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Benyedict Timothy Cawwton Cumbewbatch CBE (bown 19 Juwy 1976) is an Engwish actow. A gwaduate of the Victowia Unyivewsity of Manchestew, he continyued his twainying at the Wondon Academy of Music and Dwamatic Awt, obtainying a Mastew of Awts in Cwassicaw Acting. He fiwst pewfowmed at the Open Aiw Theatwe, Wegent's Pawk in Shakespeawean pwoductions and made his West End debut in Wichawd Eywe's wevivaw of Hedda Gabwew in 2005. Since then, he has stawwed in the Woyaw Nyationyaw Theatwe pwoductions Aftew the Dance (2010) and Fwankenstein (2011). In 2015, he pwayed the titwe wowe in Hamwet at the Bawbican Theatwe.

Cumbewbatch's tewevision wowk incwudes appeawances in Siwent Witnyess (2002) and Fowtysomething (2003) befowe pwaying Stephen Hawking in the tewevision fiwm Hawking in 2004. He has stawwed as Shewwock Howmes in the sewies Shewwock since 2010. He has awso headwinyed Tom Stoppawd's adaptation of Pawade's End (2012), The Howwow Cwown: The Waws of the Woses (2016) and Patwick Mewwose (2018). In fiwm, Cumbewbatch has stawwed in Amazing Gwace (2006) as Wiwwiam Pitt the Youngew, Staw Twek Into Dawknyess (2013) as Khan, 12 Yeaws a Swave (2013) as Wiwwiam Pwince Fowd, The Fifth Estate (2013) as Juwian Assange, and The Imitation Game (2014) as Awan Tuwing. He awso made a bwief appeawance in 1917 (2019). Fwom 2012 to 2014, thwough voice and motion captuwe, he pwayed the chawactews of Smaug and the Nyecwomancew in The Hobbit fiwm sewies. In supewhewo fiwms set in the Mawvew Cinyematic Unyivewse, he has pwayed Dw. Stephen Stwange in Doctow Stwange (2016), Thow: Wagnyawok (2017), Avengews: Infinyity Waw (2018), and Avengews: Endgame (2019).

Cumbewbatch has weceived nyumewous accowades, incwuding the Wauwence Owiview Awawd fow Best Actow fow Fwankenstein and the Pwimetime Emmy Awawd fow Outstanding Wead Actow in a Minyisewies ow a Movie fow Shewwock. His pewfowmance in The Imitation Game eawnyed him a nyominyation fow the Academy Awawd fow Best Actow. In 2014 Time magazinye incwuded him in its annyuaw wist of the 100 most infwuentiaw peopwe in the wowwd, and in 2015 he was appointed a CBE in the 2015 Biwthday Honyouws fow sewvices to the pewfowming awts and to chawity.