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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE -LRB- born 19 July 1976 -RRB- is an English actor who has performed in film , television , theatre and radio .. CBE. Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Timothy Carlton. Timothy Carlton. He is the son of actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham .. Timothy Carlton. Timothy Carlton. Wanda Ventham. Wanda Ventham. Cumberbatch graduated from the University of Manchester and continued his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , obtaining a Master of Arts in Classical Acting .. University of Manchester. University of Manchester. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He first performed at the Open Air Theatre , Regent 's Park in Shakespearean productions and made his West End debut portraying George Tesman in Richard Eyre 's revival of Hedda Gabler in 2005 .. Shakespearean. Shakespearean. West End. West End theatre. Richard Eyre. Richard Eyre. Hedda Gabler. Hedda Gabler. Since then he has starred in the Royal National Theatre productions After the Dance -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and Frankenstein -LRB- 2011 -RRB- .. Royal National Theatre. Royal National Theatre. After the Dance. After the Dance ( play ). Frankenstein. Frankenstein ( 2011 play ). In 2015 , he played William Shakespeare 's Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre .. William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Hamlet. Barbican Theatre. Barbican Centre. Cumberbatch 's television work includes appearances in Silent Witness -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and Fortysomething -LRB- 2003 -RRB- before playing Stephen Hawking in the television film Hawking in 2004 .. Silent Witness. Silent Witness. Fortysomething. Fortysomething ( TV series ). Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking. Hawking. Hawking ( 2004 film ). He has starred as Sherlock Holmes in the series Sherlock since 2010 .. Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock. Sherlock ( TV series ). He has also headlined Tom Stoppard 's adaptation of Parade 's End -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and The Hollow Crown  : The Wars of the Roses -LRB- 2016 -RRB- .. Tom Stoppard. Tom Stoppard. In film , he has starred in Amazing Grace -LRB- 2006 -RRB- as William Pitt the Younger , Star Trek Into Darkness -LRB- 2013 -RRB- as Khan , 12 Years a Slave -LRB- 2013 -RRB- as William Prince Ford , The Fifth Estate -LRB- 2013 -RRB- as Julian Assange and The Imitation Game -LRB- 2014 -RRB- as Alan Turing .. Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace ( 2006 film ). William Pitt the Younger. William Pitt the Younger. Star Trek Into Darkness. Star Trek Into Darkness. Khan. Khan Noonien Singh. 12 Years a Slave. 12 Years a Slave ( film ). William Prince Ford. William Prince Ford. The Fifth Estate. The Fifth Estate ( film ). Julian Assange. Julian Assange. The Imitation Game. The Imitation Game. Alan Turing. Alan Turing. From 2012 to 2014 , through voice and motion capture , he played the characters of Smaug and the Necromancer in The Hobbit film series .. motion capture. motion capture. Smaug. Smaug. Necromancer. Sauron. Cumberbatch portrays the Marvel Comics character Dr. Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , first appearing in the film Doctor Strange -LRB- 2016 -RRB- .. Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics. Dr. Stephen Strange. Doctor Strange. Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Cinematic Universe. Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange ( film ). Cumberbatch has received numerous awards and nominations for acting including three Laurence Olivier Award nominations , winning Best Actor in a Play for Frankenstein .. Frankenstein. Frankenstein ( 2011 play ). numerous awards and nominations. List of awards and nominations received by Benedict Cumberbatch. Laurence Olivier Award. Laurence Olivier Award. Best Actor in a Play. Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. He has also received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations , winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock .. Sherlock. Sherlock ( TV series ). Primetime Emmy Award. Primetime Emmy Award. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. His performance in The Imitation Game earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor .. The Imitation Game. The Imitation Game. Academy Award nomination. 87th Academy Awards. Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. In addition , he has received six BAFTA nominations , five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations among others .. BAFTA. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Screen Actors Guild Award. Screen Actors Guild Award. Golden Globe Award. Golden Globe Award. In 2014 , Time magazine included him in its annual Time 100 as one of the `` Most Influential People in the World '' .. Time. Time ( magazine ). He was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in June 2015 for his services to the performing arts and to charity .. CBE. Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II