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{{actor | {{actor | ||
| image=[[Image:Benedict Cumberbatch.jpg|250px]] | | image=[[Image:Benedict Cumberbatch.jpg|250px]] | ||
| name=Benedict Cumberbatch | | name=Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch | ||
| lifetime=[[19 July|July 19]], [[1976]] | | lifetime=[[19 July|July 19]], [[1976]] | ||
| played=[[ | | played=[[Necromancer]], [[Smaug]] | ||
| film=[[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]] | | film=[[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]] | ||
| played2= | | played2= | ||
| film2= | | film2= | ||
| imdb=[ | | imdb=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/ Profile] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Benedict Cumberbatch''' is a British actor who | '''Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch''', [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], is a British actor who portrayed the dragon [[Smaug]] and the [[Sauron|Necromancer/Sauron]] in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]] using motion capture as well as his voice .<ref name="THCumberbatch">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/TheHobbitMovie/posts/238891146211018|articlename=If Benedict Cumberbatch...|dated=8-May-2012|website=FB|accessed=12-May-2012}}</ref> He starred with [[Martin Freeman]] in the BBC TV series [[Wikipedia:Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]. | ||
==Awards== | |||
* [[2013]] - '''[http://www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards Britannia Award]''', British Artist of the Year, ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' | |||
* [[2014]] - '''[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/ Behind the Voice Actors Awards]''', Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film, ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' | |||
* 2014 - '''Behind the Voice Actors Awards''', Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year. | |||
==Bibliography, selected== | |||
*'''[[2014]]''': ''[[Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon]]'' (foreword) | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
==External Links== | |||
* {{WP|Benedict Cumberbatch}} | |||
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[[Category:People by name]] | [[Category:People by name]] | ||
[[Category:The Hobbit (film series) cast]] | |||
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| Lifetime | July 19, 1976 |
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| IMDb | Profile |
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, CBE, is a British actor who portrayed the dragon Smaug and the Necromancer/Sauron in The Hobbit (film series) using motion capture as well as his voice .[1] He starred with Martin Freeman in the BBC TV series Sherlock.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 2013 - Britannia Award, British Artist of the Year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- 2014 - Behind the Voice Actors Awards, Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- 2014 - Behind the Voice Actors Awards, Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year.
Bibliography, selected[edit | edit source]
- 2014: Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon (foreword)
References
- ↑ "If Benedict Cumberbatch..." dated 8 May 2012, Facebook (accessed 12 May 2012)
