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Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (19 July 1976) is an English film, television, theatre and voice actor. He has received two Olivier Award nominations winning one for Best Actor, four BAFTA nominations, two Emmy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination, among several others. In November 2013, he was honoured by BAFTA Los Angeles[5] with a Britannia Award for "British Artist of the Year" for his "masterful performances in television, film and theatre Early life After graduating at Harrow, he took a gap year to volunteer as an English teacher at a Tibetan monastery in Darjeeling, India.[21] He then attended the University of Manchester, where he studied drama.[22] After graduating, he continued his training as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1] Career Theatre Since 2001, Cumberbatch has had major roles in a dozen classic plays at the Regent's Park Open Air, Almeida, Royal Court and Royal National Theatres. Television Film

Sherlock (TV series) Sherlock is a British television crime drama that presents a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Nine episodes have been produced, the first three of which aired in 2010. Series two aired in 2012, and a third series aired in 2014. The third series has become the UK's most watched drama series since 2001.[1] Sherlock has been sold to over 200 territories.[2] The writers said that Freeman's casting developed the way in which Cumberbatch played Holmes.[11] The theme of "friendship" appealed to both Gatiss and Moffat.[24] Gatiss asserted the importance of achieving the correct tone for the character. Rupert Graves was cast as DI Greg Lestrade. Amanda Abbington plays Mary Morstan, Watson's girlfriend and then wife.

TV review: Sherlock | Television & radio 'Ask me what that is," I say to my girlfriend, nodding at my new purchase, a small tree in a pot on the patio. I've been hoping she'd ask me of her own accord, but it's been a few days and she hasn't, almost certainly on purpose – to hurt my feelings. "Go on then, what is it?" "Ah ha," I say, whipping out the magnifying glass I just happen to have about my person. "Vicky!" So that didn't work. "Meretricious," says Watson. Moriarty, his arch enemy, turns out to be this Graham Nortonesquecharacter. Of course, it's all been shunted forward 120 years or so, so The B-P Plans concern a new missile-defence system, and the pips are not the sort that may one day turn into an orange tree (my dear Watson), but the kind you get on the speaking clock. My job is to nit-pick, though. I'm not happy about the London night sky, either – dark, clear, sparkly, as it is in the middle of the Atlantic maybe, but never is over the city. So now we enter the Great Hiatus, a terrifying void of Sherlocklessness.

Ten Facts about Sherlock Holmes | Interesting Literature 1. Sherlock Holmes was originally going to be called Sherrinford. The name was altered to Sherlock, possibly because of a cricketer who bore the name. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who created Holmes (of course), was a fan of cricket and the name ‘Sherlock’ appears to have stuck in his memory. Doyle was also a keen cricketer himself, and between 1899 and 1907 he played ten first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club – quite fitting, since Baker Street is situated in the Marylebone district of London. For more on the creation of Holmes, see the detailed ‘Introduction’ in The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. We’ve now put together ten more facts about Sherlock Holmes and his creator in this sequel post! Images: Top: ‘Sherlock Holmes’, © 1904 Sidney Paget, public domain. Like this: Like Loading...

Top 10 facts about Sherlock Holmes | Top 10 Facts | Fun 1. The only fictional character portrayed in more films than Sherlock Holmes is Dracula. 2. Sherlock Holmes Baffled was his first film, a 30-second silent spoof made in the US in 1900. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. SH New year for sherlock SHERLOCK Sherlock lives John feeling lucky to be SH's friend I'm coming home, John The blog of Dr. John. H. Watson Sherlockspeare

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