Benedict Cumberbatch Net Worth
Benedict Cumberbatch Net Worth is
$15 Million
Benedict Cumberbatch Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is the Sherlock that we see in the impressive show of Sherlock Holmes since the year 2010, your own favorite! His British accent can entice the wits of any girl. Cumberbatch had an extremely modest start of his performing career. The Sherlock is a theater and voice actor. The Sherlock has been part of movies like Amazing Grace, Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse etc. His acting continues to be termed as masterful by some of the critics! The Sherlock was constantly thinking about performing. Cumberbatch got his first important film in 2006 in the film Amazing Grace. Following the film, he was a part of lots of film too. After Cumberbatchs acknowledgement as Sherlock Holmes, he’s frequently called as The Thinking Womans Crumpet. Since that time, he’s also been the goal of cyberstalking. Cumberbatch hasn’t actually been blessed in issue of love. Later, the Sherlock dated Anna James for around an year but, they split as well. Cumberbatch is more of a theater style, and less of a commercial celebrity. The commercial aspect of performing was started being used just lately. Cumberbatch is making a recovery to theater with Shakespeares play Hamlet in the last 2014. Cumberbatch appeared as a guest characters in Television series like Heartbeat, Tipping the Velvet, Cambridge Type, Fortysomething. The Sherlock also starred in Stuart: A Life Back, in 2007. As Luke Fitzgerald, he starred in the show Marple: Murder Is Easy. The year 2010 has played an incredibly significant in Cumberbatchs career. This character specifically has brought Cumberbatch lots of popularity and critical acclaim. It’s this kind of taking character, which is often appreciated by individuals of most age groups. Cumberbatch is a philanthropist too. The Sherlock believes in giving back to the community.
INTERESTING QUOTATIONS:
– I realised fairly do Sherlock- its something Im not planning to give on.
– Ill consistently of life rather than merely the endgame.
– Love the journey an only child, but Ive always wanted children.
– Perhaps its because I was worked very difficult to afford me an instruction.
– My mum and father lot of stuff round with me that I dont want.
– I pull a preview-contracted fat people in a Judd Apatow comedy.
– I am interested in being able to play that she doesnt need to get all decked out to look great is hot. A girl who can cause you to feel clever with her dialogue abilities is also hot. I consider the sense of humor is significant.
– A girl who understands of as appealing? I dont understand anyone on Earth who doesnt, but I do find it amusing.
– Do I enjoy being thought scars.
– I’ve real working early on that, although I wasnt trying to make a profession speciality of it, I was playing somewhat asexual, sociopathic intellectuals.
INTERESTING FACTS:
– Benedict has quite at the same time as Sherlock
– The Sherlock enjoys adrenaline book hero.
– he’s taught English the Sherlock is practically a pop star.
– His favourite movies hair in the show!
– The Sherlock will not play the violin a state called heterochromia, meaning his eyes are various colours.
– In Japan, the Sherlock is a comic pumping activities like skydiving.
– In South Korea, in a Tibetan monastery.
– The Sherlock despises Sherlocks contain Ghostbusters and Annie Hall.
Benedict Cumberbatch Net Worth $15 Million
| Full Name | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 19, 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom |
| Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Voice Actor |
| Education | University of Manchester, Brambletye School, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Harrow School |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Sophie Hunter (m. 2015) |
| Children | Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch |
| Parents | Timothy Carlton, Wanda Ventham |
| Siblings | Tracy Peacock |
| Nicknames | Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch , Cumberbatch , Benedikuto Kanbâbatchi |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, British Independent Film Award – The Variety Award, National Television Award for TV Detective, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, Satellite Aw... |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a ... |
| Movies | , Jungle Book |
| TV Shows | Parade's End, The Last Enemy, Broken News, Nathan Barley, Fortysomething, Sherlock, To the Ends of the Earth, National Theatre Live, Tipping the Velvet, Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking's Grand Design, The Hollow Crown |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Usually plays highly-intelligent and gifted characters |
| 2 | Often portrays posh upper-class figures |
| 3 | Sharp cheekbones |
| 4 | Piercing blue-green eyes |
| 5 | Rich baritone voice |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Like all of these things, like a lot of art, you do the work and you let go. You understand how the thing works and then you let go of it. It should be something you breathe or you feel, not something that you force or try to control. |
| 2 | Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes. |
| 3 | [on the need for a female and then a homosexual president in the United States] You need to have a female president next, and then after that, a gay president. That's the full journey from Obama's legacy onwards. There's a great Morrissey lyric from "America Is Not the World" from You Are the Quarry that goes, "In America, the land of the free, they said / And of opportunity, in a just and truthful way / But where the president is never black, female or gay, and until that day / You've got nothing to say to me, to help me believe." It's quite an old song from before Obama took office, but you've done black, then you need to do female, then the next, gay. |
