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Benedict Cumberbatch: I’m one of the “stupidest actors” around | Daily Celebrity News | Splash TV

1,285 views · Published 19 November 2018 · 1:12 · Indexed 25 September 2026

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revealed he likes to play the role of "smart characters because he is drawn to them" because they are so different to who he is.

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Benedict Cumberbatch says he's one of the "stupidest actors" around.

The 42-year-old screen star is preparing for his upcoming role as real life British spy Greville Wynne in Cold War movie 'Ironbark' and he has previously played WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2004 movie 'The Fifth Estate' and the star has revealed he likes to play the role of "smart characters because he is drawn to them" because they are so different to who he is.

Speaking to Stellar magazine, Cumberbatch said: "The great joy [of acting] is the transformation - moving away from what I know or who I am. So perversely, I am probably one of the stupidest actors I know. I'm playing some of the smartest characters because I'm drawn to them. They are so different from me."

Cumberbatch is best known for portraying geniuses on-screen as he has also portrayed mathematical expert Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game' and the brilliant, albeit fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes in the TV series 'Sherlock' written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.

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