---
name: "Benedict Cumberbatch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/benedict-cumberbatch"
fi1m_id: "benedict-cumberbatch"
imdb_id: "nm1212722"
tmdb_id: 71580
wikidata_id: "Q244674"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "19 July 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 35
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 34
updated: "2026-10-22T03:18:12.196186+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Benedict Cumberbatch

## Identity

Benedict Cumberbatch

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/benedict-cumberbatch
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** benedict-cumberbatch
- **IMDb ID:** nm1212722
- **TMDB ID:** 71580
- **Wikidata ID:** Q244674
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Cumberbatch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71580

Actor and producer. Born 19 July 1976 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 19 July 1976, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 35: 34 acting, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://film.one/person/chiwetel-ejiofor.md), [Chris Hemsworth](https://film.one/person/chris-hemsworth.md), [Mark Ruffalo](https://film.one/person/mark-ruffalo.md), [Martin Freeman](https://film.one/person/martin-freeman.md), [Adam Ackland](https://film.one/person/adam-ackland.md), [Anthony Russo](https://film.one/person/anthony-russo.md), [Benedict Wong](https://film.one/person/benedict-wong.md)
- **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won · 4 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 34 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (4), 2010s 70 (23), 2020s 66 (8)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 69 across 32 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 23 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 11 of 32 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 19, Adventure 12, Action 10, Comedy 9, History 7, Fantasy 6
- **Screen time:** 58 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $15,153m across 25 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Cumberbatch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71580

## Coming up

- *Wife & Dog* (2027-02-18)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Four Lions*](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md) (94), [*The Imitation Game*](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md) (73), [*The Phoenician Scheme*](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md) (70), [*The Courier*](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md) (67)
- **Disney+:** [*Avengers: Endgame*](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md) (79), [*Avengers: Infinity War*](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md) (77), [*Spider-Man: No Way Home*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md) (74), [*Thor: Ragnarok*](https://film.one/film/thor-ragnarok.md) (74)
- **Netflix:** [*The Power of the Dog*](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md) (84), [*1917*](https://film.one/film/1917.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*Parade's End*](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md) (80)
- **AMC+:** [*Sherlock*](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Benedict Cumberbatch

> Benedict Cumberbatch makes clever men convincing through precise speech and vocal assurance. We rate him, with a reservation about the habitual casting: his humour and physical skill deserve as much attention as his intelligence.

Benedict Cumberbatch often sounds as though he has worked out the answer before anyone else has understood the question. His precise diction and resonant voice suit the intelligent eccentrics he is frequently asked to play. We value that control, though another clever man can feel like an undemanding use of it. The welcome surprise of his Uncle Nubar in Wes Anderson's *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025) is how much pleasure there is in his being funny.

*Sherlock* (2010–2017), in which he played Sherlock Holmes, brought him to international attention. Alan Turing in *The Imitation Game* (2014) followed, a performance whose emotional restraint gave the intelligence some human weight. The move into *Doctor Strange* (2016) put his cerebral manner to work in a superhero film. The danger is familiarity: before he has done much, we may think we know exactly whom we are meeting.

*Avengers: Endgame* (2019) is worth watching for the company, provided we already care about its heroes. Cumberbatch plays Doctor Strange, but this is an ensemble pleasure, not a film to approach chiefly for him. We found it affectionate and often moving, with too much running time and too little distinction in the spectacle. His place in such films need not be the measure of what he can do.

Jane Campion's *The Power of the Dog* (2021) offers a harsher setting for his control, with Cumberbatch playing the tormented Phil Burbank. The physical and vocal work matters here; the performance cannot depend on sounding clever. His voice and motion-capture work as Smaug in *The Hobbit* trilogy also gives us reason to look beyond the familiar diction. These parts ask him to use considerably more of himself.

Among Anderson's ensemble in *The Phoenician Scheme*, he is a welcome interruption to a repetitive film. We perked up when Uncle Nubar appeared, because Cumberbatch made a succession of meetings feel lively again. The film remains a pattern of sketches, and Benicio del Toro supplies its strongest performance; liking Cumberbatch does not require pretending otherwise. Try it for the humour, with the caveat that an entertaining relative cannot make every meeting worth attending.

## Biography

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is an English actor. Born on 19 July 1976 in Hammersmith, London, he studied drama at the University of Manchester and obtained a Master of Arts in classical acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He began his career with stage roles, including Shakespeare productions at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, and made his West End debut in a 2005 revival of Hedda Gabler.

