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Also Known As	Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
Born	July 19, 1976 (age 50) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award (2014) • Emmy Award (2014): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Married To	Sophie Hunter (2015–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The Fifth Estate" (2013) • "Fortysomething" (2003) • "Starter for 10" (2006) • "Nathan Barley" (2005) • "Cambridge Spies" (2003) • "The Courier" (2020) • "Tipping the Velvet" (2002) • "Patrick Melrose" (2018) • "Four Lions" (2010) • "Heartbeat" (1998–2004) • "The Imitation Game" (2014) • "Small Island" (2009) • "Creation" (2009) • "Doctor Strange" (2016) • "Curiosity" (2011) • "Broken News" (2005) • "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) • "Parade's End" (2012) • "The Hollow Crown" (2016) • "August: Osage County" (2013) • "National Theatre Live: Frankenstein" (2011) • "Girlfriend in a Coma" (2012) • "1917" (2019) • "The Current War" (2017) • "To Kill a King" (2003) • "Agatha Christie's Marple" (2008) • "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (2014) • "Theatre Live!" (2009) • "To the Ends of the Earth" (2005) • "Silent Witness" (2002) • "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle" (2018) • "Amazing Grace" (2006) • "The Whistleblower" (2010) • "Atonement" (2007) • "Stephen Hawking's Universe" (2010) • "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) • "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013) • "Good Omens" (2019) • "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" (2019) • "Burlesque Fairytales" (2009) • "The Grinch" (2018) • "Penguins of Madagascar" (2014) • "12 Years a Slave" (2013) • "Zoolander 2" (2016) • "Wreckers" (2011) • "Sherlock" (2010–2017) • "The Simpsons" (2013–2021) • "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012) • "The Last Enemy" (2008) • "Black Mass" (2015) • "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008) • "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) • "War Horse" (2011) • "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (2013) • "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011) • "National Theatre Live: Hamlet" (2015) • "Third Star" (2010) • "The Mauritanian" (2021)

Top Questions

When was Benedict Cumberbatch born?

Benedict Cumberbatch was born on July 19, 1976.

Is Benedict Cumberbatch married?

Sophie Hunter (2015–present)

Where was Benedict Cumberbatch born?

Benedict Cumberbatch was born in London, England, United Kingdom.

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The Imitation Game

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Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mordo and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange stand in a dimly lit room with a large circular window in a scene from Doctor Strange (2016).

Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange casting a glowing magical shield next to Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man in a city street scene from Avengers: Infinity War.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Andrew Scott as Moriarty sit facing each other in a cozy, book-filled room, both drinking tea in a scene from BBC's Sherlock.

Kodi Smit-McPhee as Peter Gordon and Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank stand outdoors in cowboy hats and western attire, with a fence post between them, in The Power of the Dog.

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Sir Ian McKellen smiling, wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat and patterned scarf at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim in London.

Ian McKellen

British actor

Tom Holland wearing glasses and a brown suit jacket over a brown shirt, smiling and looking to the side at an event in 2019.

Tom Holland

British actor

Colin Firth smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette in front of a backdrop with Oscar logos.

Colin Firth

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Portrait of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark jacket with a short beard and closely cropped hair.

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor

Idris Elba smiling in a suit and tie at an outdoor event in 2011.

Idris Elba

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British actress Maggie Smith smiling, wearing a light-colored jacket over a dark top, with short gray hair, at an event in 2015.

Maggie Smith

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Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Australian actress

Mark Ruffalo wearing a dark pinstripe suit and white shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile against a dark background.

Mark Ruffalo

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Chiwetel Ejiofor wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, looking slightly to the side against a dark background.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

British actor

Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston

British actor

Jodie Comer smiling and looking at the camera, wearing a black coat with her blonde hair styled in loose waves.

Jodie Comer

English actress

John Hurt smiling and dressed in a tuxedo with a black bow tie at the Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy premiere in Venice, Italy.

John Hurt

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Gemma Chan

Gemma Chan

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Schlesinger, John

John Schlesinger

English film director

Josh O'Connor as Lawrence Durrell stands in a doorway wearing a brown polka-dot robe and white clothes in a publicity still from The Durrells, season 3, episode 1.

Josh O’Connor

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Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.

Judi Dench

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Helena Bonham Carter wearing a red velvet jacket and red beaded earrings, standing in front of a Save the Children event backdrop.

Helena Bonham Carter

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Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

British-born actress

Joan Plowright as Aunt Lucinda stands indoors wearing a red sweater and scarf, with a small goblin character on a cabinet behind her in The Spiderwick Chronicles.

Joan Plowright

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English actor Nigel Hawthorne in 1986, wearing a gray suit jacket, white shirt, and paisley tie, looking at the camera.

Nigel Hawthorne

British actor

USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood

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NEW YORK - NOV 17, 2014: Benedict Cumberbatch attends the premiere of "The Imitation Game" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on November 17, 2014 in New York City.

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