Benedict Cumberbatch
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Life Events
2003
Made feature film debut in war drama "To Kill a King"
2003
Played one of the sons of a middle-aged doctor (Hugh Laurie) who can hear the inner thoughts of others on "Fortysomething" (ITV)
2004
Portrayed noted scientist Stephen Hawking in BBC biopic "Hawking"
2005
Earned rave reviews for his performance in BBC miniseries "To the Ends of the Earth," based on a trilogy of novels by William Golding
2007
Cast in the period drama "Atonement" opposite Keira Knightley and James McAvoy
2008
Returned to his miniseries roots with a lead role in the thriller "The Last Enemy" (BBC)
2010
Starred in title role on modern day adaptation of "Sherlock" (BBC)
2010
Played the famed Dutch post-impressionist painter in "Van Gogh: Painted with Words" (BBC)
2011
Appeared in the Oscar nominated films "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and Steven Spielberg's "War Horse"
2012
Cast as The Necromancer in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien and directed by Peter Jackson
2013
Starred as Julian Assange in "The Fifth Estate"
2013
Among the ensemble cast of "August: Osage County"
2013
Played the dragon Smaug, and reprised the role of The Necromancer, in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
2013
Featured as the villain in the hit sci-fi sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness"
2013
Appeared in the period drama "12 Years a Slave"
2014
Lent his voice to the character of Classified in animated spinoff "Penguins of Madagascar"
2014
Played british mathematician Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game"
2014
Reprised the role of Smaug in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
2015
Co-starred alongside Johnny Depp in crime biopic "Black Mass"
2015
Starred as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in the National Theatre Live presentation of "Hamlet"
2016
Appeared in "Zoolander 2"
2016
Made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Dr. Stephen Strange in "Doctor Strange"
2017
Played Thomas Edison in "The Current War"
2017
Made a brief appearance as Doctor Strange in Taika Waititi's "Thor: Ragnarok"
2018
Reprised role of Doctor Strange in "Avengers: Infinity War"
2018
Starred as a recovering addict on the mini-series "Patrick Melrose"
