Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the hit BBC television series Sherlock, started his acting career on the Brambletye theatre stage many moons ago. His rise to fame has been meteoric as he has made the part of the eccentric detective in the modernised version of Sherlock Holmes his own and, at the same time, appearing as Major Stuart in Spielberg's realisation of the Morpurgo novel War Horse. 

The Sun recently wrote a short Bio on Benedict - Read it.

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