| 4 | [on his offensive faux pas of using the term "colored actors" instead of "actors of color" in an interview] I'm devastated to have caused offence by using this outmoded terminology. I offer my sincere apologies. I make no excuse for my being an idiot and know the damage is done. I can only hope this incident will highlight the need for correct usage of terminology that is accurate and inoffensive. The most shaming aspect of this for me is that I was talking about racial inequality in the performing arts in the UK and the need for rapid improvements in our industry when I used the term. I feel the complete fool I am and while I am sorry to have offended people and to learn from my mistakes in such a public manner please be assured I have. I apologize again to anyone who I offended for this thoughtless use of inappropriate language about an issue which affects friends of mine and which I care about deeply. |
| 5 | [on The Fifth Estate (2013)] So many people I speak to say, "Oh, I really wanted to see that." So maybe people weren't aware of it?... I don't know. I'm not in publicity or marketing. That's them, I just do what I do. I was very pleased with that film and I think over time it will be seen. But I don't offer any understanding for why that happened... I don't regret it. You can't wish you hadn't done something after doing it. |
| 6 | [on the character Christopher Tietjens in Parade's End (2012)] What makes him heroic is the idea that he stands for what he believes in with utter transparency, and to hell with the consequences of living by what he believes. |
| 7 | [on what he learned in 2014] I learnt where my home is. I learnt where my heart is, where my center is, where my now and forevermore is, and she's called Sophie Hunter, my fiancée. |
| 8 | People forget about books. They're always just turning on the television, but reading a good book is the most nourishing thing you can do. |
| 9 | I'm a homebody. I love to stay in at night, light a fire, have a whiskey and watch a movie or read a good book. |
| 10 | [on selfies] What a tragic waste of engagement. Enjoy the moment. Do something more worthwhile with your time, anything. Stare out the window and think about life. |
| 11 | It's an amazing thing to find somebody you love, let alone somebody who loves you back in the same way and degree. Not everyone can do that in a lifetime. It's a minor miracle, considering how busy Sophie (Hunter) and I are, that we met in this way. So Sophie is someone I am incredibly grateful for and very excited about. |
| 12 | People say, "This is your moment." Well, I hate to say it, but I don't believe in moments. I don't believe in one-offs. I believe in something continuing and continuing, and I want to be doing this job for the next 50 years if I live that long. |
| 13 | What matters to me is the quality and the variety of the work. I'm in it for the long game. I'm interested in working in 40 years' time, and turning round and talking to an actor on set and telling them stories about working with Judi Dench and Michael Gambon. So any talk of "man of the moment" hype, heat, whatever, I just smile wryly. It's the same shit with "sexiest whatever" - I was around 10 years before that as an actor and no one took the same face seriously. It's all projection. |
| 14 | [on The Imitation Game (2014)] Often, as an actor, you draw on your own experience or memories, but I really didn't have to here. [Turing] got under my skin. It was just so pitiful. Imagining the physical weakness, the vulnerability, the exhaustion, how the hormones affected his emotional state. It was all ungovernable. |
| 15 | [on fame] You can't imagine fame. You can only ever see it from an outsider and comment on it with the rueful wisdom of a non participant. When it happens to you, it doesn't matter what age or how, it is a very steep learning curve. The important thing to realize in all of it is that life is short, to protect the ones you love, and not expose yourself to too much abuse or narcissistic reflection gazing and move on. If fame affords me the type of ability to do the kind of work I'm being offered, who am I to complain about the downsides. It's all relative. And this are obviously very high class problems. The way privacy becomes an every shrinking island is inevitable but also manageable and it doesn't necessary have to get that way. |
| 16 | [on his look] It's the blessing of having a weird face - somewhere between an otter and something people find vaguely attractive. |
| 17 | Hollywood-style stardom was never my goal, yet it seems to be happening due to particular projects. I don't seek. I don't avoid. I just follow my path, doing my best. |
| 18 | [on Alan Turing's royal pardon] The only person that should be pardoning anybody is him. Hopefully, the film will bring to the fore what an extraordinary human being he was and how appalling (his treatment by the government was). It's a really shameful, disgraceful part of our history. |
| 19 | The only thing that may unite all forms of acting in a sense is no matter what preparation you do, no matter what transformative process you go through, you are always yourself. You are always inside your own skin - you are who you are no matter what the actions of the movement or the effect. You have to have an essential element of you, and that is also what is in the present. Once you're in the present and you're not worried about the wig, or the special-effects suit, or the dialogue, or the accent, or the moral responsibility, when you are lost in the moment and you're in the present is when the stuff that's really good comes on screen. Until that point, you've put in a lot of hard work to then let go, and all of us experience moments - and they're rare in every job I find - where you feel free of any kind of self-consciousness. |
| 20 | [on The Hobbit] Growing up, my dad read it to me, and it was a real treat, a feast for a child's imagination. He did an amazing Smaug, and hobbits, and Gandalf as well - it's the audiobook that will never exist. |
| 21 | I've never been an activist, but I've always been politically aware. I protested against budget cuts and cuts to education. I marched against the Iraq war. All that protesting was just swept aside to pave the way for an illegal war, and the results of that war were made very, very plain by those leaked war logs. |
| 22 | The rule of law is being overrun so fast, eroding our civil liberties in a way that fundamentalists could possibly cherish. Yet there is a very real threat, for the other liberty that we could have taken away is our life, at any point, through the act of terrorism. I think intelligence services have really struggled post-Iraq with credibility, and I feel for them to a certain degree. They are trying to protect our right to exist. |
