Today, July 19, British actor Benedict Cumberbatch celebrates his 42nd birthday. Mysterious Sherlock Holmes, adorable Dr. Strange, interesting Patrick Melrose, great Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking - all these bright characters were played by Benedict.

Editorial site TV. UA decided to remember not only these roles, but also the most interesting facts from the life of Cumberbatch!.

He could never become an actor. At the insistence of his parents, Benedikt vengeance was preparing to become a professional lawyer. Before he entered the faculty of drama at the University of Manchester, he studied for a year in an English Tibetan monastery.

Cumberbatch is actually redhead. The actor had to dye his hair in a dark color for the sake of filming in the series "Sherlock", and then he decided to remain a brunette.

One day in the filming of a film in South Africa, Benedict Cumberbatch and his colleague were the victims of armed robbers who wanted to steal a car.

Criminals tied up the actor and wanted to shove in the trunk.

Speaking of acting career, Ben notes that this was not the dream of his childhood. It just so happened. At some point he felt a craving for the scene, his parents supported him, and went-went.

The actor is very fond of sports. He often rides a bike and motorbike, plays tennis, several times jumps with a parachute, engages in rugby, yoga, diving and horse riding.

Recall, earlier Madonna showed six children.