Turns 38 years old. Of these, he has been serving in the theater for 11 years and acting in films and TV projects.
"Sherlock"
"Star Trek"
"Redemption"
" 12 years of slavery"
"The Fifth Estate"
"After the Dance" (After the Dance)
"Another Boleyn Girl"
Fate itself ordered Benedict Cumberbatch to become a great actor. He was born into the family of English artists Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham. And despite the fact that dad stubbornly dissuaded his only son from this ungrateful profession, Ben began to take an initiative to get involved in art at the age of 12: studying in an elite closed school Harrow, he went on stage in theatrical improvisations, and on weekends he watched productions of London's Amadeus Theatre.
At school, Cumberbatch managed to find mutual language with all his classmates, but this did not save him from the insulting nickname "Cucumber" (the surname of the Cumberbatch actor is consonant with English word"cucumber"). Later, when Benedict began acting intensively in films and on TV, his parents suggested that he shorten his long, unpronounceable surname or adopt a fake pseudonym, but he insisted on keeping his comfortable name.
Thanks to his parents and excellent education, Benedict was brought up in accordance with British concepts of aristocratic behavior and honor. Therefore, Ben always stood out for his compliant character and gentle disposition, which later became very necessary on the set - he found a common language with almost all colleagues and directors.
Benedict received the basics of his future specialty at the Manchester Institute (where he studied acting skills) and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Star Trek by Benedict Cumberbatch
Before becoming an artist, Benedict managed to work as an English teacher in a monastery in Tibet (it was after that that he seriously took up Bikram yoga) and a perfumer in one of the London shops. It was, rather, not a way to earn money, but an experience to know yourself and your true desires. He tried not to rush things, and the decision to become an actor became a deliberate choice.
Benedict is one of the few contemporary actors who has harmoniously managed to combine work in the theater, on TV and in cinema. Intelligence, noble manners and excellent education helped the star to get the role of geniuses, artists and even prime ministers. He played in many English theaters including at the Royal National Theatre. Cumberbatch was named best artist for his role in the production of "Frankenstein", and for the television films "Hawking" and "Marple: Killing is Easy" he was nominated for an elite BAFTA award. Benedict managed to star in episodes of the famous English films "Atonement", "Another Boleyn Girl" and "Spy Get Out!".
But true fame came to Cumberbatch after the BBC television series Sherlock, the first episode of which aired in the summer of 2010. The story of the world-famous couple - detective Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend Dr. Watson - received a new development thanks to screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, who made the setting modern London. The creators of the show, and the artists themselves, were worried that the British would not forgive them for Victorian England has been so easily replaced by the 21st century with its liberated morals and the power of the technological process. However, after the release of the first series social network flooded with enthusiastic statuses addressed to new version works of Arthur Conan Doyle. And the tall blue-eyed dark-haired (by the way, for the sake of this project, Ben dyed his hair, because his native hair color is red) the girls liked so much that Benedict, to his amazement, acquired the title of a sex symbol from many glossy English magazines. Even Cumberbatch's parents finally came to terms with their son's artistic vocation and played the main character's parents in one of the episodes of the series.
The merits of Benedict were sniffed out in Hollywood and began to be invited to films with famous directors. He landed a role with Steven Spielberg in the Oscar-nominated War Horse; starred in the second and third parts of Peter Jackson's trilogy "The Hobbit" and ended up in the most profitable film of the franchise " Star Trek" - "Star Trek: Into Darkness". In 2013, two Oscar-nominated films featuring Cumberbatch were released - August and 12 Years a Slave. In the same year, Benedict was named Artist of the Year in his native UK.
Personal life of Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch's longest relationship was with actress Olivia Poulet, whom he met at the Manchester Institute and lived together for 12 years. After the breakup, Benedict Cumberbatch found comfort in the arms of designer Anna Jones, but this relationship lasted only a few months. Anna was beautiful and ambitious, but she did not share Benedict's hobbies at all and was not interested in literature or theater.
In 2013, Benedict was seen in the company of Russian model Katya Elizarova, who has been living and working in London for many years. But a few months later, this novel became history. Model Lydia Hurst and actress Charlotte Asprey were also called Ben's girls.
In 2015, it became known that Benedict Cumberbatch and his girlfriend Sophie Hunter, an English theater and opera director, playwright, actress and singer, are expecting their first child. In November of that year, Benedict's parents reported in The Times that their son and Sophie Hunter were engaged. After a while, the gossip was confirmed, and on February 14, the lovers got married. The wedding ceremony took place at the Peter and Paul Church in Mottistone. 3 months later, June 13, 2015. Benedict and Sophie had a son, whom they named Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch.
