The actors Benedict Cumberbatch

If a British accent makes your pulse quicken, then this Doctor Strange star is for you. Benedict started his acting career in the early 2000s on the British theatre scene before making his way onto the screen with small TV and film gigs. But it was only in 2010 that the world took notice of the English actor, when he played the lead in the TV series Sherlock, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective novels.

Since then, he has been racking up the accolades, being awarded an Outstanding Lead Actor Emmy for Sherlock in 2014 and a Best Actor Oscar nomination the year after for the movie The Imitation Game.

And it doesn’t end there: the 40 year old has received multiple nominations from every major academy, including the Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the BAFTAS. Even the Queen thinks he’s cool – he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2015 for his contributions to the arts and his ongoing charity work. A hottie with a heart? Yes please!

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