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| signature = Cumberbatch Signature.png | signature_alt= Benedict Cumberbatch | module = | children = 1 }} Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor and film producer who has performed in film, television, theatre and radio. The son of actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham, he graduated from the University of Manchester and continued his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, obtaining a Master of Arts in Classical Acting. He first performed at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in Shakespearean productions such as ''Love's Labour's Lost'' (2001), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2001), and ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2002). He also portrayed George Tesman in Richard Eyre's revival of ''Hedda Gabler'' in 2005 and since then has starred in the Royal National Theatre productions ''After the Dance'' (2010) and ''Frankenstein'' (2011). In 2015, he played William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' at the Barbican Theatre. Cumberbatch's television work includes appearances in ''Heartbeat'' (2000), ''Silent Witness'' (2002) and ''Fortysomething'' (2003) before starring as Stephen Hawking in the television film ''Hawking'' in 2004. He has played Sherlock Holmes in the series ''Sherlock'' since 2010. He has also starred in Tom Stoppard's adaptation of ''Parade's End'' (2012), as well as providing the voices of the British Prime Minister and Severus Snape on an episode of the animated series ''The Simpsons'' (2013). Cumberbatch's first film appearance was in the 2003 film ''To Kill a King'' and he went on to appear in the films ''Atonement'' (2007), ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), and ''War Horse'' (2011). He has starred in the films ''Amazing Grace'' as William Pitt the Younger (2006), ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' as Khan (2013), ''12 Years a Slave'' as William Prince Ford (2013), ''The Fifth Estate'' as Julian Assange (2013) and ''The Imitation Game'' as Alan Turing (2014). From 2012 to 2014, through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of Smaug and the Necromancer in ''The Hobbit'' film series. Cumberbatch has received numerous awards and nominations for acting including two Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning Best Actor in a Play for ''Frankenstein''. He has also received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for ''Sherlock''. His portrayal of Alan Turing in ''The Imitation Game'' earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In addition, he has received six British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations, five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations among others. In 2014, ''Time'' magazine included him in its annual ''Time'' 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World". He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in June 2015 for his services to the performing arts and to charity. ==Background== Cumberbatch was born on 19 July 1976 in London, England, to actors Timothy Carlton (né Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch) and Wanda Ventham. He grew up in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He has a half-sister, Tracy Peacock, from his mother's first marriage. His grandfather, Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, was a submarine officer of both World Wars, and a prominent figure of London high society. His great-grandfather, Henry Arnold Cumberbatch, was Queen Victoria's consul general in Turkey and Lebanon. Cumberbatch is also a distant relative of King Richard III, the last ruler of the Plantagenet dynasty. Cumberbatch and the king are second cousins, 16-times removed, according to professor Kevin Schürer, who said of the relation, "(Cumberbatch) is linked in several ways, but in terms of number of generations, the shortest is via Richard’s mother, Cecily Neville’s grandmother Joan Beaufort. He also has more in-direct links to both Queen Elizabeth II and Lady Jane Grey through other ancestors in his tree." On 26 March 2015, Cumberbatch took part in the reburial of Richard III— whose remains were discovered in 2012— at the Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester, where he read a poem written for the service by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benedict Cumberbatch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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