Benedict Cumberbatch is a British actor, best known for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama, Hawking, for which he was nominated for the Best Television Actor BAFTA award. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Hawking as himself on Star Trek TNG Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS (born January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England) is one of the worlds leading theoretical physicists. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

The son of actor Timothy Carlton and actress Wanda Ventham, he was educated at Harrow School and the University of Manchester. He then trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Apart from Hawking, his most important role has been the lead in the 2005 BBC drama serial, To the Ends of the Earth. Wanda Ventham (born 1939 ia a British actress, whose face may be known though she had never achieved star status. ... Harrow School Chapel Harrow School is a British public school, located in Harrow on the Hill, in North West London. ... The University of Manchester in Manchester, England is a university that was formed from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), founded 1861, is a leading British drama school in west London. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... To the Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of novels by William Golding, consisting of Rites of Passage (1980), Close Quarters (1987), and Fire Down Below (1989). ...