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While have yet to see his work in ‘The Hobbit,’ we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to actor Benedict Cumberbatch. The man who will be Smaug turns 37 today! Here’s his bio from Wikipedia…<\/p>\nWhile have yet to see his work in ‘The Hobbit,’ we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to actor Benedict Cumberbatch. The man who will be Smaug turns 37 today! Here’s his bio from Wikipedia…<\/p>\n
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch<\/b>\u00a0(born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. His most acclaimed roles include\u00a0Stephen Hawking<\/a>\u00a0in the BBC drama\u00a0Hawking<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2004);\u00a0William Pitt<\/a>\u00a0in the historical filmAmazing Grace<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2006); protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller\u00a0The Last Enemy<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2008); Paul Marshall in\u00a0Atonement<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2007); Bernard in\u00a0Small Island<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2009); and\u00a0Sherlock Holmes<\/a>\u00a0in the modern BBC adaptation series\u00a0Sherlock<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2010\u201312).<\/p>\n
In February 2011, he starred in\u00a0Danny Boyle<\/a>‘s stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s\u00a0Frankenstein<\/a><\/i>\u00a0at the\u00a0Royal National Theatre<\/a>. In late 2011, he played Major Stewart in\u00a0Steven Spielberg<\/a>‘s\u00a0War Horse<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2011). He also played\u00a0Peter Guillam<\/a>, one of the pivotal roles in\u00a0Tomas Alfredson<\/a>‘s\u00a0Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(2011).<\/p>\n
He also starred as Christopher Tietjens in the\u00a0BBC<\/a>\/HBO<\/a>\u00a0co-produced miniseries,\u00a0Parade’s End<\/a><\/i>, which first aired August 2012. He portrayed\u00a0Smaug<\/a>\u00a0the dragon through voice and motion capture and also provided the motion capture for the\u00a0Necromancer<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Peter Jackson<\/a>‘s\u00a0The Hobbit<\/i>\u00a0trilogy<\/a>\u00a0(2012).<\/p>\n
Cumberbatch portrayed the main antagonist,\u00a0Khan Noonien Singh<\/a>, in\u00a0J. J. Abrams<\/a>‘\u00a0Star Trek Into Darkness<\/a><\/i>, released in May 2013, and will play\u00a0WikiLeaks<\/a>\u00a0founder\u00a0Julian Assange<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0The Fifth Estate<\/a><\/i>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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