| 23 | Every time I'm seen at a bar with a girl, I get photographed. Anyone who has a computer knows my entire dating history. I get it. Paparazzi is an inescapable, immovable obstacle. |
| 24 | [on delivering a successful performance] It's rather like a sportsman, where you hit a sweet spot and think, "Oh, that felt good." You don't necessarily know why it is. It's pretty fleeting, and I guess that's how it should be, because the minute you try to hold on to it, it's too precious, and you start to try to reinvigorate the ghost of what you've done rather than keep evolving it. |
| 25 | I've always had an eye on longevity; I've got loads more goals to achieve. It's not like I've completely conquered the whole thing. That's a lifetime's objective, not an overnight thing. |
| 26 | I don't live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and I'm in the situation where it's been given to me, but I'm very conscious of what is wasteful. |
| 27 | [on being abducted in South Africa in 2005] It taught me that you come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary. |
| 28 | [on Downton Abbey (2010), interviewed on Reader's Digest, 16 August 2012] We're remembering that there was a world before the First World War. We're living in a culture now that's revering, or having a nostalgia trip with, the beginning of the 1900s. Although Downton traded a lot on the sentiment in the last series... but we won't talk about that series because it was, in my opinion, f***ing atrocious. |
| 29 | Worst thing about my profession? The press, obviously. Don't write that, eh? |
| 30 | Sometimes as an actor you're looking for the infinite. If you can hold that, if you can remember that in the chaos, [it will] anchor you and give you grace and ease. |
| 31 | I can tell you I'm a huge fan of Downton Abbey (2010) and what I said was quite, quite clearly - to most intelligent New York Times readers - a joke. [on the comments he made about Downton Abbey (2010) on the New York Times] |
| 32 | [on his Hobbit character] It was publicized that I 'voice' Smaug, and I thought, "Fucking hell. My voice, my motions - I worked my arse off to create that dragon!". |
| 33 | [his would-be response to Julian Assange about movie portrayal of him] Well, somebody is going to do it, wouldn't you rather it's someone who has your ear, who could steer the film to a place that's more accurate or balanced? The tabloid image of him, what he fears is going to be promoted - that weird, white-haired guy wanted for rape - is so far from what we did. |
| 34 | [his advice from co-star Meryl Streep] I asked her how she approached the multiple layers of her part. And she said, "I don't know. I don't have a process. It changes with every job, doesn't it?" And I thought, "Oh, thank God, to hear her say it. This whole thing about technique or method? It's bullshit." People say, "Oh, you're so precise." But within that I work very hard to give every part a heartbeat. I learned a lot from just watching Meryl in repose. It was a bit like a Sherlock deduction actually. |
| 35 | [on his role in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)] I don't really believe in good and evil. I don't really believe in heroes and villains. His reasons for what he does are quite profoundly persuasive. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, and the fact that he's a shadow self of Kirk - same coin, different sides - is what makes him interesting to play. |
| 36 | I've seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over. (May 2013) |
| 37 | [on declining to reprise his much-acclaimed role in "After the Dance" on Broadway] I've never really made a head-over-heart decision like that before but there's a bit of momentum and I'd like to keep myself available for films. (September 2011) |
| 38 | [on Sherlock (2010) fan-fiction] I suppose my bodily proportions are quite flattering. I'm ripped, doing something I wouldn't normally do with my body, or having done to it, involving Watson. So that's as far as I'll hit about that one, but it's all there on the Web if you want to find it. I was amazed at the level of artistry; people have spent hours doing it. And there's some really weird cross breeding stuff that goes on. The news got out that I was playing Smaug in "Hobbit" and suddenly there were lots of dragons with purple scarves flying around so it's crazy, it's crazy. |
| 39 | [on Martin Freeman playing Bilbo Baggins] It was great. I got to hang out with him, and I kept a straight face for a bit and then I started giggling because I know Martin, I don't know Bilbo. For Martin to be sitting there playing Bilbo is amazing. He's going to be amazing, he's going to be fantastic in this film. |
| 40 | I've been very lucky at what's happened in my career to date, but playing something as far from me as possible is an ambition of mine - anything from a mutated baddy in a comic book action thriller, to a detective. If anything, I'd like Gary Oldman's career: he's the perfect example of it. I've love to have a really broad sweep of characters - to be able to do something edgy, surprising and unfashionable. (May 2005) |
| 41 | [on his Sherlock (2010) series] It's a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It's a form of mental and physical gymnastics. |
| 42 | [on initially using his father's stage name "Carlton"] When I started, I just assumed I couldn't be called Benedict Cumberbatch... but then, one day, I told someone in the business what I was really called and they said, "That's great, that's something you can use to stand out.". |
| 43 | [on being invited by Madonna to her London home to discuss playing Duke of Windsor (aka "Edward VIII") in W.E. (2011)] I'd whizzed round on my bike and thought we were going to have a read-through and a chat, but she wanted a full-on dress rehearsal... So I ended up in a suit and tie with Madonna operating the camera herself. |
| 44 | It's the standard actors' joke - "What are you doing after this?" "Oh, if Spielberg doesn't call then I'm going to go on holiday." But a week after I'd said that, I got the call to say I had the job. It's one of those moments you never forget - I just fell off my chair. Which is not a good start to the horseriding. |