Benedict spends all his free time from filming with friends or watching TV at home. He boldly confesses his "sins", declaring that he loves the show "X-Factor" and "Dancing with the Stars."
The love story of Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter
The young family of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and theater director Sophie Hunter has their first child! We don't know the boy's name yet, and while waiting for the details, we decided to recall the facts about Benedict and Sophie's romance - one of the most secret star romances.
They met on the set
Future newlyweds Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter starred together in the English drama Burlesque Tales directed by Susan Luciani in 2009. True, love at first sight did not happen. actors long time communicated with each other as colleagues and good friends, and their romance began only in 2014.
Despite the fact that Benedict and Sophie did everything not to become victims of journalists (went to the restaurant separately), they did not manage to escape from gossip. For the first time, lovers were seen together last summer at one of the matches of the French Tennis Championship Roland Garros. Why there? The fact is that Sophie is a true admirer of France. She studied French at Oxford, studied theatrical art at the Jacques Lecoq theater school in Paris, in 2005 she recorded an album on the French The Isis Project, where she accompanied herself on the piano, and Sophie also has a house in Paris.
Benedict Cumberbatch's parents announce their engagement
“The engagement of Benedict, son of Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch, of London, and Sophie, daughter of Katharina Hunter of Edinburgh and Charles Hunter of London, is announced,” page 57 of the new November issue of The Times read in the “Upcoming Weddings” section. English tradition reporting engagements in print is very ancient, and most English youth consider it antediluvian, but Benedict convinced correspondents that he did not consider this step any surprising. The actor said that he would have done the same if he had not been famous.
They got married on Valentine's Day
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter got married on February 14, 2015 on the British peninsula of Wight. Opposite the old medieval church of Peter and Paul, where the wedding took place, is Mottistone Manor, once owned by the maternal Sophie Hunter family. The celebration of the wedding took place in the estate. Among the few guests (about 40 people), photographers saw actor Tom Hiddleston and Martin Freeman, Cumberbatch's partner in the TV series Sherlock. At the time of the wedding, the bride was already expecting a child.
The Cumberbatch family has its own romantic tradition
Every Monday, Benedict Cumberbatch's dad Timothy brings his wife scarlet rose as a sign of romance and love. The actor's friends told reporters about this, also expressing the hope that the newly-baked husband and dad will observe this ceremony in their family. “She is proud of my work, proud of me, she adores me. That's the point, isn't it?" Cumberbatch confided in an interview with People magazine immediately after the announcement of the wedding in November 2014. We think that roses on Mondays will be only a small part of Benedict Cumberbatch's expression of love for Sophie Hunter.
Benedict Cumberbatch chose an unusual name for his son
Three months have passed since British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife, theater director Sophie Hunter, became parents. However, the name of the newborn is still a mystery. Finally, it's done! The British newspaper Mirror learned that the boy was named Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch.
Christopher - after the character played by Cumberbatch in Tom Stoppard's Parade's End miniseries based on Ford Madox Ford's novels. The name Carlton is the middle name of Benedict and his dad, actor Timothy Cumberbatch.
By the way, the actor prepared for the birth of the baby in all seriousness. He bought a four-story house for $4 million in north London. Although they say that Sophie insisted on acquiring a new mansion, who was unpleasant to live in a place where Cumberbatch had previously lived with a previous lover, artist Olivia Poole.
After the birth of the baby, the couple actively goes out. Not so long ago, Sophie could be seen at the premiere theatrical production"Hamlet", in which Benedict played a major role. And even earlier, the couple appeared at the Serpentine Summer Ball at Kensington Castle. Sophie wore an indigo Erdem dress with a flared skirt that accentuated her waist. And, judging by the photographs, she did not gain a bit of weight after giving birth.
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We found out about it just a few years ago, and now we are looking forward to it with great impatience. fourth season"Sherlock" to see the brilliant performance of this British actor. Its popularity is growing in geometric progression, now he has already claimed an Oscar for the role of a scientist in the film The Imitation Game. We recall these and other facts about Benedict Cumberbatch in connection with his 39th birthday.
Interesting facts about Benedict Cumberbatch
Hereditary artist
Benedict is a hereditary artist. His father and mother also played in the theater and act in films and on TV. The father is the namesake of the son (in fact, our today's birthday boy is called Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch), who dropped the difficult-to-pronounce surname when he became an artist. Timothy Carlton's wife is 4 years older than him, her first and last name is Wanda Ventham. Both played Holmes senior in the third season of Sherlock (they briefly appear in the first episode, and in the third it is to them that Mycroft, Sherlock and Watson and his wife come to their house for Christmas).
