Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19th 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 immortalised for her role in Gerry Anderson's UFO series).

Cumberbatch was rumoured to have turned down an offer to be the Eleventh Doctor. He denied the rumour, claiming never to have been offered the role. Cumberbatch later worked with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss on Sherlock, in which he played Sherlock Holmes.