TOP 10 best films with Benedict Cumberbatch - one of the most colorful actors in the UK (10 photos)

Yesterday, July 19, Benedict Cumberbatch celebrated his 47th birthday! Let's congratulations to this English gentleman, albeit with a small late. Cumberbatch is certainly one of the most typified and colorful British actors. It differs not only in unusual appearance and complex surname, but also an incredible talent. About it testifies to his most interesting filmography and a lot of prestigious film awards. Many fell in love with him for the role of Sherlock Holmes in the sensational BBC series Sherlock, and the younger generation knows him as "Dr. Strange". Well, let's congratulate the old Cumberdwach ... Cumberbatch... ugh... Cumberbatch! And at the same time remember the TOP 10 of his best films.

The Imitation Game (2014)





Benedict as Alan Turing, an English mathematician with difficult fate, which during the Second World War is trying crack the code of the German Enigma cipher machine.

First Oscar nomination in acting career.

Dog Power (2021)



Benedict as gruff and never washing Phil Burbank owner of a ranch that he shares with his brother George. When George marries the widow Rose, who has a son, Peter, Phil at first gets along with a teenager, grinning at him, but after between them a connection is established that leads to unexpected consequences.

The second and to date the last nomination for "Oscar" in the career of an actor.

Van Gogh: A Portrait Painted with Words (2010)





Benedict as Vincent van Gogh. A film about the difficult life of a great artist, based on his letter to his younger brother.

Third Star (2010)



Benedict as a 29-year-old young man with cancer James, who is not yet 30. He and two of his friends go to "farewell" journey filled with unpredictable events and humor (although, it would seem, what kind of humor is there).

Life backwards (2007)



Benedict as writer Alexander Masters, who narrates about the life of his friend Stuart Shorter - a homeless alcoholic, survivor of a traumatic event as a child who fought for the rights people living on the street. The film is based on the book by Alexander Masters, and history is shown backwards.

Tom Hardy, who played the role of Stuart, calls this work his best. But Benedict is here as always on top.

Hawking (2004)



Benedict as Stephen Hawking - a brilliant physicist and cosmologist, whose life was extremely complicated by a slowly developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In a British TV movie Cumberbatch shows the university years of one of the most brilliant people in history.

Star Trek: Retribution (2013)



Benedict as Khan, a villain who is fought by the brave crew of the legendary Enterprise.

Cumberbatch doesn't play villains as often as he could, given his appearance, but this one is a perfect fit.

Spy, get out! (2011)



Benedict as Peter Guillem, George Smiley's assistant in performed by Gary Oldman, who is secretly trying to figure out the Soviet "mole" in the ranks of MI6.

Cat Worlds by Louis Wayne (2021)



Benedict as the English artist Louis Wain, who became famous with his drawings of anthropomorphic cats. He lived with his mother and five sisters and lost his wife early - all these circumstances (and some mental problems) made him a specific, but brilliant person, who gave the world extremely entertaining art objects. In film many cats are shown, but the main one, of course, is Cumberbatch himself.

Miniseries Patrick Melrose (2018)



A drug-addicted aristocrat tries to deal with childhood traumas. One of Benedict Cumberbatch's best roles