List of Benedict Cumberbatch performances
At the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International
The following is the film, television, theatre, radio and narrating credits for English actor and producer Benedict Cumberbatch.[1] He first performed for The New Shakespeare Company at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park for two seasons. He later portrayed George Tesman in Richard Eyre's revival of Hedda Gabler in 2005 and since then has starred in the Royal National Theatre productions After the Dance (2010) and Frankenstein (2011). In 2015, he played William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre.
His screen work includes television appearances in Heartbeat (2000), Silent Witness (2002) and Fortysomething (2003) before starring as Stephen Hawking in the television film Hawking in 2004. He has played Sherlock Holmes in the series Sherlock since 2010. He has also starred in Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Parade's End in 2012. His first film appearance was in the 2003 film To Kill a King and he went on to appear in the films Atonement (2007) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). He has starred in the films Star Trek Into Darkness as Khan (2013), 12 Years a Slave as William Prince Ford (2013), The Fifth Estate as Julian Assange (2013) and The Imitation Game as Alan Turing (2014). Through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of Smaug and the Necromancer in The Hobbit film series.
Cumberbatch has received numerous awards and nominations for acting including two Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning Best Actor in a Play for Frankenstein. He has also received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock. His portrayal of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In addition, he has received six British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations, five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations among others.
Film
Television
Filming an episode of
Sherlock in Chinatown, London in March 2010
Theatre
Radio
Narration
At the 2014 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Video games
See also
References
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Presenter...Benedict Cumberbatch
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- ↑ Cole, Tom (6 September 2012). "Hear Benedict Cumberbatch narrating Stephen Hawking's new documentary series". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ Alice Jones (31 October 2012). "Yo, Sherlock! Benedict Cumberbatch performs spoken-word with Friendly Fires". The Independent. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Jenn Selby (15 May 2013). "Benedict Cumberbatch to appear on new Röyksopp album". Glamour. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Tom Eames (24 October 2013). "Benedict Cumberbatch to feature on new 'Late Night Tales' album". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Enk, Bryan. "'Jerusalem': Benedict Cumberbatch Narrates Stunning IMAX 3D Documentary". Yahoo!.
- ↑ Tom Eames (6 May 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Final 'Flat of Angles' Short Story". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ Kate Hodal; Chris Kelly; Felicity Lawrence; Caz Stuart; Thibaut Remy; Irene Baqué; Mary Carson; Maggie O'Kane (10 June 2014). "Globalised Slavery: How Big Supermarkets are Selling Prawns in Supply Chain Fed by Slave Labour". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ Brigid Brown (23 June 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch Narrates Cristiano Ronaldo Documentary". BBC America. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Nightjar". The 5 Experience website. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ Morgan Jeffery (20 January 2014). "Sherlock: The Network app: 'It's a bit of Cumberbatch in your pocket'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Ready to swoon? Benedict Cumberbatch is acting his heart out in Quahog. Join him for a spot of tea!". Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Verified Facebook. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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