Benedict Cumberbatch was born on 19 July 1976 in Hammersmith, London, as the son of actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham. He has one sibling named Tracy Tabernacle. At the age of twelve, he began acting in Shakespearean plays. He was educated at the prestigious boarding school Harrow School, where in addition to theater he also developed interests in rugby and painting. After completing school, he spent one year in India as a volunteer English teacher at a Buddhist monastery. He later graduated from the drama department of Manchester University and continued his postgraduate studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Since 2001, Benedict Cumberbatch has appeared in numerous stage productions. He gained widespread international recognition with the television series Sherlock, which began in 2010, in which he portrayed the iconic character Sherlock Holmes. Alongside his work in theater, film, and television, he has also been involved in radio drama productions and voice-over work for television. In cinema, he received critical acclaim for voicing the dragon Smaug in the The Hobbit film series.

Between 1999 and 2011, Benedict Cumberbatch was in a long-term relationship with actress Olivia Poulet, whom he met during his university years. Following their separation, he was in a relationship for about one year with painter Anna James.

On 14 February 2015, Benedict Cumberbatch married theater director Sophie Hunter. In the same year, the couple welcomed their son, Christopher Carlton.

Awards:
2014 – 66th Emmy Awards – Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Sherlock)

Theater Performances:
2001 – Love's Labour's Lost
2001 – A Midsummer Night's Dream
2002 – As You Like It
2002 – Romeo and Juliet
2002 – Oh, What a Lovely War!
2004 – The Lady from the Sea
2005 – Hedda Gabler
2006 – Period of Adjustment
2007 – Rhinoceros
2007 – The Arsonists
2008 – The City
2010 – After the Dance
2011 – Frankenstein Films and TV Series:
Actor:

2019 - Ironbark (Greville Wynne) (Feature Film)
2019 - The Current War / The Current War (Thomas Alva Edison) (Feature Film)
2019 - Avengers: Endgame / Avengers: Endgame (Dr. Stephen Strange) (Feature Film)
2019 - 1917 (Feature Film)
2018 - Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (Shere Khan) (Feature Film)
2018 - The Grinch (Grinch – Voice) (Feature Film)
2018 - Avengers: Infinity War (Dr. Stephen Strange) (Feature Film)
2017 - Thor: Ragnarok (Dr. Stephen Strange) (Feature Film)
2017 - Jungle Book: Origins (Shere Khan) (Feature Film)
2016 - Zoolander 2 (Feature Film)
2016 - Flying Horse (Harry Larkyns) (Feature Film)
2016 - Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (Feature Film)
2015 - Black Mass / Black Mass (Bill Bulger) (Feature Film)
2014 - Penguins of Madagascar (Voice) (Feature Film)
2014 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Smaug) (Feature Film)
2014 - The Imitation Game (Alan Turing) (Feature Film)
2013 - The Fifth Estate (Julian Assange) (Feature Film)
2013 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Smaug / The Necromancer) (Feature Film)
2013 - August: Osage County ('Little' Charles Aiken) (Feature Film)
2013 - 12 Years a Slave (William Ford) (Feature Film)
2012 - Parade's End (Christopher Tietjens) (TV Series)
2012 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (The Necromancer) (Feature Film)
2012 - Star Trek Into Darkness (Khan) (Feature Film)
2011 - Wreckers (David) (Feature Film)
2011 - War Horse (Maj. Jamie Stewart) (Feature Film)
2011 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Peter Guillam) (Feature Film)
2010 - Van Gogh: Painted with Words (Vincent van Gogh) (TV Film)
2010 - Third Star (James) (Feature Film)
2010 - The Whistleblower (Nick Phillips) (Feature Film)
2010 - Sherlock (Sherlock Holmes) (TV Series)
2010 - Four Lions (Ed) (Feature Film)
2007 - Atonement (Paul Marshall) (Feature Film)
2006 - Starter for 10 (Feature Film)
2006 - Amazing Grace (Feature Film)
2005 - To the Ends of the Earth (TV Series)
2005 - Broken News (TV Series)
2005 - Nathan Barley (TV Series)
2004 - Dunkirk (TV Series)
2004 - Hawking (TV Film)
2003 - To Kill a King (Feature Film)
2003 - Cambridge Spies (TV Series)
2003 - Spooks (TV Series)
2003 - Fortysomething (TV Series)
2002 - Hills Like White Elephants (Feature Film)
2002 - Fields of Gold (TV Film)
2002 - Tipping the Velvet (TV Series)
2002 - Silent Witness (TV Series)

Source: Biyografiler.com