Sophie Hunter Wiki: 5 Facts To Know About Benedict Cumberbatch's Wife

Sophie Irene Hunter aka Sophie Hunter is an English opera director and former performer who is famous for being the wife of actor Benedict Cumberbatch. She made her directional debut back in the year 2007 co-directing the experimental play “The Terrific Electric.”

Besides Sophie Hunter’s professional career, she grabbed huge attention after tying the knot with Cumberbatch. Today, in this particular column, get to know every possible detail about Sophie Hunter. Check it out:

5. Sophie Hunter is a great actress

We all know that Hunter is also a former performer. Despite appearing in the 2004 film Vanity Fair alongside Reese Witherspoon, she spends most of her time touring around the world with various theatre companies.

 Hunter even directed several stage productions. Many people might recognize her from the TV show “Mumbai Calling.” Besides being a director, she is an excellent actress too.

4. Sophie Hunter is super clever

For your information; Hunter studied French and Italian at Oxford University. This automatically shows how talented she is. Some even call her brainbox. Later, Hunter moved to Paris to study at a renowned school of physical theatre. Won’t it be fair to call her “BEAUTY WITH BRAIN”?

3. Sophie Hunter’s Posh Hobbies

We all know that Hunter has a keen interest in the piano and is a pro on it. Well, she also has a keen interest in horse riding. Don’t get confused if you see her name shining as a pop star cause she loves to sing and even has released an album named The Isis Project. The song is written in French.

2. Sophie Hunter does not have a baby with Johnny Borrell

Years ago in the year 2009, there were several rumors that Hunter was pregnant. There were rumors that she showed up to a party flaunting her baby bump and was enjoying a cozy moment with Razorlight singer Johnny Borrell.

However, later the rumors vanished into thin air when an eyewitness said: “Well, she definitely wasn’t pregnant on Tuesday!”

1. Sophie Hunter’s Net Worth

Sophie Hunter is famous as a director and former performer. As Hunter started her professional career long time ago and is the wife of Benedict, people claim that Hunter is living a lavish lifestyle and is earning a huge amount of money.

Though Hunter did not reveal the exact figure of her net worth; sources claim that Sophie Hunter’s net worth is around $1.5 million whereas her husband, Benedict Cumberbatch’s net worth is about $13 million as of 2014. In 2018, Benedict Cumberbatch’s net worth is around $17 million.

Benedict is famous for appearing in the film “The Imitation Game” back in 2014; he earned over $1.5 million in that year. He received around $2.6 million from the 2016 Marvel Movie.