Biography
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born July 19, 1976) is an English actor. Known for his roles on the screen and stage, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Television Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Cumberbatch won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Frankenstein and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Sherlock. His performances in the...
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Complete Filmography

Avengers: Secret Wars
2027
as Doctor Strange
An upcoming film in Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the finale of The Multiverse Saga. Plot TBA.

The Thing with Feathers
2025
as Dad
A young father hold on reality crumbles following his wife’s death as a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartmen...

The Roses
2025
as Theo
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed i...

The Roses
2025
Executive Producer
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed i...

The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Uncle Nubar
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon becom...

We Live in Time
2024
Executive Producer
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deepl...

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Fallon celebrates 10 years as host of The Tonight Show in a two-hour primetime special, featuring highlights from monologues, sketches, guest in...

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swa...

The Book of Clarence
2024
as Benjamin
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by th...

Mog's Christmas
2023
as Mr. Thomas (voice)
Mog feels a little ignored during the Thomas family's Christmas preparations. When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs to the...

The End We Start From
2023
as AB
As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in searc...

The End We Start From
2023
Executive Producer
As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in searc...

James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Filmed on the road during his 2022 Greatest Hit Tour, director Chris Atkins followed James Blunt across Europe and delves into James Blunt's unique ba...

Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
2023
as Narrator
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s a dynamic ec...

Poison
2023
as Harry Pope
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023
as Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

Minions & More Volume 1
2022
as The Grinch (voice)
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training ...

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
2022
as Daddy (voice)
On a rainy day, a mother and daughter forego a trip to the park to bake pastries and partake in a two-person tea party when an unexpected guest menaci...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Doctor Stephen Strange
Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-buil...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Doctor Stephen Strange
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to c...

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self (archive footage)
JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from J...

Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Get a rare glimpse into the creative process of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion as she shares her memories of making "The Power of the Do...

Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog
2022
Take a deep dive into the film critics are crowning the year's best, Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog. An exploration of complex masculinity, secre...

Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as Doctor Strange
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor ...

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)
Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future!

The Power of the Dog
2021
as Phil Burbank
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Louis Wain
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public...

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
as Self
Since 2017, Letters Live has produced 11 shows at the Union Chapel, with no two shows being the same.

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Inspired by "Letters of Note", the bestselling anthology compiled by Shaun Usher, and "To the Letter" by Simon Garfield, Letters Live is a series of c...

The Mauritanian
2021
as Lt. Stuart Couch
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a ...

The Mauritanian
2021
Producer
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a ...

Antarctica
2020
as Self - Narrator
Antarctica is the most extreme continent on our planet—higher, colder, and even drier than any other on Earth, and although it is thousands of miles a...

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.

The Courier
2020
as Greville Wynne
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Courier
2020
Executive Producer
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

1917
2019
as Colonel MacKenzie
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hu...

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Benedict Cumberbatch
Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or D...

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Doctor Strange
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

Cindy-Lou's Yule Log
2019
as The Grinch
"Cindy-Lou Who's Yule Log," featuring The Grinch, who slowly steals all of the Christmas decorations.

The Dog Days of Winter
2019
as The Grinch (voice)
Max braves the harsh winter weather and an uncooperative Who to bring a sick Grinch his favorite hot tea.

Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019
as Dominic Cummings
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up u...

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
as Shere Khan (voice)
A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.

The Grinch Mini-Movies
2018
as Grinch (voice)
From Illumination and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, three new mini-movies from The Grinch. Including "The Dog Days of Winter" starring the Gr...

The Grinch
2018
as Grinch (voice)
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
Walking to Nam Kok Hotel
2018
as Doctor Strange (archive footage)
A scene from The World of Suzie Wong, in which the male protagonist walks from the Star Ferry Pier to Nam Kok Hotel in Wan Chai, is superimposed with ...

The Child in Time
2018
as Stephen Lewis
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarke...

The Child in Time
2018
Executive Producer
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarke...

Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Doctor Strange
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from ...

The Current War
2018
as Thomas Edison
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Doctor Strange
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction ...

Walk with Me
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, Walk With Me is a cinematic journey into the world of a monastic community who practice the art of mindfulness with ...

Naples '44
2016
as Norman Lewis (voice)
A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettab...

Doctor Strange
2016
as Dr. Stephen Strange
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to de...

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Performer
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversar...

Zoolander 2
2016
as All
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
2016
as Himself
Mark Gatiss, who co-created "Sherlock" and plays Mycroft Holmes, discusses the show with Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and others in the cast.

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016
as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2015
as Hamlet
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages again...

Black Mass
2015
as Billy Bulger
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an F...

9 Kisses
2014
as Man at Costume Party
2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Smaug / Sauron (voice)
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruine...

Penguins of Madagascar
2014
as Classified (voice)
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying ...

The Imitation Game
2014
as Alan Turing
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant te...

Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
2014
as Narrator (Voice)
In this journey through the seasons, you’ll experience a year in the life of hundreds of plant-eating dinosaurs. From the moment they hatch, these pre...

The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
2014
as Agent Classified (voice)
The Penguins of Madagascar are on the case! Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private are back for more adventures. Honing their commando skills from a secr...

Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet
2014
as Narrator
Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet follows the footballer from his beginnings in Portugal, breakthrough start with Manchester United and current...

