Who played Sherlock Holmes recently?

2 Benedict Cumberbatch in BBC's Sherlock (2010-2017)

The BBC TV series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Dr Watson, is probably the most mainstream of all of the adaptations.

How many actors are in Sherlock Holmes?

Almost 350 actors have portrayed the great detective since the days of silent cinema. Here is a list of some of the more illustrious of these performers....

Who plays female Watson?

Actress Lucy Liu has joined the cast of the CBS show Elementary, which is a Sherlock Holmes TV remake, in America. The 43-year-old will star in the pilot as Joan Watson, Sherlock's side-kick, which has been traditionally played by men.

Why did Sherlock get Cancelled?

According to several reports, Sherlock Season 5 is actually not cancelled and there are chances of making it. Sherlock Season 5 will feature Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson respectively as the protagonists like they were seen in the previous seasons.

Who is the best Sherlock Holmes actor?

Top 10 Actors who played Sherlock Holmes the best

Who played Sherlock Holmes the most?

Having starred in a series of 14 films in the 1930s and '40s, Basil Rathbone is one of the most prolific actors to play Sherlock Holmes in history.

Who is the best John Watson?

Is Benedict Cumberbatch the best Sherlock?

He does the near-impossible in allowing us to think of Sherlock Holmes as a real person — and for that alone, Benedict Cumberbatch deserves a salute as the greatest Holmes that ever graced the screen.

Who played Dr Watson in the latest big screen version?

Robert Downey Jr.

portrayed a reckless Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law acted as his trusty yet frustrated friend Dr. Watson in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes and its 2011 sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. A third film is slated for 2020.

How many Sherlock Holmes stories did Arthur Conan Doyle write?

The 56 short stories and four novels written about Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Who is the smartest character in Sherlock?

Eurus Holmes. Sherlock is considered by many to be the smartest but that's ignoring the fact that his brother, Mycroft is smarter. A few weeks ago, however, we found out that Eurus Holmes was even smarter.

How old is Sherlock Holmes?

A statement of Holmes's age in "His Last Bow" places his year of birth at 1854; the story, set in August 1914, describes him as sixty years of age.

Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 70s?

Peter Cushing took over the television portrayal of Sherlock Holmes from Douglas Wilmer in 1968. He portrayed the Baker street detective in sixteen episodes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes on the BBC. His last portrayal of the character was in 1984's The Masks of Death.

Is Benedict Cumberbatch doing another Sherlock Holmes?

Who's in the cast of Sherlock season 5? The first and foremost condition of Sherlock season 5 ever happening is, of course, the return of Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson.

Is Sherlock season 5 Coming?

Despite multiple reports released earlier, Sherlock Season 5 was actually never canceled.

What is Benedict Cumberbatch doing now?

In 2019, he appeared briefly as British Colonel Mackenzie in Sam Mendes' World War I film 1917. In 2021, Cumberbatch starred in the drama The Power of the Dog, written and directed by Jane Campion.

What was Sherlock Holmes most famous case?

Are Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch friends?

"Benedict and Martin aren't mates and they don't spend time together away from the show," a source told The Sun in January 2017. "They're professional and very polite to each other but there's not the warmth you'd expect after filming together for six years. There isn't a huge desire to come back for another season."