Benedict Cumberbatch is a famous and talented actor who plays Dr. Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films. This Oscar-nominated actor is indeed very good at acting, like when he played the iconic Multiverse guard.

In 2018, Benedict Cumberbatch starred as Patrick Melrose and earned him a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for the role, making this charismatic actor even more recognized for his acting skills. As fans await Benedict Cumberbatch's return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, here are 10 facts about the actor.

1. His Real Parents Played as Sherlock’s Parents

Speaking of Benedict Cumberbatch's parents, both Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham are quite familiar faces as actors and actresses. Sherlock fans may also be quick to recognize the two of them as the parents of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.

In 2014, Cumberbatch told the Press Association that he was a little nervous about acting with his parents.

2. Like Doctor Strange, Cumberbatch in Taught at a Tibetan Monastery for a Year

Doctor Strange once lived in a Tibetan monastery to study magic with Wong. In the real world, Benedict Cumberbatch also once decided to give up his time and teach English at a Tibetan monastery in Darjeeling, India. “I have always been fascinated by meditation activities,” Cumberbatch told Lion's Roar. “In India, I went to meditate with a lama. Some days I learned mantras to clear and purify the mind, along with many other people. It was amazing, and I felt like I was just floating out of there after two weeks."

Although teaching and acting may seem like two unrelated things, it was the many skills and practices that Cumberbatch learned during his time at the Tibetan monastery that eventually helped him in his acting career. “Silence is an important part of acting,” he said, “So I've had a number of ways of focusing on that. Standstill is a place that is very, very hard to find, especially in this flickering world of modern technology.”

3. Cumberbatch is Related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

It turns out that Sherlock Holmes might be a very suitable role played by Benedict Cumberbatch because of his family tree. In 2017, researchers at Ancestry.com made the interesting discovery that Cumberbatch and Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are sixteenth cousins ​​to the Cumberbatch family. The ancestral relationship between the two is that of a former Duke of Lancaster named John of Gaunt, who was Doyle's 15th great-grandfather and Cumberbatch's 17th great-grandfather.

4. Benedict Cumberbatch is Also Related to Alan Turing

Conan Doyle isn’t the only famous person Benedict Cumberbatch is related to. In 2014, the same research team determined that Cumberbatch was the 17th cousin of Alan Turing, the computer scientist and codebreaker he played in Morten Tyldum's The Imitation Game (2014), a role that earned Cumberbatch an Oscar nomination in 2014. 2015.

5. Cumberbatch Turned Hamlet Into The Best Selling Show Of All Time

In 2015, Benedict Cumberbatch achieved one of the dreams of his life when it was announced that he would be playing the legendary role of Hamlet in a 12-week show at London's Barbican theatre. Tickets ended up selling out very quickly because Cumberbatch had a hand in it.

As The Telegraph reported in 2014: “Hamlet tickets went on sale at 10am on August 11, 2014 and within minutes, his fans were expressing their frustration at realizing they had to be among the 20,000 people queuing for those tickets."

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6. Cumberbatch Has a Rare Genetic Mutation

If Benedict Cumberbatch's eyes appear to change color regularly, it could be because the actor was born with central heterochromia and sectoral heterochromia. These are two rare but harmless genetic mutations that affect his eyes. Each eye has multiple colors such as a mixture of blue, green, and gold due to central heterochromia, and sectoral heterochromia is the reason why he has a brown “spot” in his right eye.

When asked Cumberbatch what his favorite part of his body is, he answered eyes. "I think as an actor, the eyes are very important in conveying an internal thought process or feeling, and for that I have to thank my mother," said Cumberbatch.

7. A Life-size Cumberbatch Statue from Edible Chocolate

In a unique promotional campaign by UKTV UK in 2015, Benedict Cumberbatch narrowly beat David Tennant by just one per cent to be crowned "TV Dishiest Drama Actor." The prize is a life-size statue of Cumberbatch's real body, made entirely of Belgian chocolate, and made in the actor's likeness.

It took a team of 8 people and more than 250 hours to make the delicious Cumberbatch twin, nicknamed "Benedict Chocobatch."

8. Cumberbatch Becomes the Main Character in Many Fan Fiction

In addition to being a leading man on stage and on the small and big screen, Benedict Cumberbatch has played leading roles in a lot of fan fiction. In 2013, The Mirror estimated that about 100 million words in fan fiction had been written about the Sherlock star.

9. Simon Pegg Pranked Him in the Set of Star Trek

While filming Star Trek: Into Darkness, Simon Pegg decided to prank Benedict Cumberbatch by convincing him that he was at risk of radiation. According to Pegg, the prank he did worked and Cumberbatch panicked about it.

10. Cumberbatch was Kidnapped in South Africa

While filming the mini-series To the Ends of the Earth in 2005, Benedict Cumberbatch experienced an epiphany in his life when he nearly lost his life in South Africa. At that time Cumberbatch and two of his co-stars took time off from work to learn how to dive near Mozambique.

On the way back home from his sightseeing, the actor explained about his kidnapping case, “The three of us tried to change tires. These six men appeared suddenly from a forest. They said: 'Put your hand on your head, don't look at us,' and searched us for drugs, money and weapons. Then they took us in the car. They dragged me and put me in the trunk of the car.”

Like various fast-thinking characters he has played, Cumberbatch realizes that his only option is to try to negotiate with his captors and have them argue their way out of the situation:

"I said: 'If you keep me here, I could be short of air, because it's a very small space. There's a problem with my heart and brain.' I just tried to explain to them: 'I'm going to die, maybe I will sick, and that would be a problem for you. I would be a dead Englishman in your car. Not a good thing for you.'” Cumberbatch said.

“They closed the trunk and fought, then pulled me out. So I thanked God that I had the mind to give them the idea that it would be better if I stayed alive. And my other two friends weren't hurt either." You could say, this incident became the impetus for Cumberbatch to pursue his dream even more aggressively.

Those are the 10 facts about Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor who plays Doctor Strange who is very iconic. Do you think there are any other facts about Benedict Cumberbatch that haven't been discussed here? You can share them in the comment section.

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