Today, July 19, celebrated its 41st birthday, the popular British actor of theater, film and television Benedict Cumberbatch.

Benedict Cumberbatch is the son of the actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Vetham. Relative of King Edward III of the Plantagenet dynasty.

Cumberbatch began his studies at the Brambletay School. ) In West Sussex, and then continued at the prestigious Harrow School in northwest London, where he first came on stage. In Harrow, he was involved in a number of Shakespearean plays.

Actor debut at age 12 was the role of Titania, the fairy queen, in the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

In honor of the birthday of Benedict Cumberbatch editorial site TV. UA made its TOP-10 best roles for the birthday man.

"Hawking" (2004) 2. "Stewart: Past Life" (2007) 3. "Van Gogh: Portrait written in words" (2010) 4. Sherlock (2010 - present). Time) 5. "Spy, get out! »(2011) 6. "12 years of slavery" (2013) 7. "August: Osage County" (2013) 8. "The Fifth Power" (2013) 9. "Startrek: Retribution" (2013) 10. Doctor Strange (2016).