Cumberbatch is known for his performances as Sherlock Holmes in the television series *Sherlock* (2010–2017), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award, and as Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. His film roles include Alan Turing in *The Imitation Game* (2014) and the title character in *Patrick Melrose* (2018), the latter earning him a BAFTA Television Award. He won a Laurence Olivier Award for his stage performance in *Frankenstein* (2011). In 2015 he was appointed a CBE for services to the performing arts and charity. He appears as Uncle Nubar in the 2025 film *The Phoenician Scheme*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (35)

### Performed in (34) — the average rests on these

- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Uncle Nubar — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *The Roses* (2025), Fi1m 61, as Theo Rose — [page](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md)
- *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022), Fi1m 60, as Doctor Stephen Strange — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness.md)
- *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021), Fi1m 74, as Doctor Strange — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md)
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), Fi1m 58, as Lt. Stuart Couch — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), Fi1m 84, as Phil Burbank — [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *The Courier* (2020), Fi1m 67, as Greville Wynne — [page](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md)
- *1917* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Colonel MacKenzie — [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), Fi1m 79, as Doctor Strange — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), Fi1m 62, as Benedict Cumberbatch — [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)
- *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), Fi1m 64, as Dominic Cummings — [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md)
- *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), Fi1m 77, as Doctor Strange — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md)
- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Patrick Melrose — [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *The Grinch* (2018), Fi1m 62, as The Grinch (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grinch.md)
- *Thor: Ragnarok* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Doctor Strange — [page](https://film.one/film/thor-ragnarok.md)
- *Doctor Strange* (2016), Fi1m 66, as Dr. Stephen Strange — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, as Billy Bulger — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), Fi1m 58, as Classified (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/penguins-of-madagascar.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Fi1m 54, as Smaug / Sauron (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), Fi1m 73, as Alan Turing — [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *12 Years a Slave* (2013), Fi1m 91, as William Ford — [page](https://film.one/film/12-years-a-slave.md)
- *August: Osage County* (2013), Fi1m 57, as Little Charles Aiken — [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Fi1m 60, as John Harrison / Khan — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Fi1m 65, as Smaug / Sauron — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *Parade's End* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Christopher Tietjens — [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Fi1m 60, as Necromancer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Peter Guillam — [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)
- *War Horse* (2011), Fi1m 62, as Maj. Jamie Stewart — [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *Four Lions* (2010), Fi1m 94, as Negotiator — [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, as Sherlock Holmes — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Small Island* (2009), Fi1m 72, as Bernard — [page](https://film.one/tv/small-island.md)
- *Atonement* (2007), Fi1m 83, as Paul Marshall — [page](https://film.one/film/atonement.md)
- *Nathan Barley* (2005), Fi1m 74, as Robin — [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Jim North — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

### Produced (1)

- *We Live in Time* (2024), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/we-live-in-time.md)

