Acting
Benedict Cumberbatch
- Titles
- 106movies53TV shows
- Career
Active from 2002 to 2025, busiest in 2013 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 61top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
12 Years a Slave89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 90 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wonder4.7average 3.4
- Historical3.8average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
- Psychological6.1average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.3
- Crime2.7, average 3.7
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Violence3.5, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Biographical Drama 8
- Character-Driven 8
- Historical Drama 6
- Psychological Drama 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Character Study 5
- Emotional Journey 4
- Literary Adaptation 4
- Intrigue 3
- Charming 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Marvel Cinematic Universe 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
Toby JonesActorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Amazing Grace, Creation
Mark GatissActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Starter for 10, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Ralph FiennesActorThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Poison, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Rupert GravesActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Ciarán HindsActorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Amazing Grace, National Theatre Live: Hamlet
David ThewlisActorWar Horse, The Fifth Estate, The Thing with Feathers
Dev PatelActorThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Poison, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Louise BrealeyActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Naomie HarrisActorMowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Small Island, National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Claire FoyActorThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Wreckers, Mog's Christmas
Alice EveActorStar Trek Into Darkness, Starter for 10, Hawking
Movies and TV shows
90Upcoming
1 title
as Frank
2020s
22 titles · average score 71
64
as Theo Rose
64
TV show · as Vincent
72
as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
82
as Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist
81
as Harry Pope
67
as Doctor Stephen Strange
66
as Daddy (voice)
83
as Doctor Strange
78
as Phil Burbank
70
as Lt. Stuart Couch
67
as Louis Wain
75
as Greville Wynne
2010s
45 titles · average score 75
73
as Dominic Cummings
75
TV show · as Patrick Melrose
79
as Dr. Stephen Strange
79
as Sherlock Holmes
81
as Alan Turing
64
as Classified (voice)
74
as Smaug / Sauron
89
as William Ford
78
as John Harrison / Khan
73
TV show · as Christopher Tietjens
84
TV show · as Sherlock Holmes
81
TV show · as Stephen Hawking
2000s
19 titles · average score 73
68
TV show · as Bernard
77
as Alexander Masters
73
as Joe / Charlie
71
as William Pitt
73
as Patrick Watts
66
TV show · as Edmund Talbot
as Narrator (voice)
71
TV show · as Smaug (voice)
76
as Stephen Hawking
68
TV show · as Lt Jimmy Langley
74
TV show · as Rory Slippery
as The Man
1990s
2 titles · average score 78
76
TV show · as Warren Reid
80
TV show · as Toby Fisher / Charles
1980s
1 title · average score 83
83
TV show · as Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice) / Quilloughby (voice)