Age: 49
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born July 19, 1976) is an British and American actor. Known for his roles on the screen and stage, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Television Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Cumberbatch won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Frankenstein and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Sherlock. His performances in the dramas The Imitation Game (2014) and The Power of the Dog (2021) earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. For playing the title role in five-part drama miniseries Patrick Melrose, he won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2014 Time magazine included him in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015 he was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to the performing arts and to charity. A graduate of the Victoria University of Manchester, Cumberbatch continued his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, obtaining a Master of Arts in Classical Acting. He first performed at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in Shakespearean productions and made his West End debut in Richard Eyre's revival of Hedda Gabler in 2005. Since then, he has starred in the Royal National Theatre productions After the Dance (2010) and Frankenstein (2011). In 2015, he played the title role in Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre. Cumberbatch's television work includes his performance as Stephen Hawking in the television film Hawking in 2004. He gained worldwide recognition for his performance as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock from 2010 to 2017. He has also headlined Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Parade's End (2012), The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016), Patrick Melrose (2018), and Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019). In films, Cumberbatch has starred in Amazing Grace (2006) as William Pitt the Younger, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) as Khan, 12 Years a Slave (2013) as William Prince Ford, The Fifth Estate (2013) as Julian Assange, and The Imitation Game (2014) as Alan Turing. He also acted in the historical dramas The Current War (2017), 1917 (2019) and The Courier (2020), and received critical acclaim for his performance in Jane Campion's Western drama The Power of the Dog (2021). From 2012 to 2014, through voice and motion capture, he played the characters of Smaug and Sauron in The Hobbit film series. Cumberbatch portrays Dr. Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with Doctor Strange (2016), and also voiced the character in the animated series What If...? (2021).
Benedict Cumberbatch
Duke Charles Harcourt
for Duke Charles Harcourt in What If It's Us? (Black Butler Fanfic)
Suggested by bifluidmax08
In the shadowed grandeur of Victorian England, the Phantomhive and Harcourt families are locked in an unyielding feud—a rivalry steeped in blood, power, and betrayal. Their heirs, Ciel Phantomhive and Joanne Harcourt, are sworn enemies by birth but find themselves entangled in a bond neither of them can deny. When Ciel infiltrates a Harcourt masquerade ball under false pretenses, fate brings him face-to-face with Joanne. A fleeting kiss ignites a dangerous, forbidden love that threatens to unravel the fragile threads of loyalty binding them to their warring families. As their secret meetings deepen into something far more profound, both young men must grapple with their identities, desires, and the terrifying realization that they cannot live without each other. But they are not the only ones harboring dangerous secrets. Joanne's fiancée, Anne Frandins, is secretly in love with Elizabeth Midford, who will risk everything for a chance at happiness. Edward Midford hides a growing infatuation with Cheslock, Joanne’s fiercely loyal cousin. Amidst the intricate web of love, lies, and betrayal, every decision pushes them closer to disaster. Ciel’s reckless determination to defy his family’s legacy leads him to a bold decision: he will marry Joanne, no matter the cost. But with Duke Harcourt tightening his grip on Joanne’s fate and Sebastian Michaelis maneuvering in the shadows, their love faces impossible odds.
