Benedict Cumberbatch is a British actor, best known for his roles in The Other Boleyn Girl, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and in the popular BBC series, Sherlock. He is widely recognized as Sherlock Holmes.
Benedict Cumberbatch was born on 19 July 1976, in London, England, to Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham. Currently, he is 44 years old and married to Sophie Hunter (2015.)
Cumberbatch started his career in 1999 and has starred in more than 60 movies and tv shows. Some of her popular movies are The Imitation Game, Doctor Strange, The Fifth Estate, Star Trek Into Darkness, 12 Years a Slave, The Current War, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Black Mass, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Atonement, Hawking, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Quick Facts
Birth Date | 19 July 1976 |
Place | London, England |
Nickname | – |
Age | 44 years old (as of 2020) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Ethnicity | Mixed (English, Welsh, Scottish, Cornish, distant French, Swiss-French, Swedish or German, and Dutch) |
Education | Brambletye School Harrow School |
Active Years | 1999-present |
Relationship Status | Married |
Partner | Sophie Hunter |
Body Measurements
Height | 6 feet 1 inch |
Weight | 78 kg |
Hair Color | Reddish |
Eye Color | Blue |
Family Members
Father | Timothy Carlton |
Mother | Wanda Ventham |
Brother(s) | None |
Sister(s) | Tracy Peacock |
Children(s) | Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch, Hal Auden Cumberbatch |
Benedict Cumberbatch Movies and TV Shows
Topsy-Turvy (1999) | Hills Like White Elephants (2002) | To Kill a King (2003) |
Starter for 10 (2006) | Amazing Grace (2006) | Amazing Grace (2007) |
Inseparable (2007) | Atonement (2007) | The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) |
Creation (2009) | Burlesque Fairytales (2009) | Four Lions (2010) |
Third Star (2010) | The Whistleblower (2010) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
Wreckers (2011) | War Horse (2011) | Girlfriend in a Coma (2012) |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) | Little Favour (2013) |
12 Years a Slave (2013) | The Fifth Estate (2013) | August: Osage County (2013) |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) | The Imitation Game (2014) | Penguins of Madagascar (2014) |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) | Black Mass (2015) | Zoolander 2 (2016) |
Doctor Strange (2016) | The Current War (2017) | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) |
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | The Grinch (2018) | The Dog Days of Winter (2018) |
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) | Avengers: Endgame (2019) | Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) |
1917 (2019) | The Courier (2020) | Tipping the Velvet (2002) |
Silent Witness (2002) | Cambridge Spies (2003) | Spooks (2003) |
Fortysomething (2003) | Dunkirk (2004) | Heartbeat (2004) |
Hawking (2004) | Nathan Barley (2005) | To the Ends of the Earth (2005) |
Broken News (2005) | Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007) | The Last Enemy (2008) |
Small Island (2009) | Marple: Murder Is Easy (2009) | Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010) |
The Rattigan Enigma (2010) | Sherlock (2010-2017) | Parade’s End (2012) |
The Simpsons (2013) | The Colbert Report (2014) | The Hollow Crown (2016) |
Saturday Night Live (2016) | The Child in Time (2017) | Patrick Melrose (2018) |
Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) | Good Omens (2019) |
Awards
2014 | Variety Award | British Independent Film Awards |
2013 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble | Film critics association awards |
2013 | Boston Online Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble | Film critics association awards |
2013 | Best Ensemble | Hollywood Film Awards |
2014 | Best Actor | Hollywood Film Awards |
2019 | Best Leading Actor | BAFTA Awards |
2010 | Best Actor | Crime Thriller Awards |
2012 | Best Actor | Crime Thriller Awards |
2014 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Primetime Emmy Awards |
2004 | Television Films – Best Performance by an Actor | Golden Nymph Awards |
2006 | Mini-Series – Best Performance by an Actor | Golden Nymph Awards |
2014 | Best TV Detective | National Television Awards |
2012 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Satellite Awards |
2012 | Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actor | Television Critics Association Awards |
2013 | Britannia Awards for British Artist of the Year | Miscellaneous awards |
2012 | Best Actor | Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards |
2011 | Best Actor (with Jonny Lee Miller) | Evening Standard Theatre Awards |
2005 | Best Classical Stage Performance | Ian Charleson Awards |
2012 | Best Actor (with Jonny Lee Miller) | Laurence Olivier Awards |
2016 | Best Actor in a Play | Whatsonstage.com Awards |
Benedict Cumberbatch Wife
Benedict is married to Sophie Hunter. They tied the knot with her on 14 February 2015. They are blessed with two children: Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch, and Hal Auden Cumberbatch.
Previously, he dated Anna Jones (2011 – 2012) and Olivia Poulet (1999 – 2011.)
Benedict Cumberbatch Net Worth
The estimated net worth of Benedict is $40 million.
Salary | under review |
Source of Income | movie |
Net Worth | $40 million |
Social Media Profile
No Instagram | |
No Facebook | |
No Twitter | |
YouTube | No YouTube Channel |
Website | No Official Website |