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Benedict Cumberbatch

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch starred in Jane Campion’s THE POWER OF THE DOG for which he has received numerous Leading Actor nominations including the Academy Awards and BAFTAs.  

Most recently, he starred in Wes Anderson's Academy Award nominated short THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR and recently wrapped ERIC for Netflix. 

Other credits include THE MAURITANIAN alongside Jodie Foster, THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN, THE COURIER, 1917, AVENGERS ENDGAME, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE IMITATION GAME (Oscar and BAFTA nominee) and 12 YEARS A SLAVE.

Benedict is well known for his portrayal of DOCTOR STRANGE in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as for the titular role in the BBC's SHERLOCK.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Feature Film

Title Role Production Director
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR Henry Sugar Netflix Wes Anderson
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Doctor Strange Marvel Studios Sam Raimi
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Doctor Strange Marvel Studios Jon Watts
THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN Louis Wain StudioCanal Will Sharpe
THE COURIER Greville Wynne SunnyMarch/Film Nation/42 Management Dominic Cooke
THE POWER OF THE DOG Phil Burbank See Saw Films/Netflix Jane Campion
THE MAURITANIAN Stu Couch Wonder Street/SunnyMarch Kevin Macdonald
1917 MacKenzie Neal Street/Amblin Productions Sam Mendes
THE CURRENT WAR Thomas Edison The Weinstein Company Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
AVENGERS: ENDGAME Dr Strange Marvel Anthony & Joe Russo
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PART 1 Dr Strange Marvel Studios Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
THOR: RAGNAROK Dr Strange Marvel Studios Taika Waititi
DOCTOR STRANGE Dr. Stephen Strange Marvel Studios Scott Derrickson
MOWGLI Shere Khan Warner Bros. Andy Serkis
BLACK MASS Bill Bulger Warner Bros. Scott Cooper
THE HOBBIT - THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES Smaug/Necromancer MGM Peter Jackson
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR Agent Classified (Wolf) DreamWorks Eric Darnell / Simon J Smith
THE IMITATION GAME Alan Turing Weinstein Company / Black Bear Pictures Morten Tyldum
THE FIFTH ESTATE Julian Assange Dreamworks Bill Condon
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Little Charles Jean Doumanian Productions John Wells
TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE Ford New Regency Pictures Steve McQueen
THE HOBBIT - THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Smaug/Necromancer MGM Peter Jackson
STAR TREK II Paramount Pictures J J Abrams
THE HOBBIT Smaug/Necromacer MGM/ New Line Cinema Peter Jackson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Peter Guillam Working Title Films Tomas Alfredson
WAR HORSE Dreamworks Steven Spielberg
THE WHISTLEBLOWER Rick Jones First Generation, Primary Prods, Plum Pictures Larysa Kondracki
WRECKERS David Wreckers Ltd Dictynna Hood
FOUR LIONS Hostage Negotiator Warp Films Chris Morris
CREATION Hooker Recorded Picture Company Jon Amiel
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL Carey Ruby Films/Universal Pictures Justin Chadwick
ATONEMENT Herbert Marshall Working Title Films Joe Wright
AMAZING GRACE Pitt Walden Media Michael Apted
STARTER FOR TEN Patrick Scamp Film&Theatre Ltd Tom Vaughan
TO KILL A KING Royalist Fairfax Films Ltd. Mike Barker
HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANT The Man Firecracker Films Paige Cameron

