Benedict Cumberbatch

Best known for playing Sherlock Holmes on the crime drama series Sherlock. He received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Alan Turing in the film The Imitation Game and he had a supporting role in the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave. He later starred in the eponymous role in Marvel's Doctor Strange and in Showtime's Patrick Melrose as the title character. After graduating as an arts scholar from Harrow School, he spent a year teaching English at a Tibetan monastery in