Benedict Cumberbatch

About Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor whose career has moved between classical theatre, prestige television, independent film, studio franchises, voice work, and producing. Born Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch in Hammersmith, London, on 19 July 1976, he grew up in a performing family: his parents, Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham, were both actors. He was educated at Brambletye and Harrow, where school…