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Benedict Cumberbatch

Biography

Benedict Cumberbatch

Actor Producer

Born
July 19, 1976
Age
50 years old
Place of birth
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Years active
1978 – present
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77

Credits

53

Movies

18

TV series

48

Years active

7.1

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Benedict Cumberbatch

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Career timeline

  1. 1976 · Born

    Born in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

  2. 1978 · Screen debut

    The South Bank Show (TV)

  3. 2018 · Breakthrough

    Avengers: Infinity War (Movie)

  4. 2021 · First production

    The Mauritanian (Movie)

  5. 2025 · Latest release

    The Thing with Feathers (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama46
  • Comedy19
  • Adventure17
  • History12
  • Action11
  • Thriller10
Highest-rated title Sherlock 2010 8.5 Most popular title Avengers: Infinity War 2018 8.3

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2025 The Thing with Feathers as Dad Movie
  2. 2025 The Roses as Theo Rose Movie
  3. 2025 The Phoenician Scheme as Uncle Nubar Movie
  4. 2024 Eric as Vincent TV
  5. 2024 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage) Movie
  6. 2024 The Book of Clarence as Benjamin Movie
  7. 2023 The End We Start From as AB Movie
  8. 2023 Poison as Harry Pope Movie
  9. 2023 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar as Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist Movie
  10. 2022 Minions & More Volume 1 as The Grinch (voice) Movie
  11. 2022 Super/Natural as Self - Narrator (voice) TV
  12. 2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Doctor Stephen Strange Movie
  13. 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Doctor Stephen Strange Movie
  14. 2022 Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage) Movie
  15. 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home as Doctor Strange Movie
  16. 2021 The Power of the Dog as Phil Burbank Movie
  17. 2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as Louis Wain Movie
  18. 2021 What If...? as Doctor Strange (voice) TV
  19. 2021 The Mauritanian as Lt. Stuart Couch Movie
  20. 2021 Marvel Studios Legends as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited) TV
  21. 2020 The Courier as Greville Wynne Movie
  22. 2019 1917 as Colonel MacKenzie Movie
  23. 2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Benedict Cumberbatch Movie
  24. 2019 Good Omens as Satan (voice) TV
  25. 2019 Avengers: Endgame as Doctor Strange Movie
  26. 2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War as Dominic Cummings Movie
  27. 2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle as Shere Khan (voice) Movie
  28. 2018 The Grinch as The Grinch (voice) Movie
  29. 2018 Patrick Melrose as Patrick Melrose TV
  30. 2018 Avengers: Infinity War as Doctor Strange Movie
  31. 2018 The Current War as Thomas Edison Movie
  32. 2017 Thor: Ragnarok as Doctor Strange Movie
  33. 2016 Doctor Strange as Dr. Stephen Strange Movie
  34. 2016 Zoolander 2 as All Movie
  35. 2016 Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Sherlock Holmes Movie
  36. 2015 Black Mass as Billy Bulger Movie
  37. 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Smaug / Sauron (voice) Movie
  38. 2014 Penguins of Madagascar as Classified (voice) Movie
  39. 2014 The Imitation Game as Alan Turing Movie
  40. 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet as Narrator Movie
  41. 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest TV
  42. 2013 August: Osage County as Little Charles Aiken Movie
  43. 2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Smaug / Sauron Movie
  44. 2013 12 Years a Slave as William Ford Movie
  45. 2013 The Fifth Estate as Julian Assange Movie
  46. 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness as Khan Movie
  47. 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Necromancer Movie
  48. 2012 Parade's End as Christopher Tietjens TV
  49. 2012 The Hollow Crown as Richard TV
  50. 2011 War Horse as Maj. Jamie Stewart Movie
  51. 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Peter Guillam Movie
  52. 2010 The Whistleblower as Nick Kaufman Movie
  53. 2010 Sherlock as Sherlock Holmes TV
  54. 2010 Third Star as James Movie
  55. 2010 Four Lions as Negotiator Movie
  56. 2009 Creation as Joseph Dalton Hooker Movie
  57. 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl as William Carey Movie
  58. 2008 The Last Enemy as Stephen Ezard TV
  59. 2007 Stuart: A Life Backwards as Alexander Masters Movie
  60. 2007 Atonement as Paul Marshall Movie
  61. 2007 Amazing Grace as William Pitt Movie
  62. 2006 Starter for 10 as Patrick Watts Movie
  63. 2005 To the Ends of the Earth as Edmund Talbot TV
  64. 2005 Nathan Barley as Robin TV
  65. 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple as Luke Fitzwilliam TV
  66. 2004 Hawking as Stephen Hawking Movie
  67. 2002 Tipping the Velvet as Freddy TV
  68. 2002 Spooks as Jim North TV
  69. 1996 Silent Witness as Warren Reid TV
  70. 1978 The South Bank Show TV
  1. 2025 The Roses Movie
  2. 2024 We Live in Time Movie
  3. 2023 The End We Start From Movie
  4. 2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Movie
  5. 2020 The Courier Movie
  6. 2018 Patrick Melrose TV
  1. 2021 The Mauritanian Movie

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Quick facts

How old is Benedict Cumberbatch?

Benedict Cumberbatch is 50 years old, born on July 19, 1976.

Where was Benedict Cumberbatch born?

Benedict Cumberbatch was born in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

What was Benedict Cumberbatch’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Benedict Cumberbatch is The South Bank Show (1978).

How many movies and series has Benedict Cumberbatch made?

Our catalogue lists 71 titles for Benedict Cumberbatch: 53 movies and 18 TV series.

What is Benedict Cumberbatch’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Sherlock has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

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