--- description: First Cumberbaby is on its way title: Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter Expecting Their First Child image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd78bea81ad6a8e08/698778aa55a8593f3ca85218/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 and Sophie Hunter Expecting Their First Child by [Wade Rouse / People](/author/people/) ## Wade Rouse / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 8:13 PM CUT  Actors Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch attend the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, Ca. on Jan. 3, 2015. Actors Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch attend the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, Ca. on Jan. 3, 2015.C Flanigan—Getty Images by [Wade Rouse / People](/author/people/) ## Wade Rouse / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 8:13 PM CUT A Cumber-baby is on the way! Actor [Benedict Cumberbatch](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:BenedictCumberbatch,00.html "undefined") and [his fiancée](http://www.people.com/article/benedict-cumberbatch-engaged-sophie-hunter "undefined") 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](http://www.people.com/article/benedict-cumberbatch-engaged-who-is-sophie-hunter "undefined"), whose surprise November engagement [set off a social media frenzy](http://www.people.com/article/social-media-reaction-benedict-cumberbatch-engaged "undefined"). 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  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. 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](http://www.people.com/article/benedict-cumberbatch-wedding-the-imitation-game "undefined"). In November, the actor told PEOPLE of [possible baby plans](http://www.people.com/article/benedict-cumberbatch-talks-engagement-babies "undefined"), “Oh, my God. Well, my mother is also waiting for Cumberbabies.” [Keira Knightley](http://www.people.com/people/keira%5Fknightley/ "undefined"), Cumberbatch’s _Imitation Game_ costar, is also pregnant and [expecting her first child](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/12/12/keira-knightley-pregnant-expecting-first-child-james-righton/ "undefined") with her husband, musician James Righton. The _New York Post_‘s Page Six was the first to [report the pregnancy](http://pagesix.com/2015/01/06/benedict-cumberbatch-and-sophie-hunter-expecting-a-cumber-baby/ "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/01/07/benedict-cumberbatch-fiancee-sophie-hunter-pregnant-first-child/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined")_._ _Read next:_ [_Go Behind TIME’s Benedict Cumberbatch Cover With Photographer Dan Winters_](http://time.com/3597674/go-behind-times-benedict-cumberbatch-cover-with-photographer-dan-winters/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3658326/benedict-cumberbatch-baby/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3658326/benedict-cumberbatch-baby/"},"headline":"Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter Expecting Their First Child","datePublished":"2015-01-07T20:13:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:22.510Z","description":"First Cumberbaby is on its way","url":"https://time.com/3658326/benedict-cumberbatch-baby/","keywords":["celebrities","Benedict Cumberbatch","baby","Keira Knightley"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd78bea81ad6a8e08/698778aa55a8593f3ca85218/benedict-cumberbatch-sophie-hunter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Wade Rouse / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd78bea81ad6a8e08/698778aa55a8593f3ca85218/benedict-cumberbatch-sophie-hunter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Actors Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch attend the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, Ca. on Jan. 3, 2015.","caption":"Actors Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch attend the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, Ca. on Jan. 3, 2015.","creditText":"C Flanigan—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/3658326/benedict-cumberbatch-baby/","name":"Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter Expecting Their First Child"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Benedict Cumberbatch: On Playing the Role of the Genius","description":"Benedict Cumberbatch talks to TIME about the challenges of taking on the role of a genius in his portrayal of Alan Turing","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eCsfiaxR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-19T22:41:55.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eCsfiaxR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3658326/benedict-cumberbatch-baby/","duration":"PT1M39S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3658326/benedict-cumberbatch-baby/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```