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Benedict Cumberbatch

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Benedict Cumberbatch

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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, CBE (English: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, July 19, 1976 -) is a British actor whose acting interests include TV series, movies and theaters. His most well-known work is the 90-minute TV movie "The Hawking Story" produced by the British BBC TV station. Cumberbatch played the British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking in the play and won the Golden Fairy Award for TV Actor. In 2010, he became famous for starring in the TV series "Sherlock Holmes". He won multiple Best Actor Awards including the Emmy Award, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 2011, Cumberbatch won the Drama Critics Theater Award, the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the highest honor in the British stage theatre, for his stage play Frankenstein. In 2013, Cumberbatch received the British Artist of the Year Award from the Los Angeles branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in recognition of his outstanding performance in television, film and theatre. In October 2013, Cumberbatch appeared on the cover of the world-renowned "Time" magazine for the first time, becoming the cover of the international edition of the magazine's October issue; in December 2014, Cumberbatch once again became the cover of the U.S. and international editions of "Time" magazine. In April 2014, he was selected into Time magazine's Top 100 People, becoming one of the 100 most influential people in the world that year. . In June 2015, Cumberbatch was awarded the CBE title by the British royal family in recognition of his contributions to performing arts and charity. In 2015, Cumberbatch was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 87th Academy Awards for the film "The Imitation Game". In 2022, he was once again nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 94th Academy Awards for the film "The Legend of Dog Mountain" directed by Jane Camping.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
U.K.
Born
1976-07-19
Wikidata
Q244674
Occupations film producervoice actormovie actorstage actortelevision actoractor
Aliases Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Timothy Carlton CumberbatchCurly FuBenedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchBenedict Timothy Carleton Cumberbatch

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