About benedict

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (19 July 1976) is an English actor who has performed in film, television, theatre and radio. Aside of his most well known roles, he has given several well acclaimed performances throughout his career such as Stephen Hawking in the television film Hawking in 2004, King Richard III in the The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses and the most recent critically acclaimed: Patrick Melrose. On the big screen, Benedict has agraced us with his equally iconic performances as the villain Kahn in Star Trek Into Darkness and through voice and motion capture he brought Smaug and the Necromancer in The Hobbit film series to life. On Stage, Benedict kept delighting critics and audiences with his incredible performances in Frankenstein (for which he has won an Olivier Awards) and Hamlet. Benedict has also been appointed a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Elizabeth II for his services to the performing arts and to charity.