| 45 | I am very flattered. I have also become a verb as in "I have cumberbatched the UK audience" apparently. Who knows, by the end of the year I might become a swear word too! It's crazy and fun and very flattering. |
| 46 | Cumberbatch - it sounds like a fart in a bath, doesn't it? What a fluffy old name. I can never say it on a Monday morning. When I became an actor, Mum wasn't keen on me keeping it. |
| 47 | [on Stephen Hawking] He's such a presence and you have to really know what you want to say to him or ask him because it takes such a huge, phenomenal effort for him to communicate with you. You think, "I really don't want to waste this man's time." I was myself rather than thinking, "I'm a stupid actor; how on earth can I impress someone like this? I don't know what to say to make me feel worthy of playing this man.". |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the performing arts and to charity. He is an actor in London, England. |
| 2 | On the day before filming the pilot of Sherlock (2010), his hair turned green due to the dye used to turn his hair black. Thankfully, his hair was fixed and the filming went on as planned. |
| 3 | Became a father for the first time at age 38 when his wife Sophie Hunter gave birth to their son Christopher Carlton in 2015. |
| 4 | His fragrance of choice is Eau de Monsieur by Annick Goutal. |
| 5 | Cumberbatch and Alan Turing, who he portrays in The Imitation Game (2014) are actually related in real-life. According to the family history site Ancestry, the two are 17th cousins with family relations dating back to the 14th century. Both are said to be related to John Beaufort, the first Earl of Somerset, through Cumberbatch and Turing's respective paternal lines. |
| 6 | Benedict Cumberbatch is good friends with Eddie Redmayne. Both actors have portrayed Professor Stephen Hawking in different productions: Cumberbatch in Hawking (2004), and Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014). Both actors also received their first Academy Award nominations together, playing real life characters: Redmayne for his role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014), and Cumberbatch for his role as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game (2014). |
| 7 | Cumberbatch married theatre director partner Sophie Hunter at the 12th century Church of St. Peter and St. Paul on the Isle of Wight followed by a reception at Mottistone Manor. [February 2015] |
| 8 | Benedict's favorite television series include The Wire (2002), The Office (2005), The West Wing (1999), Mad Men (2007), The Sopranos (1999), Breaking Bad (2008) and The Killing (2011). |
| 9 | Benedict's favorite movies include Ghostbusters (1984), Annie Hall (1977), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Wings of Desire (1987), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Badlands (1973), Elephant (2003), The Shining (1980), Let the Right One In (2008), Zoolander (2001), Withnail & I (1987), Brief Encounter (1945), Io sono l'amore (2009), Michael Clayton (2007), A Prophet (2009), The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and Inception (2010). |
| 10 | Benedict's favorite filmmakers are Stanley Kubrick, Michael Winterbottom, Steven Soderbergh, John Hughes and Alfred Hitchcock. |
| 11 | Graced the cover of Time magazine for the second time in November 2014. |
| 12 | Traditionally announced his engagement to theatre director partner Sophie Hunter, who he has known for 17 years, in the "Forthcoming Marriages" section of The Times newspaper. He presented her with a 3.5 carat, Edwardian-inspired cushion-cut, yellow diamond ring adorned with a hundred smaller diamonds all around the head, bezel and shank. Its estimated value is $450,000. [November 2014] |
| 13 | Has an older half-sister, Tracy Tabernacle, now Tracy Peacock, from his mother's first marriage to James Tabernacle. |
| 14 | Posted a video of himself accepting the "Ice Bucket Challenge" to raise research funds for ALS, also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease". Gehrig is not the only famous person to suffer from this disease: it also affects Stephen Hawking, who Cumberbatch has played. |
| 15 | Has mostly English ancestry, with small or distant amounts (to varying degrees) of Welsh, Scottish, Cornish, French, Swiss-French, Swedish, German and Dutch. His paternal grandfather was born in Izmir, Turkey and his paternal grandmother was born in Bengal, India (both of their families were English). |
| 16 | Has played two villains named "Khan": Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and the voice of tiger Shere Khan in Jungle Book (2018). |
| 17 | Named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014] |
| 18 | In an interview, Julie Andrews named Cumberbatch as one of the actors she is fond of. |
| 19 | In March 2014, Cumberbatch was included in The Sunday Times' "100 Makers of the 21st Century" list citing him as the "next Sir Laurence Olivier". |
| 20 | As of 2015, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Atonement (2007), War Horse (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014). Of those, 12 Years a Slave (2013) is a winner in the category. |
| 21 | Four out of five films in which he appeared in 2013 received Oscar nominations: 12 Years a Slave (2013), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), August: Osage County (2013) and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). |
| 22 | His parents Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham also played his character's parents on Sherlock (2010). |
| 23 | Graced the cover of Time magazine in October 2013. |
| 24 | Known for donating his own drawings and sketches for charities and fundraisers. |
| 25 | Ranked #1 in Empire magazine's "100 Sexiest Movie Stars" in 2013. |
| 26 | He was the cover star of The Hollywood Reporter's "New A-List" issue in September 2013. |
| 27 | In 2013, he was ranked fifth place in the "Most Fascinating People in Britain" list of Tatler magazine, ranking higher than the Duchess of Cambridge and just below Queen Elizabeth II. |
