Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter Expecting Their First Child

January 7, 2015 3:13 PM EST

A Cumber-baby is on the way!

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch and his fiancée Sophie Hunter are expecting a baby together, his rep confirms in a statement.

“They are both over the moon,” says the rep.

It is the first child for the couple, whose surprise November engagement set off a social media frenzy.

Cumberbatch — who earned a best actor Golden Globes nomination for his role in The Imitation Game — and Hunter, 36, walked the red carpet together Saturday at the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Meet Benedict Cumberbatch's Fiancée Sophie Hunter

VANITY FAIR, Romola Garai, Jim Broadbent, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, 2004, (c) Focus Features/courtesy Ev — Hunter (left) had a small role as Maria Osborne in the 2004 film *Vanity Fair*Focus Films

ITV ARCHIVE — She played the character Tiffany Glass in the pilot for the TV series *Mumbai Calling* in 2007ITV/REX USA

Hunter and Cumberbatch met on the set of the 2009 film *Burlesque Fairytales*Double Barrel Productions

'Enron' press night after party for the West End transfer at the St Martins Lane Hotel, London, Britain - 26 Jan 2010 — Sophie Hunter was the associate director on Broadway's *Enron*. Here she attends the *Enron* press night in London on Jan. 26, 2010. Dan Wooller—Rex USA

Hunter (top left), played a witch alongside Sir Patrick Stewart's Macbeth in PBS' *Great Performances: Macbeth* in 2010.Thirteen Productions LLC

The Collective Dinner, London, Britain - 15 May 2014 — Hunter and Cumberbatch started seeing each other sometime after Cumberbatch's split from designer Anna Jones in 2012. Here Hunter attends The Collective Dinner in London on May 15, 2014. Rex USA

Celebrities At French Open 2014 : Day 15 — The very private couple was recently spotted together at the French Open on June 8, 2014 in Paris, France. Rindoff/Charriau/French Select/Getty Images

The theatre director and actress wore a flowy, patterned dress and the actor said his main focus was on the upcoming awards shows and filming a new season of his hit TV series, Sherlock.

“One thing at a time!” Cumberbatch, 38, told PEOPLE in regard to any wedding planning.

In November, the actor told PEOPLE of possible baby plans, “Oh, my God. Well, my mother is also waiting for Cumberbabies.”

Keira Knightley, Cumberbatch’s Imitation Game costar, is also pregnant and expecting her first child with her husband, musician James Righton.

The New York Post‘s Page Six was the first to report the pregnancy.

This article originally appeared on People.com.

Meet Benedict Cumberbatch's Fiancée Sophie Hunter

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