{"id":45222,"date":"2011-06-17T06:14:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T11:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?page_id=45222"},"modified":"2013-08-12T09:06:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T14:06:52","slug":"benedict-cumberbatch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/the-hobbit\/cast\/benedict-cumberbatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict Cumberbatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><em>Via Wikipedia<\/em>:\u00a0<strong>Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch<\/strong> (born 19 July 1976) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include:\u00a0<a title=\"Stephen Hawking\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Hawking\">Stephen Hawking<\/a> in the BBC drama\u00a0<em><a title=\"Hawking (TV film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawking_(TV_film)\">Hawking<\/a><\/em> (2004);\u00a0<a title=\"William Pitt the Younger\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Pitt_the_Younger\">William Pitt<\/a> in the historical film\u00a0<em><a title=\"Amazing Grace (2006 film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amazing_Grace_(2006_film)\">Amazing Grace<\/a><\/em>(2006); the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller\u00a0<em><a title=\"The Last Enemy (TV series)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Last_Enemy_(TV_series)\">The Last Enemy<\/a><\/em> (2008); Paul Marshall in\u00a0<em><a title=\"Atonement (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atonement_(film)\">Atonement<\/a><\/em> (2007); Bernard in\u00a0<em><a title=\"Small Island (television drama)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Small_Island_(television_drama)\">Small Island<\/a><\/em> (2009); and\u00a0<a title=\"Sherlock Holmes\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sherlock_Holmes\">Sherlock Holmes<\/a> in the modern BBC adaptation series\u00a0<em><a title=\"Sherlock (TV series)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sherlock_(TV_series)\">Sherlock<\/a><\/em> (2010). He will also be the voice of Smaug the Dragon in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2011, he starred in <a title=\"Danny Boyle\" href=\"\/wiki\/Danny_Boyle\">Danny Boyle<\/a>&#8216;s stage adaptation of Mary Shelley&#8217;s <i><a title=\"Frankenstein (2011 play)\" href=\"\/wiki\/Frankenstein_(2011_play)\">Frankenstein<\/a><\/i> at the <a title=\"Royal National Theatre\" href=\"\/wiki\/Royal_National_Theatre\">Royal National Theatre<\/a>. In late 2011, he played Major Stewart in <a title=\"Steven Spielberg\" href=\"\/wiki\/Steven_Spielberg\">Steven Spielberg<\/a>&#8216;s <i><a title=\"War Horse (film)\" href=\"\/wiki\/War_Horse_(film)\">War Horse<\/a><\/i> (2011). He also played <a title=\"Peter Guillam\" href=\"\/wiki\/Peter_Guillam\">Peter Guillam<\/a>, one of the pivotal roles in <a title=\"Tomas Alfredson\" href=\"\/wiki\/Tomas_Alfredson\">Tomas Alfredson<\/a>&#8216;s <i><a title=\"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)\" href=\"\/wiki\/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy_(film)\">Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy<\/a><\/i> (2011).<\/p>\n<p>He also starred as Christopher Tietjens in the <a title=\"BBC\" href=\"\/wiki\/BBC\">BBC<\/a>\/<a title=\"HBO\" href=\"\/wiki\/HBO\">HBO<\/a> co-produced miniseries, <i><a title=\"Parade's End (TV series)\" href=\"\/wiki\/Parade%27s_End_(TV_series)\">Parade&#8217;s End<\/a><\/i>, which first aired August 2012. He portrayed <a title=\"Smaug\" href=\"\/wiki\/Smaug\">Smaug<\/a> the dragon through voice and motion capture and also provided the motion capture for the <a title=\"Sauron\" href=\"\/wiki\/Sauron#The_Necromancer_of_Dol_Guldur\">Necromancer<\/a> in <a title=\"Peter Jackson\" href=\"\/wiki\/Peter_Jackson\">Peter Jackson<\/a>&#8216;s <i>The Hobbit<\/i> trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberbatch portrayed the main antagonist, <a title=\"Khan Noonien Singh\" href=\"\/wiki\/Khan_Noonien_Singh\">Khan Noonien Singh<\/a>, in <a title=\"J. J. Abrams\" href=\"\/wiki\/J._J._Abrams\">J. J. Abrams<\/a>&#8216; <i><a title=\"Star Trek Into Darkness\" href=\"\/wiki\/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness\">Star Trek Into Darkness<\/a><\/i>, released in May 2013, and will play <a title=\"WikiLeaks\" href=\"\/wiki\/WikiLeaks\">WikiLeaks<\/a> founder <a title=\"Julian Assange\" href=\"\/wiki\/Julian_Assange\">Julian Assange<\/a> in <i><a title=\"The Fifth Estate (film)\" href=\"\/wiki\/The_Fifth_Estate_(film)\">The Fifth Estate<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Wikipedia:\u00a0Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. 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