Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born July 19th, 1976) is an English film, television, radio and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking; William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace; the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy; Paul Marshall in Atonement; Bernard in Small Island; Sherlock Holmes in the modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock and Peter Guillam in the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes, Awards and Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hills Like White Elephants (short) | The Man | |
| 2003 | To Kill a King | Royalist | |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 | Patrick Watts | |
| 2006 | Amazing Grace | William Pitt the Younger | Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for British Breakthrough |
| 2007 | Inseparable (short) | Joe/Charlie | |
| 2007 | Atonement | Paul Marshall | |
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl | William Carey | |
| 2008 | Burlesque Fairytales | Henry Clarke | |
| 2009 | Creation | Joseph Hooker | |
| 2010 | Four Lions | Ed | |
| 2010 | Third Star | James | |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Nick Kaufman | |
| 2010 | Wreckers | David | |
| 2011 | War Horse | Major Jamie Stewart | |
| 2011 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Peter Guillam | Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2012 | Girlfriend in a Coma | Dante Aligheri (voice) | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
Smaug (motion capture and voice) Necromancer (motion capture and voice) |
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| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Khan Noonien Singh | Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Favorite Character Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2013 | Little Favour (short) | Wallace | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | William Prince Ford | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Julian Assange | |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | "Little" Charles Aiken | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Won – Hollywood Film Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Smaug (motion capture and voice)
Sauron (motion capture and voice) |
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Animated Movie: Voice |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Alan Turing | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Australian Academy Film Award for Best International Actor Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Won – British Independent Film Variety Award Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Won – Hollywood Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture |
| 2014 | Penguins Of Madagascar | Classified (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Smaug (motion capture and voice)
Sauron (motion capture and voice) |
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| 2015 | Black Mass | William M. Bulger | |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | All | Cameo |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Dr. Stephen Strange
Dormammu (motion capture and voice; uncredited) |
Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor in a Film Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Best Movie Actor: Fantasy |
| 2017 | The Current War | Thomas Edison | |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Dr. Stephen Strange | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Dr. Stephen Strange | |
| 2018 | The Grinch | The Grinch (voice) | |
| 2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Shere Khan (motion capture and voice) | |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Dr. Stephen Strange | |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Himself | |
| 2019 | 1917 | Colonel Mackenzie | |
| 2020 | The Courier | Greville Wynne | |
| 2021 | The Mauritanian | Stuart Couch | Producer |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Phil Burbank | |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Louis Wain | |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Dr. Stephen Strange | Post-production |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Dr. Stephen Strange | Post-production |
