| PERSONAL INFORMATION | DATA |
|---|---|
| REAL NAME | Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch |
| Nick Name | The Batch, Ben, BC |
| Birth Date | 19 July 1976 |
| Birth Place | London, United Kingdom |
| Age | 45 years |
| Profession | Actor |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | English |
| Address | Hampstead, North London, England, United Kingdom |
| Gender | Male |
| PHYSICAL STATS | DATA |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Features | Blonde hair and blue-green eyes |
| FAMILY | DATA |
|---|---|
| Father | Timothy Carlton |
| Mother | Wanda Ventham |
| DEBUT/FAME | DATA |
|---|---|
| Debut | Tipping the Velvet (TV Series 2002), Hills Like White Elephants (Short Film 2002) |
| Fame | Sherlock as Sherlock Holmes (TV Series 2010-2017) |
| AFFAIR/CHILDREN | DATA |
|---|---|
| Affair | Olivia Poulet (1999-2011) |
| Affair | Anna Jones (2011-2012) |
| Affair | Lydia Hearst (2012) |
| Affair | Liv Tyler (2012) |
| Affair | Lara Pulver (2012) |
| Affair | Katia Elizarova (2012) |
| Affair | Charlotte Asprey (2013) |
| Affair | Dakota Johnson (2013) |
| Affair | Sophie Hunter (2014–Present) |
| MARRIAGE/CHILDREN | DATA |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Sophie Hunter (2015–Present) |
| EDUCATION & NET WORTH | DATA |
|---|---|
| School | Brambletye School, Harrow School |
| College/University | University of Manchester, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Qualification | Master of Arts in Classical Acting |
| Net Worth | $40 Million |
| FAVORITE THINGS & MORE | DATA |
|---|---|
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Favorite Actor | Jack Nicholson, Steve McQueen, Harrison Ford, Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen |
| Favorite Sport | Skydiving, hot-air ballooning, scuba diving, snowboarding, horse-riding, and motor-bikes |
| Favorite Films | Ghostbusters (1984), Annie Hall (1977), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) |
| Favorite Author | Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Charles Dickens, Paul Auster |
| Favorite Food | Brussels Sprouts |
| Favorite Color | Blue |
| SOCIAL LINKS | DATA |
|---|---|
| www.facebook.com/cumbercollectiveunite | |
| twitter.com/cumberbitches | |
| www.instagram.com/benedictcumberbatch_221b |
More Information About
- In his friend’s kitchen, he used an iPhone to record his audition for the role of Khan in Star Trek into Darkness.
- Due to his belief that the remake was going to be cheesy and low-quality, he almost turned down the opportunity to play Sherlock Holmes.
- Benedict was stunned when Harrison Ford revealed that he was a huge admirer of the actor.
- He received universal acclaim for his performance as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, which led to his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
- Since 2015, he has never won an award at these prestigious award shows, which include six BAFTA nominations, five SAG nominations, and two Golden Globe nominations.
- It was a term Benedict disliked and felt insulted his female fans were called Cumberbitches, so he softened it to a more appropriate term Cumberpeople.
- In Empire and People magazine’s annual ‘Sexiest Man Alive‘ polls, he has been named numerous times.
- One of his favorite pastimes is painting large oil canvases. Recently, he donated a number of his works to various non-profits and charities.
- With two friends, he was kidnapped and held at gunpoint in South Africa in 2005. The kidnappers also took him to an unknown location and released him without explanation.
- For the year 2014, he was included in Time magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people.
- However, he wasn’t Marvel Studios’ first choice to portray Doctor Strange. First, Joaquin Phoenix was offered the role, which he turned down. Then Benedict was cast in it.
- Benedict Arnold will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February of 2022.