Acting
Benedict Cumberbatch
- Titles
- 123movies56TV shows
- Career
Active from 2002 to 2027, busiest in 2013 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 73top 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.
- Wonder4.7average 3.4
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Psychological6.1average 5.6
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
- Melancholy5.2average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Crime2.7, average 3.7
- Violence3.4, average 4.3
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Biographical Drama 8
- Historical Drama 7
- Character Study 6
- Psychological Drama 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Emotional Journey 4
- Intrigue 4
- Literary Adaptation 4
- British Humor 3
- Visual Spectacle 3
- Nostalgic 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, The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit, Sherlock, +4 more
Mark GatissActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Starter for 10, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Toby JonesActorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Amazing Grace, Creation
Rupert GravesActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Benedict WongActorSpider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange, Midnight Sons
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
Luke EvansActorThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
Ian McKellenActorThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
Una StubbsActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Ciarán HindsActorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Amazing Grace, National Theatre Live: Hamlet
David ThewlisActorWar Horse, The Fifth Estate, The Thing with Feathers
Movies and TV shows
192020s
3 titles · average score 67
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (2023)
as Narrator
64
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)
70
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
TV show · as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010s
14 titles · average score 71
56
Walk with Me (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
61
Naples '44 (2016)
as Norman Lewis (voice)
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)
as Narrator (Voice)
72
Jerusalem (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Solar Superstorms (2013)
as Narrator
74
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
as Rosencrantz
78
Stephen Hawking's Grand Design (2012)
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
WWI's Tunnels of Death The Big Dig (2012)
TV show · as Narrator (Voice)
70
Girlfriend in a Coma (2012)
as Dante (voice)
81
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
TV show · as Stephen Hawking
75
Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010)
as Vincent Van Gogh
2000s
2 titles · average score 68
The Man Who Predicted 9/11 (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
68
Dunkirk (2004)
TV show · as Lt Jimmy Langley