| 28 | His voice has been creatively described by journalist Caitlin Moran as a "jaguar hiding in a cello". According to a film critic, his voice is "so sepulchrally resonant, that it could have been synthesized from the combined timbres of Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Alan Rickman holding an elocution contest down a well". The "jaguar hiding in a cello" comparison apparently also clicked with the creative people at Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC. Cumberbatch voiced several commercials for Jaguar cars. |
| 29 | Fond of extreme sports like skydiving, hot-air ballooning, scuba diving and snowboarding. |
| 30 | His female fans were originally known as "Cumberbitches", but are now known as the "CumberCollective" or "Cumberpeople". Cumberbatch is uncomfortable with the term "Cumberbitches" because he says its non-inclusive and pejorative. |
| 31 | In 2013, he was included in Entertainment Weekly's New Hollywood feature which listed the "Top 50 Coolest, Most Creative Entertainers Blowing Up TV, Movies, Music and Books". |
| 32 | Has a condition called heterochromia iridis, the "groovy" mutation that his friend James McAvoy describes in X: First Class (2011). There's a difference in coloration in his irises, each has a different combination of blue, green and gold. |
| 33 | He always wanted to pursue acting, however he entertained the idea of a law degree because of how hard his parents worked to give him an education. When he discovered that law was just as competitive, he decided to go with his passion. |
| 34 | According to ancestry.ca, he is related to famed astronaut Chris Hadfield. |
| 35 | Three of his roles have connections to Leonard Nimoy. Obviously, Nimoy originated the role of Mr. Spock. He also played Sherlock Holmes on stage, and in the 1970s, released a song called "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins". |
| 36 | Has numerous connections outside the franchise to fellow Star Trek cast members. He played Stephen Hawking, who had previously played himself on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He shares the role of Sherlock Holmes with both Leonard Nimoy and Christopher Plummer. Cast member Karl Urban appeared in the last two Lord of the Rings films, while Cumberbatch appears in the prequel trilogy based on The Hobbit. |
| 37 | His great-grandfather was Queen Victoria's Consul General in Turkey and Lebanon, Henry Arnold Cumberbatch who was a member of the Order of St. Michael and St. George for his services to foreign and Commonwealth affairs. |
| 38 | His grandfather, Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, was a decorated submarine officer of both World Wars and a prominent figure of London high society. |
| 39 | Became good friends with Gary Oldman on the set of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). |
| 40 | He unexpectedly got dual voice roles on The Simpsons (1989) when he visited Fox's studio for a completely unrelated appointment. He voiced the United Kingdom's Prime Minister (patterned from Hugh Grant's character in Love Actually (2003)) and did an Alan Rickman impression to voice Snape for the Special Valentine Episode that aired February 2013. |
| 41 | He received one of his earliest reviews when he played Nick Bottom in Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The review says "Cumberbatch's 'Bottom' will be long remembered". |
| 42 | Famous for his Alan Rickman impressions. |
| 43 | In 2005, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Jørgen Tesman in Henrik Ibesen's play entitled "Hedda Gabler". |
| 44 | In 2012, he won a Laurence Olivier Award, London Evening Standard Award and Critics' Circle Award for his performance in Danny Boyle's stage production Frankenstein (2011) at the Royal National Theatre wherein he played Victor Frankenstein and his Creature in alternating nights. |
| 45 | Painted oil canvases and was a member of the rugby team while he was studying at Harrow. |
| 46 | During his gap year, before studying Drama in Manchester University, he spent some time volunteering as an English teacher at a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Darjeeling, India. The pupils were mostly Tibetans. |
| 47 | One of his first ever acting roles was playing Titania, Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" when he was age 13. |
| 48 | Good friends with Jonny Lee Miller, with whom he shared the central roles of Victor Frankenstein and his Creature in Danny Boyle's stage production Frankenstein (2011). Coincidentally, Miller was cast as Sherlock Holmes in Elementary (2012) and Cumberbatch has been playing the legendary detective in Sherlock (2010) since July 2010. |
| 49 | Lost a notable amount of weight for his role as Sherlock Holmes, his goal being to portray Holmes as a character with such high intelligence that it manifests itself in a physical, "mind-over-matter" sort of way. |
| 50 | Is a huge fan of Robert Downey Jr. with whom he shares the iconic role of Sherlock Holmes. |
| 51 | His character Sherlock Holmes' warm relationship with Mrs. Hudson is influenced by Cumberbatch's own real-life relationship with Una Stubbs, as she is good friends with his mother and she has seen him grow up. |
| 52 | Good friends with Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Matthew Goode and Zachary Quinto. |
| 53 | He experienced a terrifying carjacking in South Africa while filming To the Ends of the Earth (2005). He wrote about the experience in an article for The Prince's Trust for which he is ambassador. |
| 54 | Attended Harrow, one of the oldest, most-respected and expensive all-male boarding schools in the United Kingdom. |
| 55 | Son of actor Timothy Carlton and actress Wanda Ventham. |
| 56 | Met Professor Stephen Hawking twice before filming Hawking (2004) to prepare for the role. He then subsequently provided the voice of the physicist in "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking" in 2010 and "Stephen Hawking's Grand Design" in 2012 which both aired in Discovery Channel. |
| 57 | Received his Master's degree in Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), United Kingdom's oldest drama school. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 2018 | announced | Grinch (voice) |
| Jungle Book | 2018 | post-production | Shere Khan |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | filming | Dr. Stephen Strange |
