--- description: There's no name yet title: Benedict Cumberbatch Welcomes Son With Wife Sophie Hunter image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt536af7dd20668ed1/698854718e06017334460f53/benedict-cumberbatch-sophie-hunter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Benedict Cumberbatch Welcomes Baby Boy With Wife Sophie Hunter ## Video: Benedict Cumberbatch's TIME Cover Shoot [Watch (HLS stream): Benedict Cumberbatch's TIME Cover Shoot](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JJBljwby.m3u8) (1:36)  _Published 2014-11-19. Go behind the scenes of the latest cover shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch for TIME's Genius issue_  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2015 4:56 PM CUT  Actor Benedict Cumberbatch (R) and Sophie Hunter attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif. Actor Benedict Cumberbatch (R) and Sophie Hunter attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif.Jason Merritt—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2015 4:56 PM CUT Actor Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter welcomed their first child. “Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are delighted to announce the arrival of their beautiful son,” a representative for the actor, 38, said in a statement to _People_. “We would kindly ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy during these next few precious weeks.” The couple revealed they were expecting in January, two months after announcing their engagement. They married on Valentine’s Day in Mottistone on England’s Isle of Wight. \[[_People_](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/06/08/benedict-cumberbatch-sophie-hunter-welcome/?xid=socialflow%5Ftwitter%5Fpeoplemag "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3920358/benedict-cumberbatch-baby-boy-sophie-hunter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3920358/benedict-cumberbatch-baby-boy-sophie-hunter/"},"headline":"Benedict Cumberbatch Welcomes Baby Boy With Wife Sophie Hunter","datePublished":"2015-06-13T16:56:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:11:08.286Z","description":"There's no name yet","url":"https://time.com/3920358/benedict-cumberbatch-baby-boy-sophie-hunter/","keywords":["celebrities","Benedict Cumberbatch"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt536af7dd20668ed1/698854718e06017334460f53/benedict-cumberbatch-sophie-hunter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt536af7dd20668ed1/698854718e06017334460f53/benedict-cumberbatch-sophie-hunter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"benedict cumberbatch sophie hunter","caption":"benedict cumberbatch sophie hunter","creditText":"Jason Merritt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3920358/benedict-cumberbatch-baby-boy-sophie-hunter/","name":"Benedict Cumberbatch Welcomes Baby Boy With Wife Sophie Hunter"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Benedict Cumberbatch's TIME Cover Shoot","description":"Go behind the scenes of the latest cover shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch for TIME's Genius issue","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/JJBljwby/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-19T22:28:52.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JJBljwby.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3920358/benedict-cumberbatch-baby-boy-sophie-hunter/","duration":"PT1M36S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3920358/benedict-cumberbatch-baby-boy-sophie-hunter/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```