Unlocking Sherlock
2014
as Himself / Sherlock Holmes
Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a personal voyage through the versions of Holmes that ha...

How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
2014
as Self
The evolution of Holmes on screen, from silent movies to new TV versions, with contributions from Sherlock's past and present.

August: Osage County
2013
as Little Charles Aiken
An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to ...

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013
as Sherlock Holmes
John and Lestrade try to move on with their lives after Sherlock's apparent death. However, Anderson believes he is still alive.

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
as Narrator (Prehistoric Planet 3D Version)
In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure ...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Smaug / Sauron
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to ge...

Jerusalem
2013
as Narrator (voice)
JERUSALEM takes audiences on an inspiring and eye-opening tour of one of the worlds oldest and most enigmatic cities. Destroyed and rebuilt countless ...

Little Favour
2013
as Wallace
A short film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Salmon and Nick Moran. LITTLE FAVOUR follows the story of WALLACE (Benedict Cumberbatch) when he is ...

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Rosencrantz
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best Brit...

12 Years a Slave
2013
as William Ford
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well...

The Fifth Estate
2013
as Julian Assange
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the ...

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as John Harrison / Khan
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fle...

Solar Superstorms
2013
as Narrator
The causes and consequences of solar weather.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Necromancer
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mounta...

Girlfriend in a Coma
2012
as Dante (voice)
Girlfriend in a Coma is a documentary that exposes the dire situation of Italian politics and the process of economic and social decline the country h...

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
2012
as Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this ...

Sherlock: Uncovered
2012
as Sherlock, Self
Short Documentsry

War Horse
2011
as Maj. Jamie Stewart
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey beg...

Wreckers
2011
as David
A married couple move back to his childhood village to start a family but a surprise visit from the husband's brother ignites sibling rivalry and expo...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
as Peter Guillam
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleague...

The Rattigan Enigma by Benedict Cumberbatch
2011
Benedict Cumberbatch, one of the country's leading actors, explores the life and work of enigmatic playwright Terence Rattigan.

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
2011
as The Creature / Victor Frankenstein
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. M...

The Whistleblower
2010
as Nick Kaufman
Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to ...

Unlocking Sherlock
2010
as Himself
The making of the first "Sherlock" season.

Third Star
2010
as James
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a...

Four Lions
2010
as Negotiator
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and t...

Van Gogh: Painted with Words
2010
as Vincent Van Gogh
A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from...
Burlesque Fairytales
2010
as Henry Clark
A fairytale thriller film set one night in a 1930's London theatre where all is not what it seems.

Creation
2009
as Joseph Dalton Hooker
A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to ...

The Turning Point
2009
as Guy Burgess
In The Turning Point, written by Michael Dobbs, Benedict Cumberbatch takes the role of Guy Burgess while Matthew Marsh plays the part of Winston Churc...

The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
as William Carey
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sister...

Stuart: A Life Backwards
2007
as Alexander Masters
Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to...

Inseparable
2007
as Joe / Charlie
When young dad, Joe, discovers he's dying, drifter Charlie is given a unique opportunity to turn his life around. A story of family, identity and star...

Atonement
2007
as Paul Marshall
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime ...

Amazing Grace
2006
as William Pitt
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, bu...

Starter for 10
2006
as Patrick Watts
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of ...

The Man Who Predicted 9/11
2005
as Narrator (voice)
After the planes hit on 9/11, Morgan Stanley security chief Rick Rescorla put into effect plans that he had developed years before. Rick had seen the ...

Hawking
2004
as Stephen Hawking
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend...

To Kill a King
2003
as Royalist
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Fields of Gold
2002
as Jeremy
A two-part conspiracy thriller starring Anna Friel. An eager young photographer and a bitter tabloid hack are sent to investigate mysterious deaths at...

Hills Like White Elephants
2002
as The Man
Hills Like White Elephants is a 2002 short film based on a story by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway's story was published in 1927 in the second collection...

Magik
N/A
as Lewis
Lewis Clark is a brilliant author who stumbles upon a world of Magic after the disappearance of his two young children. He begins a quest to try to st...
The War Magician
N/A
as Jasper Maskelyne
A British stage performer uses his skills to help the Allies during World War II.

Rogue Male
N/A
A hunter's failed attempt to assassinate a dictator forces him to seek hiding back home in the rural English countryside.

Gypsy Boy
N/A
Adapted from Mikey Walsh's wildly engrossing hit memoir of growing up in England's Romany Gypsy community in the 1980s.
Wife & Dog
N/A
Described as a “return to the colourful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy”.
Blood on Snow
N/A
as The Fisherman
A hit man falls for his client's wife, who happens to be the target of the assassin's latest assignment.

Morning
N/A
as Frank
A society with a pill that does away the need to sleep and an artificial sun, there is no end to morning daylight, living and work. The younger genera...
The War Magician
N/A
Producer
A British stage performer uses his skills to help the Allies during World War II.

Rogue Male
N/A
Producer
A hunter's failed attempt to assassinate a dictator forces him to seek hiding back home in the rural English countryside.
Migrations
N/A
Producer
Franny Stone's dark past of love, loss, crime and motherhood unfolds on an odyssey through stormy seas with a team of misfit fishermen.