## Complete filmography (114)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wife & Dog* (2027), Actor
- *The Thing with Feathers* (2025), as Dad
- *The Roses* (2025), as Theo Rose · Executive Producer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), as Uncle Nubar — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *We Live in Time* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/we-live-in-time.md)
- *Eric* (2024), series, as Vincent · Executive Producer
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More* (2024), as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
- *The Book of Clarence* (2024), as Benjamin
- *Mog's Christmas* (2023), as Mr. Thomas (voice)
- *The End We Start From* (2023), as AB · Executive Producer
- *Arctic: Our Frozen Planet* (2023), as Narrator
- *Poison* (2023), as Harry Pope
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* (2023), as Henry Sugar / Make-Up Artist
- *Minions & More Volume 1* (2022), as The Grinch (voice)
- *The Tiger Who Came to Tea* (2022), as Daddy (voice)
- *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022), as Doctor Stephen Strange — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness.md)
- *Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog* (2022), Actor
- *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021), as Doctor Strange — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md)
- *Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special* (2021), as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage)
- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), as Phil Burbank — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *The Electrical Life of Louis Wain* (2021), as Louis Wain · Executive Producer
- *What If...?* (2021), series, as Doctor Strange (voice), Doctor Strange / Strange Supreme (voice), Doctor Strange / Strange-Supreme (voice), Strange Supreme / Demon Strange (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall* (2021), Actor
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), as Lt. Stuart Couch · Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Courier* (2020), as Greville Wynne · Executive Producer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md)
- *1917* (2019), as Colonel MacKenzie — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), as Benedict Cumberbatch — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)
- *Good Omens* (2019), series, as Satan (voice)
- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), as Doctor Strange — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *The Dog Days of Winter* (2019), as The Grinch (voice)
- *Cindy-Lou's Yule Log* (2019), as The Grinch
- *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), as Dominic Cummings — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md)
- *Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle* (2018), as Shere Khan (voice)
- *The Grinch* (2018), as The Grinch (voice) — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grinch.md)
- *The Child in Time* (2018), as Stephen Lewis · Executive Producer
- *Patrick Melrose* (2018), series, as Patrick Melrose · Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/patrick-melrose.md)
- *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), as Doctor Strange — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md)
- *The Current War* (2018), as Thomas Edison
- *Thor: Ragnarok* (2017), as Doctor Strange — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/thor-ragnarok.md)
- *Walk with Me* (2017), as Narrator (voice)
- *Naples '44* (2016), as Norman Lewis (voice)
- *Doctor Strange* (2016), as Dr. Stephen Strange — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange.md)
- *Zoolander 2* (2016), as All
- *Sherlock: The Abominable Bride* (2016), as Sherlock Holmes
- *National Theatre Live: Hamlet* (2015), as Hamlet
- *Black Mass* (2015), as Billy Bulger — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), as Smaug / Sauron (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), as Classified (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/penguins-of-madagascar.md)
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), as Alan Turing — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D* (2014), as Narrator (Voice)
- *The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover* (2014), as Agent Classified (voice)
- *Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet* (2014), as Narrator
- *9 Kisses* (2014), as Man at Costume Party
- *August: Osage County* (2013), as Little Charles Aiken — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Sherlock: Many Happy Returns* (2013), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), as Smaug / Sauron — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *Jerusalem* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *Little Favour* (2013), as Wallace · Producer
- *National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage* (2013), as Rosencrantz
- *12 Years a Slave* (2013), as William Ford — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/12-years-a-slave.md)
- *The Fifth Estate* (2013), as Julian Assange
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), as John Harrison / Khan — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), as Necromancer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *Girlfriend in a Coma* (2012), as Dante (voice)
- *WWI's Tunnels of Death: The Big Dig* (2012), series, as Narrator (Voice)
- *Stephen Hawking's Grand Design* (2012), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Parade's End* (2012), series, as Christopher Tietjens — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, as Richard, Richard III — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Sherlock: Uncovered* (2012), as Sherlock, Self
- *The Dreams of William Golding* (2012), as Reader
- *War Horse* (2011), as Maj. Jamie Stewart — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *Wreckers* (2011), as David
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), as Peter Guillam — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)
- *The Rattigan Enigma by Benedict Cumberbatch* (2011), Actor
- *National Theatre Live: Frankenstein* (2011), as The Creature / Victor Frankenstein
- *The Whistleblower* (2010), as Nick Kaufman
- *Sherlock* (2010), series, as Sherlock Holmes — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Third Star* (2010), as James
- *Four Lions* (2010), as Negotiator — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking* (2010), series, as Stephen Hawking
- *Van Gogh: Painted with Words* (2010), as Vincent Van Gogh
- *Burlesque Fairytales* (2010), as Henry Clark
- *Small Island* (2009), series, as Bernard — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-island.md)
- *Creation* (2009), as Joseph Dalton Hooker
- *The Turning Point* (2009), as Guy Burgess
- *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2008), as William Carey
- *The Last Enemy* (2008), series, as Stephen Ezard
- *Stuart: A Life Backwards* (2007), as Alexander Masters
- *Inseparable* (2007), as Joe / Charlie
- *Atonement* (2007), as Paul Marshall — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/atonement.md)
- *Amazing Grace* (2006), as William Pitt
- *Starter for 10* (2006), as Patrick Watts
- *The Man Who Predicted 9/11* (2005), as Narrator (voice)
- *To the Ends of the Earth* (2005), series, as Edmund Talbot
- *Nathan Barley* (2005), series, as Robin — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Luke Fitzwilliam
- *Hawking* (2004), as Stephen Hawking
- *Dunkirk* (2004), series, as Lt Jimmy Langley
- *Fortysomething* (2003), series, as Rory Slippery
- *To Kill a King* (2003), as Royalist
- *Cambridge Spies* (2003), series, as Edward Hand
- *Tipping the Velvet* (2002), series, as Freddy
- *Fields of Gold* (2002), as Jeremy
- *Hills Like White Elephants* (2002), as The Man
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Jim North — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Warren Reid
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Toby Fisher, Charles
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Severus Snape / Prime Minister (voice), Quilloughby (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Migrations*, Producer
- *Rogue Male*, Producer
- *Blood on Snow*, as The Fisherman
- *Last Flight*, as Kirk Wallace Johnson · Executive Producer
- *Morning*, as Frank · Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Benedict Cumberbatch](https://film.one/media/person/8453/gallery-afc7ef79d89a.jpg) Benedict Cumberbatch — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/BCumberbatch_Comic-Con_2019.jpg/1280px-BCumberbatch_Comic-Con_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
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- ![Actor Benedict Cumberbatch at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/8453/gallery-8e031334a9e0.jpg) Actor Benedict Cumberbatch at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (2025) — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Benedict_Cumberbatch-67218_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Benedict_Cumberbatch-67218_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
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## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2022: Best Actor (nominated), for *The Power of the Dog*
- 2015: Best Actor (nominated), for *The Imitation Game*

### BAFTA Television Awards — 1 won, 4 nominated

- 2019: Best Actor (won), for *Patrick Melrose*
- 2012: Best Actor (nominated), for *Sherlock*
- 2011: Best Actor (nominated), for *Sherlock*
- 2010: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Small Island*
- 2005: Best Actor (nominated), for *Hawking*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2014: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *Sherlock*
- 2013: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated), for *Parade's End*
- 2012: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated), for *Sherlock*

### SAG Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2014: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *12 Years a Slave*

### Other awards — 4 won, 4 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2015: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *The Imitation Game*
- British Independent Film Awards 2014: British Independent Film Awards (won)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2014: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (nominated), for *Star Trek Into Darkness*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2012: Critics' Choice Television Award (won)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor 2012: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor (won)
- Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film 2012: Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *Sherlock*
- British Independent Film Awards 2011: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role 2006: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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