Benedict Cumberbatch

‘And the Academy Award goes to…’

The 87th Academy Awards see two films with Sherborne connections nominated for Oscars, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything.  But has an Old Shirburnian ever won an Oscar?  Read Sherborne School and the Oscars to find out. Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 5 February 2015 by Sherborne School Archives.

Sherborne’s Turing-Cumberbatch Connection

Benedict Cumberbatch may have gone to Harrow, but his father, the actor Timothy Carlton, came to Sherborne! During his time at Sherborne, Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (g 1953-1958) rubbed shoulders with the nephews of Alan Turing’s school friend, Christopher Morcom, and decided that he wanted to become a professional actor. Read Sherborne’s Turing-Cumberbatch Connection to … Read more