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
- Melancholy5.4average 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
- Psychological Drama 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Character Study 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Emotional Journey 4
- Literary Adaptation 4
- Intrigue 3
- British Humor 3
- Psychological Portrait 3
- Political 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
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
Jonathan ArisActorSherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Chiwetel EjioforActorDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave
Ben KingsleyActorThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Poison, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Naomie HarrisActorMowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Small Island, National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Dev PatelActorThe 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
Benedict WongActorSpider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange
Mark StrongActorThe Imitation Game, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The End We Start From
Ciarán HindsActorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Amazing Grace, National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Movies and TV shows
272020s
5 titles · average score 73
64
The Roses (2025)
as Theo Rose
70
We Live in Time (2024)
Executive Producer
72
Mog's Christmas (2023)
as Mr. Thomas (voice)
83
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
as Doctor Strange
75
The Courier (2020)
as Greville Wynne
2010s
17 titles · average score 72
85
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as Doctor Strange
58
The Grinch (2018)
as The Grinch (voice)
75
Patrick Melrose (2018)
TV show · as Patrick Melrose
55
The Current War (2018)
as Thomas Edison
81
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
as Doctor Strange
56
Walk with Me (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
89
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as William Ford
78
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
as John Harrison / Khan
87
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011)
as The Creature / Victor Frankenstein
72
War Horse (2011)
as Maj. Jamie Stewart
61
Third Star (2010)
as James
68
The Whistleblower (2010)
as Nick Kaufman
2000s
5 titles · average score 72
56
Creation (2009)
as Joseph Dalton Hooker
77
Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007)
as Alexander Masters
81
Atonement (2007)
as Paul Marshall
71
Amazing Grace (2006)
as William Pitt
76
Hawking (2004)
as Stephen Hawking