Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 1976) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking (2004); William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace (2006); the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy (2008); Paul Marshall in Atonement (2007); Bernard in Small Island (2009); and Sherlock Holmes in the modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock (2010). He will also portray Smaug the Dragon through motion capture and voice the Necromancer in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again. This book is your ultimate resource for Benedict Cumberbatch. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Benedict Cumberbatch, Starter for 10 (film), Amazing Grace (2006 film), Atonement (film), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film), Creation (2009 film), Four Lions, Third Star, The Whistleblower, War Horse (film), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film), The Hobbit (2012 film), Tipping the Velvet (TV series), Cambridge Spies, Fortysomething (TV series), Dunkirk (TV series), Hawking (TV film), To the Ends of the Earth, Stuart: A Life Backwards, The Last Enemy (TV series), Murder Is Easy, Small Island (television drama).