Different eyes and the best role: amazing facts about Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict was born in London to actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham. Many actors are against children repeating their path, but Cumberbatch’s parents have always supported him in everything. They even appeared in Sherlock as his parents!

Benedict played his first roles in school productions at Harrow School in London and it was already clear that he had remarkable acting talent. However, until the last moment he chose between acting and jurisprudence, but art won in the end.

During the so-called gap year, the actor taught English to Buddhist monks in India. After returning to England, the actor threw himself into studies and obtained two diplomas in theater arts.

Cumberbatch is one of the few actors who is great at playing famous people. He appeared on the screen as Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Thomas Edison, Vincent van Gogh, Julian Assange, Humphrey Bogart… And he looked very organic in each role.

The actor is a very distant descendant of Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote The Notes of Sherlock Holmes. By the way, he did not immediately agree to become the star of the series “Sherlock”: the actor was disgusted by the idea of ​​making money on such a franchise. But Cumberbatch later admitted that this role is one of his favorites.

Benedict Cumberbatch has also acted in science fiction films. So the samples for the film “Star Trek: Retribution” were shot on an iPhone in the kitchen of a friend of the actor. For this role, he gained muscle mass by training two hours a day.

When he was invited to the Marvel film “Doctor Strange”, the actor did not hesitate for a long time. And as always, he played his role perfectly, appearing in two of the top five highest-grossing films of all time: Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. By the way, fans of the saga are in for a surprise next year: filming for Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness has already begun.

Unlike many of his colleagues, Benedikt does not appear in scandalous novels. He dated actress Olivia Poulet for almost 13 years, whom he met in 1998. They wanted to get married but eventually broke up.

Two years later, the actor started dating Sophie Hunter. Shortly before that, he said in an interview that he dreams of a family and children, so the words came out prophetically.

He and Sophia got engaged in 2014 and married on February 14, 2015. The couple has two children: Christopher Carlton and Hal Oden.

In 2005, they pointed a gun at him in South Africa and tried to steal it. The actor was saved by an unknown passerby who called the police.

He does not like the paparazzi and once advised them to “go to Egypt to take pictures and show the world something really important”.

Cumberbatch’s hobbies include horse riding, diving and motorcycles.

Cumberbatch takes to heart the fact that women are often paid less than men for similar work: “If you’re offered a job, make sure women get paid the same for it. If not, give up.”

Benedict Cumberbatch jokes that his last name is pronounced like someone passing gas not in the toilet.

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