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The _Sherlock_ star was put on the spot during an MTV interview and had names of fellow celebrities thrown at him to do impersonations of, including Sean Connery, Alan Rickman, Matthew McConaughey and Taylor Swift. And like everything else he does, he nailed pretty much every one. (Well, his Christopher Walken impression could use some work, but maybe [Kevin Spacey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KooaRwGO40) can help.) _Read next:_ [_Exclusive: Watch Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley in_ ](http://time.com/3567304/benedict-cumberbatch-keira-knightley-imitation-game-alan-turing/?xid=time%5Freadnext)[The Imitation Game](http://time.com/3567304/benedict-cumberbatch-keira-knightley-imitation-game-alan-turing/?xid=time%5Freadnext) ### Meet Benedict Cumberbatch's Fiancée Sophie Hunter  Hunter poses in a photo shoot for Savoy Magazine on July 1, 2004. James Bareham—Corbis  Hunter (left) had a small role as Maria Osborne in the 2004 film Vanity Fair Focus Films  She played the character Tiffany Glass in the pilot for the TV series Mumbai Calling in 2007 ITV/REX USA  Hunter and Cumberbatch met on the set of the 2009 film Burlesque Fairytales Double Barrel Productions  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  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  The very private couple was recently spotted together at the French Open on June 8, 2014 in Paris, France. 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