English actor who played Khan Noonien Singh, first introduced under the alias John Harrison, in Star Trek Into Darkness.
Benedict Cumberbatch (born 1976) is an English actor known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock and the title role in Doctor Strange, with Academy Award nominations for The Imitation Game and The Power of the Dog.
In Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Cumberbatch played a Starfleet operative known as John Harrison who carries out attacks on London and Starfleet headquarters and is later revealed to be Khan Noonien Singh, revived from cryogenic sleep by Admiral Alexander Marcus. His casting as Khan drew attention because the role had been originated by Ricardo Montalbán.