Agree, the surname and name of the actor and the truth is not simple. As a child, Benedict was teased, and he himself trained diction with the help of his surname. Despite the requests of the parents to change the indigestible combination to something simpler for the sake of the screen, Benedict left everything as it is. He is proud of the name and considers it a bit old-fashioned, but "cosy". Indeed, there is something Shakespearean about it.
Fairy Queen
The artist owes his mom and dad that they got him into the prestigious London school for boys - Harrow. When Benedict was 12 years old, he first appeared on stage in a student production: the school staged "Dream in midsummer night". An interesting fact: Benedict Cumberbatch started ... with a female role, but with one of the main ones, he was entrusted to portray the queen of the fairies, the beautiful Titania (there were no girls in the educational institution). Then the voice young actor began to break down, and he switched to male images.
Timothy and Wanda did not want their son to become an artist - too dependent a profession, you never know if they will give you a short episode or a coveted main role. They thought they were raising a politician or a lawyer. But Benedict was of a very different opinion.
Idealist!
The boy read McEwan's book "Saturday" and fired up to become ... a neurosurgeon. He wanted to do something very important, requiring full dedication of strength: Benedict grew up as an idealist.
The same idealistic views made the young man feel ashamed of his education at Harrow. And unexpectedly for everyone after school, Cumberbatch went to Tibet. There he lived among the monks and taught them English. It was a rewarding experience. As the actor himself admits: “Being with these people 24 hours a day, I came to the conclusion that in order to search from morning to night spiritual meaning life, you need a great sense of humor!
Brunet? Blond? Blonde!
For the sake of the role of Sherlock, the artist dyed his hair in a brunette, although he natural color hair - light brown (with a pronounced redhead).
But, in order to look more like his other hero, Assange (the film "The Fifth Estate"), Cumberbatch became blond, though not for long: this color obviously does not suit him!
Sex symbol and most watched on TV
When the series "Sherlock" was hit with a stream of praise, and even true fans of Con Doyle's work appreciated the elegance and wit of the plot, Cumberbatch was instantly "christened" the new British sex symbol. Oh, and the actor makes fun of this title!
Another "title" that the Briton deserved: he began to be called the most popular television actor in the world. He pushed Hugh Laurie off the podium, who had long held the leading position, thanks to Gregory House. Well, another sociopathic genius turned out to be dearer to the hearts of the audience!
Power of persuasion
Another fact: Benedict Cumberbatch was filming in South Africa and, along with a colleague, was attacked by armed hijackers. The bandits tied "Sherlock" and were going to shove the not so "small" (recall, his height is 183 cm) actor into the trunk. He used all his eloquence to convince the attackers, suggesting to them that he could die due to lack of air. “A dead Englishman in a car is a big problem!” Benedict ended his tirade, and the criminals retreated.
Having played a homosexual in the film The Imitation Game, Cumberbatch was imbued with the problems of sexual minorities and, together with Stephen Fry (he is openly gay), signed an appeal to the government of his country. They asked to pardon those who in the twentieth century were convicted of homosexuality (previously it was prosecuted by law).
Commander and young father
Benedict himself is straight. He dated one girl for a long time, but married a completely different one. On February 14, 2015, his wife was a not very famous actress with an Oxford diploma - Sophie Hunter.
On June 13, two very significant events took place at once in the life of Benedict Cumberbatch. Fact one: his wife bore him a son. Fact two: Queen Elizabeth made the artist a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. With what we congratulate him!
On January 12, Russia will show the 3rd and final episode of the Sherlock series. The episode will be titled "His Last Vow." British series about himself famous detective incredibly popular all over the world, as well as the performer leading role- Benedict Cumberbatch, for whom the role of Sherlock Holmes became the most stellar in his career. Here are 9 facts about Benedict Cumberbatch.
Fact one.
Benedict admits that at one time he used his surname to practice diction. By the way, Cumberbatch is not a typical British surname.
“Someone asked me if it was a pseudonym,” says Benedict. “No, Cumberbatch is my real name and, yes, I am aware that some people associate these sounds with flatulence in the bath.”
And although he had suffered a lot in his childhood ridicule from his peers (who even gave him the nickname "cucumber"), he did not want to change his name to a more euphonious one, although there was such an opportunity.
“I only want to be Benedict Cumberbatch,” he once said, as he considered his name, although old-fashioned, but very “cosy”.
Fact two.
Benedict's natural hair color is blond with a red tint. Interestingly, before each role, the directors insisted that the actor be repainted in a darker tone.
Fact three.
