Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his roles on the screen and stage, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Television Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Cumberbatch won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Frankenstein and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Sherlock. His performances in the dramas The Imitation Game (2014) and The Power of the Dog (2021) earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. For playing the title role in the five-part drama miniseries Patrick Melrose, he won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2014 Time magazine included him in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015 he was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to the performing arts and to charity.
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| Full name at birth | Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC and PBS co-produced television series "Sherlock" and Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films
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| Date of birth | 19 July 1976
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| Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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| Occupation | Actor, Film producer
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Weight | 172 lbs (78 kg)
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| Residence | London, England
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| Net worth | $30,000,000 USD
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| Talent agency | Conway Van Gelder Grant Ltd.
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- His grandmother paid for his high tuition fee at Harrow.
- Son of actor Timothy Carlton and actress Wanda Ventham.
- Met Professor Stephen Hawking twice before filming Hawking (2004) (TV) to prepare for the role.
- Trained at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
- He went to Harrow, one of the most prestigious public schools in the country. Benedict's first ever acting role was when he was still at school. He played Titania, Queen of the Fairies in the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. During his gap year before going to Manchester University, he spent some time teaching English at a Tibetan monastery.
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