Television

Title Role Production Director
ERIC Vincent Netflix Lucy Forbes
BREXIT Dominic Cummings Channel 4 / House Productions Toby Haynes
MELROSE Patrick Melrose Sky1/Showtime Various Directors
THE CHILD IN TIME Stephen BBC / Pinewood / SunnyMarch Julian Farino
SHERLOCK SPECIAL Sherlock Holmes Hartswood Films / BBC Douglas Mackinnon
RICHARD III The Hollow Crown II BBC/Carnival/NBC Universal Dominic Cooke
SHERLOCK (SERIES 3) Sherlock Holmes (Lead) Hartswood Films for BBC
PARADE'S END Christopher Tietjens Mammoth Screen Ltd Susanna White
SHERLOCK (SERIES 2) Sherlock Holmes (Lead) Hartswood Films for BBC
SHERLOCK (SERIES 1) Sherlock Holmes (Lead) Hartswood Films for BBC Paul McGuigan
IMAGINE: VINCENT CAN GOGH Vincent Van Gogh BBC Andrew Hutton
TURING POINT Guy Burgess Sky Television Fiona Laird
SHERLOCK (PILOT) Sherlock Holmes (lead) Hartswood Films Coky Giedroc
SMALL ISLAND Bernard Ruby Films John Alexander
MISS MARPLE - MURDER IS EASY Luke ITV Hettie MacDonald
THE LAST ENEMY Stephen (Lead) Box TV/BBC Television Ian B MacDonald
STUART: A LIFE BACKWARDS Alexander (Lead) Neal Street Productions David Attwood
BROKEN NEWS Will Parker BBC Television John Morton
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Edmond (Lead) BBC Television David Atwood
NATHAN BARLEY Robin Talkback Television/Channel 4 Chris Morris
HAWKING Stephen Hawking (Lead) BBC Television Philip Martin
DUNKIRK Cpt. Langley BBC Television Alex Holmes
FORTY SOMETHING Rory Slippery Carlton Television Hugh Laurie
SPOOKS Jim North Spooks Ltd Bhart Nalluri
CAMBRIDGE SPIES Edward Hand BBC Television Tim Fywell
TIPPING THE VELVET Freddy Tipping The Velvet Productions Geoff Sax
SILENT WITNESS Warren BBC Television John Duthie
FIELDS OF GOLD Jeremy BBC Television Bill Anderson
HEARTBEAT Charles Yorkshire Television Paul Walker

Stage

Title Role Production Director
HAMLET Hamlet Barbican Lyndsey Turner
FRANKENSTEIN Victor & the Creature National Theatre Danny Boyle
AFTER THE DANCE David Scott Fowler National Theatre Thea Sharrock
THE CITY Chris The Royal Court Katie Mitchell
THE ARSONIST Eisenring Royal Court Theatre Dominic Cooke / Rahmin Gray
RHINOCEROS Beringer Royal Court Theatre Dominic Cooke / Rahmin Gray
PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT George Almeida Theatre Howard Davis
HEDDA GABLER Tesman Almeida Theatre / West End Richard Eyre
LADY FROM THE SEA Linstrand Almeida Theatre Trevor Nunn
OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR Company New Shakespeare Company Ian Talbot
ROMEO AND JULIET Benvolio New Shakespeare Company Domnic Hill
AS YOU LIKE IT Orlando New Shakespeare Company Rachel Kavanaugh
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Demetrius New Shakespeare Company Alan Strachan
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST King of France New Shakespeare Company Rachel Kavanaugh
THE VISIT Lead Drayton Court Christopher White

Radio

Title Role Production Director
CABIN PRESSURE Captain Martin Crieff Pozzitive Television Limited David Tyler
FAR SIDE Narrator Sweet Talk Prods Ltd. Lisa Osbourne
MR NORRIS CHANGES TRAINS Narrator Pier Productions John Tidyman
THE ODYSSEY Telemachus BBC Radio Janet Whittaker
KEPLER Kepler BBC Radio Jemima McMullan
THE SERGEANT'S MATE Narrator Sweet Talk Prods Ltd. Lisa Osbourne
D DAY Rob BBC Radio
THE COCKTAIL PARTY Peter Quilpe BBC Radio Marion Nancarrow
MANSFIELD PARK Edmund BBC Radio Sally Avens

Awards

Benedict won the BAFTA for his portrayal of Patrick Melrose in the SKY television mini-series of the same name. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series SHERLOCK. He received an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Alan Turing in THE IMITATION GAME.
BENEDICT RECENTLY WON THE NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE (NYFCC) 'BEST ACTOR' AWARD FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF PHIL BURBANK IN 'THE POWER OF THE DOG'.