| Magik | 2018 | announced | Lewis (voice) |
| Thor: Ragnarok | 2017 | post-production | Dr. Stephen Strange |
| The Current War | 2017 | filming | Thomas Edison |
| Rogue Male | announced | ||
| Sherlock | 2010-2017 | TV Series | Sherlock Holmes |
| Doctor Strange | 2016 | Dr. Stephen Strange | |
| The Hollow Crown | 2016 | TV Series | Richard III |
| Zoolander 2 | 2016 | All | |
| Hamlet | 2015 | TV Movie | Hamlet - Prince of Denmark |
| Black Mass | 2015 | Billy Bulger | |
| 9 Kisses | 2014 | Short | Man at Costume Party |
| The Colbert Report | 2014 | TV Series | Smaug |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | Smaug Necromancer (voice) | |
| Penguins of Madagascar | 2014 | Classified (voice) | |
| The Imitation Game | 2014 | Alan Turing | |
| Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff | 2014 | Video Game | Benedict Cumberbatch (voice) |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | Smaug Necromancer (voice) | |
| Fifty Years on Stage | 2013 | TV Movie | Rosencrantz |
| Little Favour | 2013 | Short | Wallace |
| August: Osage County | 2013 | Little Charles Aiken | |
| The Fifth Estate | 2013 | Julian Assange | |
| 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Ford | |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | 2013 | Khan | |
| The Simpsons | 2013 | TV Series | Severus Snape / Prime Minister |
| How to Behave | 2012 | Short | Humphrey Bogart |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | Necromancer | |
| Girlfriend in a Coma | 2012 | Documentary | Dante (voice) |
| Parade's End | 2012 | TV Mini-Series | Christopher Tietjens |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Deleted Scenes | 2012 | Video short | Peter Guillam |
| Wreckers | 2011 | David | |
| War Horse | 2011 | Maj. Jamie Stewart | |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | 2011 | Peter Guillam | |
| Curiosity | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Frankenstein | 2011 | TV Movie | The Creature Victor Frankenstein |
| The Whistleblower | 2010 | Nick Kaufman | |
| Third Star | 2010 | James | |
| Painted with Words | 2010 | TV Movie | Vincent Van Gogh |
| Four Lions | 2010 | Negotiator | |
| Small Island | 2009 | TV Movie | Bernard |
| Creation | 2009/I | Joseph Hooker | |
| Burlesque Fairytales | 2009 | Henry Clark | |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | 2008 | TV Series | Luke Fitzwilliam |
| The Last Enemy | 2008 | TV Mini-Series | Stephen Ezard |
| The Other Boleyn Girl | 2008 | William Carey | |
| Stuart: A Life Backwards | 2007 | TV Movie | Alexander Masters |
| Atonement | 2007 | Paul Marshall | |
| Inseparable | 2007 | Short | Joe / Charlie |
| Amazing Grace | 2006 | William Pitt | |
| Starter for 10 | 2006 | Patrick Watts | |
| Broken News | 2005 | TV Series | Will Parker |
| To the Ends of the Earth | 2005 | TV Mini-Series | Edmund Talbot |
| Nathan Barley | 2005 | TV Series | Robin |
| Hawking | 2004 | TV Movie | Stephen Hawking |
| Heartbeat | 1998-2004 | TV Series | Toby Fisher / Charles / Party Guest |
| Dunkirk | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Lt Jimmy Langley |
| Fortysomething | 2003 | TV Series | Rory Slippery |
| MI-5 | 2003 | TV Series | Jim North |
| Cambridge Spies | 2003 | TV Mini-Series | Edward Hand |
| To Kill a King | 2003 | Royalist | |
| Hills Like White Elephants | 2002 | Short | The Man |
| Silent Witness | 2002 | TV Series | Warren Reid |
| Tipping the Velvet | 2002 | TV Mini-Series | Freddy |
| Fields of Gold | 2002 | TV Movie | Jeremy |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Male | producer announced | ||
| Little Favour | 2013 | Short executive producer / producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| August: Osage County | 2013 | performer: "Can't Keep It Inside" |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Strange | 2016 | facial motion capture: Dormammu - uncredited | |
| Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary voice over - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Boxing | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Spectator |
| Film '72 | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Today | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today at Wimbledon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Spectator |
| Red Nose Day | 2015 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 87th Annual Academy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing and Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| The EE British Academy Film Awards | 2015 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Rencontres de cinéma | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Tavis Smiley | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| BBC News 8pm Summary | 2015 | TV Series short | Himself - Actor |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter / Nominee |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood Sessions | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 8th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Fox and Friends | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Special Look | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| World Premiere | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakthrough Prize 2014 | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Summoning Smaug: Last of the Fire-Drakes | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (credit only) |
| Good Morning America Weekend Edition | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet | 2014 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Unlocking Sherlock | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 2014 MTV Movie Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Formula 1: BBC Sport | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| 12 Years a Slave: A Historical Portrait | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 86th Annual Academy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Production Design |
| Transparency: Inside the Fifth Estate | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| National Television Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter (uncredited) |
