Benedict Cumberbatch is a British actor and he has gained a lot of fame due to his hard work. His acting career has been on a high and it began in 2020. Since then he has been doing a lot of work that is famous among people. He has got a lot of fans worldwide and he is widely recognized for starring in many famous films. His most famous work has been The Other Boleyn Girl, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and the BBC series Sherlock. If you don’t know much about the actor you will like to know more about him. Let’s take a look below.
Early Life
Benedict was born on 19th July 1976 in London. He is 44 years old currently while his height is six feet. Many people might not know that he belongs to a family of actors When he was young he attested many boarding schools Due to his good grades and scholarship in Arts he attended Harrow School. Since his youth, he was interested in acting and he started doing stage plays for some time. As he wanted to earn some money he took a break from college and started teaching at a Tibetan monastery in India. He graduated from the University of Manchester and got his degree in Drama and Arts.
Career
Benedict got to work at theater plays and made his acting debut with midsummer night’s dream. He has always chosen diverse roles in his career due to which he got a lot of praise and nominations. If this isn’t enough he also got the chance to win a number of prestigious awards in his career. Here is a list of his most prominent movies and series.
- Doctor Strange
- The imitation game
- Star trek into darkness
- The Grinch
- 1917
- Avengers: End game
- 12 years a slave
- Hawking
- Parade’s End
- The child in Time
- The last enemy
Personal Life, Wife, and Kids
The media was surprised to know that Benedict and his friends were abducted in South Africa after they busted a tire. They had to remain a gunpoint for some time. It was a terrifying incident for them and he doesn’t seem to forget it. If we talk about his personal life he is married to Sophie Hunter in Feb 2015. She is an opera director and the couple has been going strong since then. They have got two sons together and they like to spend a lot of time together.
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Net Worth and Charity
The total net worth of Benedict happens to be $40 million. He is one of the richest actors in Hollywood and loves to lead a lavish lifestyle. Even though he is rich he likes to give away a lot of money for charity purposes. He is the ambassador of prince trust and has been serving the NHS foundation too. Benedict also loves to travel and keeps a lot of cars in his collection. His personal and professional life has been clean of controversies and all his co-actors love and support him.