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Benedict Cumberbatch
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (born 19 July 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 dramas The Imitation Game (2014) and The Power of the Dog (2021) earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. For playing the title role in the five-part drama miniseries Patrick Melrose, he won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2014 Time magazine included him in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015 he was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to the performing arts and to charity.

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Born Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
19 July 1976 (age 48)
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Zodiac Cancer
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Sophie Hunter

British, Theater Director
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Married · 14 Feb 2015
3 children · 69 photos · 1 source
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    Hal Auden info 2nd child with Sophie Hunter Male b. 3 Mar 2017 Age: 8 2017- Celebrity Baby
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  • Martin Freeman
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