His parents are also representatives of the acting profession. Mom - actress Wanda Ventham, dad - comedian Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch. By the way, they can be seen in the first episode of the third season of Sherlock, they played Holmes's parents.
Benedict with his parents and half-sister Tracy.
Fact four.
At one time, parents made every effort to get Benedict into one of the most prestigious private schools in the country - Harrow, in northwest London. The school was old-fashioned, only for boys. So when on stage school theater began to stage Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, Benedict was offered female role which became his acting debut.
“I played Titania - the queen of fairies and elves. And then puberty hit and I stopped playing women because of the voice."
Fifth fact.
After graduating from a prestigious school, Benedict decided to leave for Tibet. And all because he became ashamed of his education and with his trip he tried to make amends to the world for a prosperous life. In Tibet he whole year taught English to the monks in the monastery for shelter and food.
“Being with these people, I realized that in order to engage in spiritual searches from morning to night, you need an incredible sense of humor.”
Fact six.
Benedict deprived his compatriot Hugh Laurie of the title of the most popular TV actor on the planet, but this did not affect the friendly relations between Cumberbatch and Hugh Laurie, which arose in 2003 on the set of the TV series A Little Over Forty: in it, Benedict played one of the three sexually horny sons of the character Lori.
“I hate being called a sex symbol,” he once admitted to Radio Times. “God curses my beauty and success. No, I really think it's very funny, just a laugh."
Fact eight.
One day on the set of a movie South Africa Benedict Cumberbatch and his colleague were the victims of armed robbers who wanted to steal a car. The criminals tied the actor and wanted to push him into the trunk.
“I was just trying to explain to them,” the actor recalls. “I have problems with my heart and brain, so if you leave me here, I will die due to lack of air or tightness, and this will be a big problem for you. You'll have a dead Englishman in your car, and that's definitely not good."
Fact nine.
As a teenager, Benedict dreamed of being a doctor.
“I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. This desire appeared after reading the book "Saturday" by Ian McEwan. It would be great to do something useful and responsible, requiring a lot of effort, when you understand that something really important is in the balance, ”said Benedict Cumberbatch in an interview.
Benedict Cumberbatch Net Worth, Salary, Cars & Houses
Estimated Net Worth | 15 million dollars Celebrity Net Worth Revealed: The 55 Richest Actors Alive in 2019! |
Yearly Salary | N/A SURPRISING: The 10 Best Salaries in Television! |
Product Endorsements | Dunlop |
Highest Grossing Movies | Avengers: Infinity War, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey & The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
Colleagues | Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto & Zoe Saldana |
Houses
Cars
- Jaguar
Benedict Cumberbatch: Wife, Dating, Family & Friends
Benedict Cumberbatch with beautiful, Wife Sophie HunterWho is Benedict Cumberbatch dating in 2019?
relationship status | Married (Since 2015) |
Sexuality | Straight |
Current Wife of Benedict Cumberbatch | sophie hunter |
Ex-girlfriends or ex-wives | Liv Tyler Dakota Mayi Johnson Olivia Poulet, Anna Jones, Lydia Hearst, Lara Pulver, Katia Elizarova, Charlotte Asprey |
Has any kids? | no |
Names of father, mother, kids, brothers & sisters.
friends
Skin, Hair & Eye color
This cool fun attractive actor originating from Hammersmith, London, England has a slim body & long face type. Benedict Cumberbatch makes commercials for Jaguar, but actually uses: Yves Saint Laurent.
hair color | light brown |
hair type | Wavy Curly |
hair length | short hair (ear length) |
hair style | exotic |
Distinct feature | cheekbones |
Skin Tone/Complexion | Type II: Fair skin |
Skin Type | Normal |
Beard or Mustache | bearless |
eye color | Blue |
Does Benedict Cumberbatch smoke? | Yes, regularly CAUGHT SMOKING: The 60 Most Shocking Celebrity Smokers! |
Benedict Cumberbatch - 2019 Light brown hair & exotic hair style.
Benedict Cumberbatch smoking a cigarette (or weed)
Height, Weight, Body Measurements, Tattoos & Style
Benedict Cumberbatch endorses clothing brands like Jaguar and his own fragrance, Benediction. And wears brands like Spencer Hart.Height | 184cm | Weight | 79 kilo | clothing style | formal |
Favorite colors | black |
Feet size | 11 |
Biceps | 15 |
Waist size | 86 |
Buste size | 42 |
Does Benedict Cumberbatch have a tattoo? | no Official websites/fansites: www.benediccumberbatch.co.uk Does Benedict Cumberbatch have official Social Media profiles? |