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Cumberbatch is the son of frequent ''[[Doctor Who]]'' guest actor [[Wanda Ventham]] (who herself is also well known for her role in Gerry Anderson's ''UFO'' series). | Cumberbatch is the son of frequent ''[[Doctor Who]]'' guest actor [[Wanda Ventham]] (who herself is also well known for her role in Gerry Anderson's ''UFO'' series). | ||
Cumberbatch was rumoured to have turned down an offer to be the [[Eleventh Doctor]].<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1298040/New-Sherlock-Holmes-Benedict-Cumberbatch-turns-Doctor-Who-role.html?ito=feeds-newsxml</ref> He denied the rumour, claiming never to have been offered the role.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/08/20/sherlock-star-benedict-cumberbatch-wouldn-t-fancy-being-doctor-who-115875-22500295/</ref> Cumberbatch later worked with [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Mark Gatiss]] on ''[[wikipedia:Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]],'' in which he played [[Sherlock Holmes]]. | Cumberbatch was rumoured to have turned down an offer to be the [[Eleventh Doctor]].<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1298040/New-Sherlock-Holmes-Benedict-Cumberbatch-turns-Doctor-Who-role.html?ito=feeds-newsxml</ref> He denied the rumour, claiming never to have been offered the role.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/08/20/sherlock-star-benedict-cumberbatch-wouldn-t-fancy-being-doctor-who-115875-22500295/</ref> [[Steven Moffat]] has also stated that he will not be in line for the role.<ref>http://http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/matt-smith-plays-down-benedict-cumberbatch-doctor/261402/</ref> Cumberbatch later worked with [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Mark Gatiss]] on ''[[wikipedia:Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]],'' in which he played [[Sherlock Holmes]]. | ||
The rumor that he will be playing [[The Master]] for the 50th anniversary has also cropped up.<ref>http://http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/matt-smith-plays-down-benedict-cumberbatch-doctor/261402/</ref> This has yet to be confirmed or denied. | |||
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Revision as of 18:16, 1 March 2012
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) played Howard Carter as well as an unnamed thing in BFA: Forty-Five.
Cumberbatch is the son of frequent Doctor Who guest actor Wanda Ventham (who herself is also well known for her role in Gerry Anderson's UFO series).
Cumberbatch was rumoured to have turned down an offer to be the Eleventh Doctor.[1] He denied the rumour, claiming never to have been offered the role.[2] Steven Moffat has also stated that he will not be in line for the role.[3] Cumberbatch later worked with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss on Sherlock, in which he played Sherlock Holmes.
The rumor that he will be playing The Master for the 50th anniversary has also cropped up.[4] This has yet to be confirmed or denied.
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Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1298040/New-Sherlock-Holmes-Benedict-Cumberbatch-turns-Doctor-Who-role.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/08/20/sherlock-star-benedict-cumberbatch-wouldn-t-fancy-being-doctor-who-115875-22500295/
- ↑ http://http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/matt-smith-plays-down-benedict-cumberbatch-doctor/261402/
- ↑ http://http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/matt-smith-plays-down-benedict-cumberbatch-doctor/261402/