| Timeshift | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor, Sherlock |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Conan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Katie | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Jerusalem | 2013 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Star Trek Into Darkness: Brawl by the Bay | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Star Trek Into Darkness: Introducing the Villain | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Star Trek Into Darkness: Ship to Ship | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Star Trek Into Darkness: The Enemy of My Enemy | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Star Trek into Darkness: The Voyage Begins... Again | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Star Trek into Darkness: Vengeance is Coming | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Top Gear | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| Hawking | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Actor |
| Alaska y Mario | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Daybreak | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Parade's End: Featurette | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| You wa nani shi ni Nippon e? | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV-Movie |
| WWI's Tunnels of Death: The Big Dig | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Narrator (2012) |
| Frankenstein: A Modern Myth | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself Frankenstein The Monster |
| Stephen Hawking's Grand Design | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| The One Show | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Real Sherlock Holmes | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Sherlock Holmes |
| Sherlock Uncovered | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself / Sherlock Holmes |
| Arena | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee / Readings |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: UK Premiere Featurette | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| MSN Exclusives | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alan Carr: Chatty Man | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Presenter |
| Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Stephen Hawking |
| Wild Pacific | 2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| Prince Charles' Other Mistress | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| On Set: Making Boleyn | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| To Be a Lady | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| Picture This | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| BBC Look North: Yorkshire and North Midlands | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| University Challenge: The Story So Far | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Man Who Predicted 9/11 | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Walk with Me | 2017/I | Documentary | Narrator |
| Breakfast | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - The Imitation Game |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Detective Rory |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Sherlock |
| Circus Halligalli | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Insider | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Mean Tweets Reader / Himself - Guest |
| Naples '44 | 2016 | Documentary | Norman Lewis (voice) |
| The South Bank Show | 2016 | TV Series documentary | |
| Wimbledon | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Spectator |
| Celebrity Style Story | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Zoolander Legacy | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| Black Mass: Deepest Cover, Darkest Crime | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSDT - Anno 2060 | 2017 | TV Series | Consulant Assenge |
| Good Morning Britain | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lorraine | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Third Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special | 2015 | Video | Himself (uncredited) |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - The Imitation Game |
| Lennon or McCartney | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Lego the Hobbit: The Video Game | 2014 | Video Game | Smaug Necromancer |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2012 | TV Special | Sherlock Holmes (uncredited) |
| Vlogbrothers | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Sherlock Holmes |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2011 | TV Special | Sherlock Holmes (uncredited) |
| Almost Famous IV | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Heartbeat |
| Have I Got News for You | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Presenter |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Audience Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Foreign Actor (Melhor Ator Estrangeiro) | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best International Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Ensemble Cast Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | The Imitation Game (2014) | |
| 2014 | TV Quick Award | TV Quick Awards, UK | Best Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2014 | BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year | |
| 2014 | BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) |
| 2014 | Variety Award | British Independent Film Awards | ||
| 2014 | EuroCinema Hawai'i Award | Hawaii International Film Festival | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Actor of the Year | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | National Television Award | National Television Awards, UK | Radio Times - TV Detective | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2013 | Britannia Award | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | British Artist of the Year | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
| 2013 | BFCC Award | Black Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
| 2013 | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2013 | Capri Ensemble Cast Award | Capri, Hollywood | August: Osage County (2013) | |
