Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch, born in 1976, is an English actor celebrated for his versatility across stage and screen. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy and a Laurence Olivier Award, reflecting his commanding presence in roles like Frankenstein and the titular Sherlock Holmes. Nominated for Academy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe awards for his nuanced portrayals in films such as The Imitation Game and The Power of the Dog, Cumberbatch's career spans from Shakespearean classics to contemporary blockbusters. Educated at the Victoria University of Manchester and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he made his West End debut in Hedda Gabler and has since starred in high-profile productions and television series, including Patrick Melrose and The Hollow Crown. His voice acting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and on-stage performances underscore his enduring influence in the performing arts.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Wife & Dog | Film | |
| 2026 | David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Confessions II – The Film | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Blood on Snow | The Fisherman | Film |
| 2025 | The Roses | Theo Rose | Film |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | Uncle Nubar | Film |
| 2025 | Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards | Self | Film |
| 2025 | The Thing with Feathers | Dad | Film |
| 2025 | The Roses | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage) | Film |
| 2024 | We Live in Time | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist | Film |
| 2023 | Poison | Harry Pope | Film |
| 2023 | Arctic: Our Frozen Planet | Narrator | Film |
| 2023 | The End We Start From | AB | Film |
| 2023 | The End We Start From | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2022 | The Tiger Who Came to Tea | Daddy (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Minions & More Volume 1 | The Grinch (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Doctor Stephen Strange | Film |
| 2022 | Super/Natural | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Louis Wain | Film |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Phil Burbank | Film |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Doctor Strange | Film |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2020 | The Courier | Greville Wynne | Film |
| 2020 | The Courier | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Dominic Cummings | Film |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Benedict Cumberbatch | Film |
| 2019 | 1917 | Colonel MacKenzie | Film |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Doctor Strange | Film |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | Patrick Melrose | TV |
| 2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Shere Khan (voice) | Film |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Doctor Strange | Film |
| 2018 | The Current War | Thomas Edison | Film |
| 2018 | The Grinch | The Grinch (voice) | Film |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Doctor Strange | Film |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Dr. Stephen Strange | Film |
| 2016 | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Sherlock Holmes | Film |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | All | Film |
| 2015 | Black Mass | Billy Bulger | Film |
| 2015 | National Theatre Live: Hamlet | Hamlet | Film |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Smaug / Sauron (voice) | Film |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Alan Turing | Film |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet | Narrator | Film |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Classified (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Julian Assange | Film |
| 2013 | Little Favour | Wallace | Film |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Smaug / Sauron | Film |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Little Charles Aiken | Film |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | William Ford | Film |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | John Harrison / Khan | Film |
| 2013 | Little Favour | Producer | Film |
| 2012 | Girlfriend in a Coma | Dante (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Necromancer | Film |
| 2012 | Parade's End | Christopher Tietjens | TV |
| 2011 | War Horse | Maj. Jamie Stewart | Film |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Peter Guillam | Film |
| 2011 | Wreckers | David | Film |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: Frankenstein | The Creature / Victor Frankenstein | Film |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Nick Kaufman | Film |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Sherlock Holmes | TV |
| 2010 | Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking | Stephen Hawking | TV |
| 2010 | Third Star | James | Film |
| 2010 | Burlesque Fairytales | Henry Clark | Film |
| 2010 | Four Lions | Negotiator | Film |
| 2009 | South Pacific | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV |
| 2009 | Creation | Joseph Dalton Hooker | Film |
| 2008 | The Last Enemy | Stephen Ezard | TV |
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl | William Carey | Film |
| 2007 | Atonement | Paul Marshall | Film |
| 2007 | Inseparable | Joe / Charlie | Film |
| 2007 | Stuart: A Life Backwards | Alexander Masters | Film |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 | Patrick Watts | Film |
| 2005 | Broken News | Will Parker | TV |
| 2004 | Dunkirk | Lt Jimmy Langley | TV |
| 2004 | Hawking | Stephen Hawking | Film |
| 2003 | To Kill a King | Royalist | Film |
| Last Flight | Kirk Wallace Johnson | Film | |
| How to Live on Earth | Self | Film |
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