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Filmography
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Known For
Star Trek Into Darkness Khan (2013) -
The Imitation Game Alan Turing (2014) -
August: Osage County Little Charles Aiken (2013) -
Known For
Doctor Strange Dr. Stephen Strange (2016) -
Actor
James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends Aunt Spiker (2020) -
The Courier Greville Wynne (2020) -
The Tiger Who Came to Tea Daddy (2019) -
1917 Colonel Mackenzie (2019) -
Avengers: Damage Control Doctor Strange (2019) -
Between Two Ferns: The Movie Benedict Cumberbatch (2019) -
Good Omens Satan (2019) -
Avengers: Endgame Doctor Strange (2019) -
Brexit Dominic Cummings (2019) -
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Shere Khan (2018) -
![Dr. Seuss' the Grinch]( "Dr. Seuss' the Grinch")
Dr. Seuss' the Grinch The Grinch (2018) -
![Patrick Melrose]( "Patrick Melrose")
Patrick Melrose Patrick Melrose (2018) -
![Avengers: Infinity War]( "Avengers: Infinity War")
Avengers: Infinity War Doctor Strange (2018) -
![Thor: Ragnarok]( "Thor: Ragnarok")
Thor: Ragnarok Doctor Strange (2017) -
![The Child in Time]( "The Child in Time")
The Child in Time Stephen Lewis (2017) -
![The Current War: Director's Cut]( "The Current War: Director's Cut")
The Current War: Director's Cut Thomas Alva Edison (2017) -
![Sherlock]( "Sherlock")
Sherlock Sherlock Holmes (2010-2017) -
Richard III: Deleted Scenes Richard III (2016)
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![Doctor Strange]( "Doctor Strange")
Doctor Strange Dr. Stephen Strange (2016) -
![The Hollow Crown]( "The Hollow Crown")
The Hollow Crown Richard III (2016) -
![Zoolander 2]( "Zoolander 2")
Zoolander 2 All (2016) -
![Hamlet]( "Hamlet")
Hamlet Hamlet - Prince of Denmark (2015) -
![Black Mass]( "Black Mass")
Black Mass Billy Bulger (2015) -
![9 Kisses]( "9 Kisses")
9 Kisses Man at Costume Party (2014) -
![The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]( "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies")
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Smaug / Necromancer (2014) -
![Penguins of Madagascar]( "Penguins of Madagascar")
Penguins of Madagascar Classified (2014) -
![The Imitation Game]( "The Imitation Game")
The Imitation Game Alan Turing (2014) -
![Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff]( "Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff")
Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Benedict Cumberbatch (2014) -
![Sherlock: The Network]( "Sherlock: The Network")
Sherlock: The Network Sherlock Holmes (2014) -
![The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]( "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug")
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Smaug / Necromancer (2013) -
![Little Favour]( "Little Favour")
Little Favour Wallace (2013) -
![August: Osage County]( "August: Osage County")
August: Osage County Little Charles Aiken (2013) -
![The Fifth Estate]( "The Fifth Estate")
The Fifth Estate Julian Assange (2013) -
![12 Years a Slave]( "12 Years a Slave")
12 Years a Slave Ford (2013) -
![Star Trek Into Darkness]( "Star Trek Into Darkness")
Star Trek Into Darkness Khan (2013) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons Severus Snape (2013) -
How to Behave Humphrey Bogart (2012)
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![The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]( "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey")
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Necromancer (2012) -
![Girlfriend in a Coma]( "Girlfriend in a Coma")
Girlfriend in a Coma Dante (2012) -
![Parade's End]( "Parade's End")
Parade's End Christopher Tietjens (2012) -
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Deleted Scenes Peter Guillam (2012)
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![Wreckers]( "Wreckers")
Wreckers David (2011) -
![War Horse]( "War Horse")
War Horse Maj. Jamie Stewart (2011) -
![Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]( "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy")
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Peter Guillam (2011) -
![Curiosity]( "Curiosity")
Curiosity Narrator (2011) -
![Sonnet 155]( "Sonnet 155")
Sonnet 155 Performer (2011) -
![Frankenstein]( "Frankenstein")
Frankenstein The Creature / Victor Frankenstein (2011) -
![The Whistleblower]( "The Whistleblower")
The Whistleblower Nick Kaufman (2010) -
![Third Star]( "Third Star")
Third Star James (2010) -
![Stephen Hawking's Universe]( "Stephen Hawking's Universe")
Stephen Hawking's Universe Stephen Hawking (2010) -
![Painted with Words]( "Painted with Words")
Painted with Words Vincent Van Gogh (2010) -
![Four Lions]( "Four Lions")
Four Lions Negotiator (2010) -
![Small Island]( "Small Island")
Small Island Bernard (2009) -
![Creation]( "Creation")
Creation Joseph Hooker (2009) -
Theatre Live! Guy Burgess (2009)
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![Burlesque Fairytales]( "Burlesque Fairytales")
Burlesque Fairytales Henry Clark (2009) -
![Marple]( "Marple")
Marple Luke Fitzwilliam (2008) -
![The Last Enemy]( "The Last Enemy")
The Last Enemy Stephen Ezard (2008) -
![The Other Boleyn Girl]( "The Other Boleyn Girl")
The Other Boleyn Girl William Carey (2008) -
![Stuart: A Life Backwards]( "Stuart: A Life Backwards")
