While she may be known by many as the wife of beloved British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who recently starred in Netflix thriller TV miniseries Eric , Sophie Hunter is accomplished enough in her own right. The Doctor Strange star’s spouse is, in fact, a celebrated theatre director, playwright and actress. {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/07/26/0bb997fa-d054-4fcb-a33f-67bcff1fa1ac_05aa4f76.jpg"} Sophie Hunter attends the 65th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall in London, England, in October 2021. Photo: Getty Images Hunter has a slew of both acting and producer credits, including roles in various TV series and a part in the 2004 film Vanity Fair alongside Reese Witherspoon.
So what else is there to know about the 46-year-old? Sophie Hunter comes from a distinguished English family Per the Telegraph, Hunter hails from a “distinguished family line”. Her maternal grandfather was General Sir Michael James Gow, a senior officer in the British army who went on to become commander-in-chief of the British Army of the Rhine and Commander of Northag, the Northern Army Group of Nato. He was so high up in British society that he had dealings with both Prince Henry, Duke of Gl.
