Benedict Cumberbatch is a British theatre, television and film actor who graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He has appeared in films such as ‘Atonement’, ‘War Horse’, ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’, and most recently ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’. Benedict is also well known for his TV appearances in shows such as ‘Hawking’, ‘Parade’s End’ and of course BBC1’s global hit Sherlock.
This blog focuses on the things that make him great. It aims to look at the roles he plays, his acting ability and the general aura surrounding him.**
So what makes Benedict Cumberbatch so great?
I think the answer is simple. He is an extremely talented actor. He has won awards and been nominated for numerous others, including BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy. He has been honoured with a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by the queen. He is one of the most sought after actors in the business. His films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide.
He is a very versatile actor who can play a wide variety of parts. He can act in period dramas, romantic comedies, action movies and science fiction films to name but a few. He is equally at home on stage as he is on screen.
He has an amazing ability to get into character and portray them with such conviction that you really believe that you are watching that person on the screen or stage.
Yet despite all this he still remains down to earth and not full of himself like some actors tend to be when they reach his level of success.
Benedict Cumberbatch is a British actor.
He was born on the 19th July 1976 in Hammersmith, London.
His mother is Wanda Ventham, an actress and his father is Timothy Carlton, an actor.
Benedict attended Brambletye school in West Sussex and then Harrow school.
He continued his education at the University of Manchester and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2005.
In 2001 Benedict made his television debut in the mini-series Tipping The Velvet. He has gone on to star in numerous TV shows including Silent Witness, Spooks, The Last Enemy, Hawking and Parade’s End among others.
One of his most recent television performances was as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC show Sherlock for which he received international critical acclaim and a BAFTA award for Best Actor.
Benedict has starred in many films including Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse and Star Trek Into Darkness. He also played ‘The Necromancer’ (Smaug/The Dragon) and ‘The Necromancer’ (Sauron) in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug respectively.
Benedict lives in North London.
Benedict Cumberbatch is a British actor known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the television series “Sherlock,” as well as starring roles in films such as “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and “August: Osage County.”
Cumberbatch has been acting since the late 1990s and has appeared in many plays and films. He was born in London on July 19, 1976. His mother was an actress and his father worked for Greenpeace. He grew up with his parents and two brothers; one older and one younger. He attended school at Brambletye School, Harrow School, and then Manchester University where he studied Drama. He went on to gain a Master of Arts degree from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Cumberbatch started acting while he was still in school. He played roles like Titania in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with the National Youth Theatre when he was just 17 years old. In 2001 he graduated from LAMDA with a Masters degree and went on to land many theater roles including “Hedda Gabler” at the
I was recently asked by a friend why I am always so happy, what’s my secret to happiness? I thought about this for a while and realized that it’s pretty simple. And then I thought that’s what makes me happy, simplicity.
This got me thinking of all the people who have been in my life and have made me happy. The people who have made my life more simple, not the other way around.
I love Benedict Cumberbatch because he is one of those people to me. He is someone who has made my life more simple. And you must be thinking how is Benedict Cumberbatch making your life more simple? Well let me tell you how:
1) Every time I read an article about him or see him in an interview, I smile.
2) Every time I see his pictures on Tumblr, I smile.
3) Every time (and there are many) when he does something good for society, the world, humanity; I smile.
4) Every time he says something about feminism or equal rights; I smile.
5) Every time he speaks up for something that needs to be spoken up for; I smile.
Although his real name is Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, this English actor is widely known as Benedict Cumberbatch. He has done a lot of voicing and acting, but he is mostly recognized for playing the role of Sherlock Holmes in the British TV program “Sherlock”.
Cumberbatch was born on July 19, 1976 in London. He has one older brother named Tancredi who works as an author and journalist. The actor attended Brambletye School and Harrow School, both private schools. He was known to be a disruptive student in school due to his constant pranks.
After graduating from Harrow, Cumberbatch headed off to attend Manchester University where he studied Drama. In 2001, he graduated from the University of Manchester with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama.
In 2001, Cumberbatch won the role of Stephen Hawking in a television movie entitled Hawking. This film was about how Hawking overcame his battle with motor neurone disease (also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) which had left him almost completely paralyzed at 21 years old.
Cumberbatch went on to star in other television shows and movies including To the Ends of the Earth (2005), Amazing Grace (2006), Atonement (2007), Stuart: A Life Backwards
