his sketches and drawings for fundraisers and charities.
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