This block contains the information about Benedict Cumberbatch and provides an insight into the life of the celebrity. From here you can also learn when, how and why the profession of an actor was chosen. Some interesting facts are waiting for you here.

Benedict was born in London. His parents, Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham, were actors. Junior Cumberbatch had to learn in two independent schools, and in the second one, the Harrow School that is situated in the north-west London were his first attempts to become an actor. After high school, actor left his studies in order to try out himself as a teacher. Place for this Cumberbatch chose rather unusual - for a year, he taught English at a Tibetan monastery. Higher education of drama class and acting, he gained from the University of Manchester. Finishing university, Cumberbatch went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 2001, Benedict actively plays important roles in various productions of the classic theater, one of the major ones in the UK. Cumberbatch can be seen on the stage of the Open Theatre in Regent's Park, Royal Court Theatre, the National Theatre and Almeida Theatre. Benedict even received some awards for his television projects. For the image of Stephen Hawking, he was nominated for a BAFTA award for “Best Actor”. At the university, Cumberbatch met actress Olivia Poulet. Their affair lasted for 12 years and ended in March 2011.

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Here you can learn about the movies Benedict Cumberbatch acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
The Other Boleyn Girl - William Carey	$35M	2008	$8.2M	$26.8M
Atonement - Paul Marshall	$30M	2007	$797K	$50.9M
To Kill a King - Royalist	$14.3M	2003
Hills Like White Elephants (short) - The Man		2002
Third Star - James		2010
Burlesque Fairytales - Henry Clark		2010
Creation - Joseph Hooker		2009	$53.1K	$341K
Amazing Grace - William Pitt		2006	$4.05M	$21.2M
The Whistleblower - Nick Phillips		2010
Starter for 10 - Patrick Watts		2006	$37.1K	$210K
Four Lions - Ed		2010	$41.5K	$294K
Inseparable (short) - Joe/Charlie		2007