Stuart: A Life Backwards Alexander Masters (2007) -
![Atonement]( "Atonement")
Atonement Paul Marshall (2007) -
![Inseparable]( "Inseparable")
Inseparable Joe / Charlie (2007) -
![Amazing Grace]( "Amazing Grace")
Amazing Grace William Pitt (2006) -
![Starter for 10]( "Starter for 10")
Starter for 10 Patrick Watts (2006) -
![Broken News]( "Broken News")
Broken News Will Parker (2005) -
![To the Ends of the Earth]( "To the Ends of the Earth")
To the Ends of the Earth Edmund Talbot (2005) -
![Nathan Barley]( "Nathan Barley")
Nathan Barley Robin (2005) -
![Hawking]( "Hawking")
Hawking Stephen Hawking (2004) -
![Heartbeat]( "Heartbeat")
Heartbeat Toby Fisher (1998-2004) -
![Dunkirk]( "Dunkirk")
Dunkirk Lt Jimmy Langley (2004) -
![Fortysomething]( "Fortysomething")
Fortysomething Rory Slippery (2003) -
![MI-5]( "MI-5")
MI-5 Jim North (2003) -
![Cambridge Spies]( "Cambridge Spies")
Cambridge Spies Edward Hand (2003) -
![To Kill a King]( "To Kill a King")
To Kill a King Royalist (2003) -
Hills Like White Elephants The Man (2002)
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![Silent Witness]( "Silent Witness")
Silent Witness Warren Reid (2002) -
![Tipping the Velvet]( "Tipping the Velvet")
Tipping the Velvet Freddy (2002) -
Actor
![Fields of Gold]( "Fields of Gold")
Fields of Gold Jeremy (2002) -
Producer
![The Courier]( "The Courier")
The Courier (2020) -
![Patrick Melrose]( "Patrick Melrose")
Patrick Melrose (2018) -
![The Child in Time]( "The Child in Time")
The Child in Time (2017) -
![The Current War: Director's Cut]( "The Current War: Director's Cut")
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Producer
![Little Favour]( "Little Favour")
Little Favour (2013) -
Soundtrack
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]( "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon")
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016-2018) -
Soundtrack
![August: Osage County]( "August: Osage County")
August: Osage County (2013) -
Archive footage
![Tales of Chinese Filmmakers]( "Tales of Chinese Filmmakers")
Tales of Chinese Filmmakers (2020) -
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![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2014-2019) -
![Celebrity Page]( "Celebrity Page")
Celebrity Page (2018) -
#TeamG1, la quotidienne (2018)
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![ITV Evening News]( "ITV Evening News")
ITV Evening News (2018) -
![ITV Lunchtime News]( "ITV Lunchtime News")
ITV Lunchtime News (2018) -
![SSDT - Anno 2060]( "SSDT - Anno 2060")
SSDT - Anno 2060 (2017) -
![The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![Access Hollywood]( "Access Hollywood")
Access Hollywood (2017) -
![The Graham Norton Show]( "The Graham Norton Show")
The Graham Norton Show (2013-2017) -
![Good Morning Britain]( "Good Morning Britain")
Good Morning Britain (2016) -
![Lorraine]( "Lorraine")
Lorraine (2016) -
![The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![Extra with Billy Bush]( "Extra with Billy Bush")
Extra with Billy Bush (2016) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]( "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon")
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![The Third Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special]( "The Third Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special")
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![Charlie Brooker's Wipe]( "Charlie Brooker's Wipe")
Charlie Brooker's Wipe (2014) -
![Lennon or McCartney]( "Lennon or McCartney")
Lennon or McCartney (2014) -
![The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![Lego the Hobbit: The Video Game]( "Lego the Hobbit: The Video Game")
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![How Sherlock Changed the World]( "How Sherlock Changed the World")
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![The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]( "The Big Fat Quiz of the Year")
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2012) -
![Vlogbrothers]( "Vlogbrothers")
Vlogbrothers (2012) -
![The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]( "The Big Fat Quiz of the Year")
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2011) -
Archive footage
![Almost Famous IV]( "Almost Famous IV")
Almost Famous IV (2011) -
![Have I Got News for You]( "Have I Got News for You")
Have I Got News for You (2010) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Doctor Strange]( "Doctor Strange")
Doctor Strange (2016) -
![Stephen Hawking's Universe]( "Stephen Hawking's Universe")
Stephen Hawking's Universe (2010)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
He unexpectedly got dual voice roles on The Simpsons (1989) when he visited Fox's studio for a completely unrelated appointment. He voiced the United Kingdom's Prime Minister (patterned from Hugh Grant's character in Love Actually (2003)) and did an ...
Quotes
It's an amazing thing to find somebody you love, let alone somebody who loves you back in the same way and degree. Not everyone can do that in a lifetime. It's a minor miracle, considering how busy Sophie (Hunter) and I are, that we met in this way....
Trademark
Often portrays posh upper-class figures
Nickname
Ben
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Height:
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