Acting
Benedict Cumberbatch
- Titles
- 116movies56TV shows
- Career
Active from 2002 to 2025, busiest in 2013 and 2014 with 8 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 70top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Sherlock: His Last Vow92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 91 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wonder4.6average 3.4
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Crime2.7, average 3.7
- Violence3.4, average 4.3
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Biographical Drama 8
- Psychological Drama 6
- Character Study 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Literary Adaptation 4
- Emotional Journey 4
- Psychological Portrait 3
- Slow Burn 3
- British Humor 3
- Intrigue 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Martin FreemanActorSherlock, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns, Sherlock: Uncovered, +2 more
Mark GatissActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Starter for 10, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Louise BrealeyActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Jonathan ArisActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Rupert GravesActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Toby JonesActorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Amazing Grace, Creation
David ThewlisActorWar Horse, The Fifth Estate, The Thing with Feathers
Alice EveActorStar Trek Into Darkness, Starter for 10, Hawking
Claire FoyActorThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Wreckers, Mog's Christmas
Ciarán HindsActorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Amazing Grace, National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Laura DernActor9 Kisses, Morning, 9 Kisses
Naomie HarrisActorMowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Small Island, National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Movies and TV shows
262020s
8 titles · average score 69
64
as Theo Rose
69
as Uncle Nubar
72
as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
61
as Benjamin
81
as Harry Pope
72
as Mr. Thomas (voice)
67
as The Grinch (voice)
67
as Louis Wain
2010s
11 titles · average score 63
74
TV show · as Satan (voice)
60
as Benedict Cumberbatch
as The Grinch
58
as The Grinch (voice)
as Grinch (voice)
81
as Doctor Strange
33
as All
64
as Classified (voice)
58
as Man at Costume Party
65
as Little Charles Aiken
75
as Negotiator
2000s
5 titles · average score 64
73
as Patrick Watts
51
TV show · as Will Parker
71
TV show · as Smaug (voice)
50
TV show · as Robin
74
TV show · as Rory Slippery
1990s
1 title · average score 80
80
TV show · as Toby Fisher / Charles
1980s
1 title · average score 83
83
TV show · as Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice) / Quilloughby (voice)