

Other film work includes Major Stewart in Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of WARHORSE and Peter Guillam alongside Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy and Colin Firth in Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, STARTER FOR 10, AMAZING GRACE, STUART: A LIFE BACKWARD, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL and the role of Paul Marshall in Joe Wright’s Oscar nominated ATONEMENT. Notable big screen performances include the role of the dragon Smaug in Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT, Khan in JJ Abrams’ blockbuster STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, Julian Assange in THE FIFTH ESTATE, Little Charles Aiken in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Ford in Steve McQueen’s Oscar ® winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE and Billy Bulger alongside Johnny Depp in BLACK MASS. It was a role that earned him critical acclaim, a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Golden Globe® nominations for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. In 2015, Cumberbatch portrayed Alan Turing in the multi award-winning film THE IMITATION GAME. It is a role that has earned him international acclaim and several awards, including an Emmy® as Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie in 2014. Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch is best known for playing the title role of Sherlock Holmes in Steven Moffatt and Mark Gattiss’ adaption of the Conan Doyle books.