| 2013 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Ensemble of the Year | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2013 | NFCS Award | Nevada Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Cast | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2012 | TV Quick Award | TV Quick Awards, UK | Best Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
| 2012 | Dagger | Crime Thriller Awards, UK | Best Leading Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | IGN Award | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2011 | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2010 | Dagger | Crime Thriller Awards, UK | Best Leading Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2006 | Golden Nymph | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Mini-Series - Best Performance by an Actor | To the Ends of the Earth (2005) |
| 2004 | Golden Nymph | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Television Films - Best Performance by an Actor | Hawking (2004) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2016 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Doctor Strange (2016) |
| 2016 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2016 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2015 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2015 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Leading Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Leading Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2015 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Actor of the Year | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) |
| 2015 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Dorian Award | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | Film Performance of the Year - Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Lead Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista) | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actor of the Year | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Actor of the Year | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2015 | National Television Award | National Television Awards, UK | Outstanding Drama Performance | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2015 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
| 2014 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2014 | Seattle Film Critics Award | Seattle Film Critics Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2014 | Seattle Film Critics Award | Seattle Film Critics Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
| 2014 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Animated Movie: Voice | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) |
| 2014 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
| 2014 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | BTVA Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year | |
| 2014 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) |
| 2014 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Actor of the Year | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2014 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Dagger | Crime Thriller Awards, UK | Best Leading Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2014 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2014 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Actor of the Year | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Favorite Celebrity of the Year | |
| 2014 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Lead Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Golden Nymph | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Outstanding Actor in a Television Film | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2014 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
| 2014 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Favorite Character | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2014 | PCC Award | Phoenix Critics Circle | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2013 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Parade's End (2012) |
| 2013 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Parade's End (2012) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor | Parade's End (2012) |
| 2013 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Favorite Celebrity of the Year | |
| 2013 | Halfway Award | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Supporting Actor | Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
| 2013 | National Television Award | National Television Awards, UK | Most Popular Male Drama Performance | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Parade's End (2012) |
| 2013 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | August: Osage County (2013) |
| 2013 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Parade's End (2012) |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Leading Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2012 | ACCA TV | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series) | Parade's End (2012) |
| 2012 | IGN Award | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV Hero | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2011 | TV Quick Award | TV Quick Awards, UK | Best Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2011 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2011 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
| 2011 | National Television Award | National Television Awards, UK | Most Popular Drama Performance | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2011 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2010 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Sherlock (2010) |
| 2010 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Small Island (2009) |
| 2008 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Last Enemy (2008) |
| 2008 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Breakthrough - Acting | Amazing Grace (2006) |
| 2005 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Hawking (2004) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
| 2014 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | The Imitation Game (2014) |
Known for movies
The Imitation Game (2014)
as Alan Turing
Doctor Strange (2016)
as Dr. Stephen Strange
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
as Khan
Black Mass (2015)
as Billy Bulger