“My first agent dissuaded me from calling myself 'Cumberbatch.' I had six months of not very productive time with her, so I changed agents. The new one said, 'Why aren't you using your family name? It's a real attention-grabber.' I worried, 'How much is it going to cost to put my name in lights?' But then I decided that's not my problem.”

English actor

Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor. Born in 1976, he has built a career across stage, television, and film, and has 93 quotes on the site. He has received a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He has also been nominated for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globes. In 2014, Time named him among the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015 he was appointed a CBE for services to performing arts and charity.