Life and work
Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor. Born: 19 July 1976. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United Kingdom.
Actor · 1976–
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor. Born on 19 July 1976, this profile follows Benedict Cumberbatch through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Sherlock (2010) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). The location trail reaches Speedy's Café, Getty Center and Two California Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Sherlock · Speedy's Café
Benedict Cumberbatch is credited as cast member on Sherlock. The work’s existing location story leads to Speedy's Café. The North Gower Street café appears beside the exterior used for the BBC series' 221B Baker Street. The real address is not Baker Street.
Star Trek Into Darkness · Getty Center
Benedict Cumberbatch is credited as cast member on Star Trek Into Darkness. The work’s existing location story leads to Getty Center. The Getty doubles as Starfleet headquarters, with visual effects relocating it to a fictional San Francisco.
Star Trek Into Darkness — credits ↗︎Star Trek Into Darkness filming locations ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Getty Center ↗︎
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Getty doubles as Starfleet headquarters, with visual effects relocating it to a fictional San Francisco.
1200 Getty Center Drive
Open street map ↗︎Two California Plaza ↗︎
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Grand Avenue frontage appears during the chase through futuristic San Francisco. The real building is in downtown Los Angeles.
350 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Speedy's Café ↗︎
Speedy's stands beside Sherlock's screen home
The North Gower Street café appears beside the exterior used for the BBC series' 221B Baker Street. The real address is not Baker Street.
187 North Gower Street, London NW1 2NJ
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1976-07-19
Born 19 July 1976
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Sherlock ↗︎
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat
Star Trek Into Darkness
J. J. Abrams
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
London ↗︎
From the West End to the streets beyond it: cinema, music and the layers of a changing city.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Chris Pine ↗︎
Chris Pine is an American actor. Born on 26 August 1980, this profile follows Chris Pine through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022). The location trail reaches Getty Center, Two California Plaza and Oviatt Building · Cicada. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Simon Pegg ↗︎
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Zoe Saldaña ↗︎
Zoe Saldaña is an American actress. Born on 19 June 1978, this profile follows Zoe Saldaña through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). The location trail reaches Getty Center and Two California Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
J. J. Abrams ↗︎
J. J. Abrams is an American filmmaker. Born on 27 June 1966, this profile follows J. J. Abrams through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Alias (2001) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Greystone Mansion and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Alice Eve ↗︎
Alice Eve is a British actress. Born on 6 February 1982, this profile follows Alice Eve through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). The location trail reaches Getty Center and Two California Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Andrew Scott ↗︎
Andrew Scott is an Irish actor. Born on 21 October 1976, this profile follows Andrew Scott through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Sherlock (2010), Spectre — Rome (2015) and Ripley (2024). The location trail reaches Speedy's Café, Via Vittorio Veneto and Piazza Navona, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.