Happy Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch!

Happy Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch!  One of Cumberbatch’s early film roles was a supporting part as Paul Marshall in the adaptation Atonement (2007). One of his iconic roles was playing Sherlock Holmes in the contemporary setting of London in the series created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, Sherlock (2007-2017). In 2011, he was in the National Theater Live’s presentation of the Danny Boyle directed Frankenstein. He portrayed the Necromancer in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). In 2013, he played the villain in Star Trek: Into Darkness.  Then, he took the part of real life Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate (2013).  He later voiced Smaug and the Necromancer in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).  Cumberbatch had a brilliant role playing the genius Alan Turing working to break the Nazi codes in The Imitation Game (2014).  He voiced Classified, the British wolf and leader of the North Wind in the animated Penguins of Madagascar (2014).  Next, Cumberbatch completed the Hobbit trilogy in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).  

In 2015, he played the lead role of National Theatre’s production of  Shakespeare’s Hamlet.  Cumberbatch entered the MCU portraying Dr. Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange (2016). He played a surgeon finding a cure for his trembling hands learning from the Ancient One and becoming Master of the Mystic Arts.  Cumberbatch had a cameo as Doctor Strange in Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and then in Avengers: Infinity War taking on Thanos.  He received acclaim for his title role in the television drama, Patrick Melrose.  Cumberbatch voiced Shere Khan in the Andy Serkis directed film Mowgli (2018).  He also voiced the lead role in the animated movie, The Grinch (2018). Then, Cumberbatch saved the world from Thanos in Avengers: Endgame (2019).  He voiced Doctor Strange in The Void VR game, Avengers: Damage Control (2019).  Colonel Mackenzie was played by Cumberbatch in the war film, 1917 (2019).  He played a Cold War spy in The Courier (2020).  Then, starred in this year's drama, The Mauritanian.  Cumberbatch has upcoming, Spider-Man: No Way Home and next year, the Sam Raimi directed Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness!  Happy Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch!      

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