Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch Biography and Timeline

Follow Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

9Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1976–2014Years on this page

1976

Birth of Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch

Arts / Cinema

Birth of Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch

2004

Hawking

Arts / Cinema

First main part in television as Stephen Hawking in Hawking

2006

Amazing Grace

Arts / Cinema

Plays William Pitt the Younger in Amazing Grace

2007

Atonement

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Atonement

2008

The Last Enemy

Arts / Cinema

Lead character in the BBC miniseries drama The Last Enemy

2011

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Plays Major Jamie Stewart in Steven Spielbergs War Horse

2013

The 5th Estate

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The 5th Estate. Stars in August: Osage County. Stars in 12 Years a Slave

2014

The Imitation Game

Arts / Cinema

The historical drama The Imitation Game, directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing and Keira Knightley as Joan Clarke, is released in the UK

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.