Question: What year was the actor who played Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock born?
Related documents: [0]  [DOC] "The Empty Hearse" is the first episode of the third series of the BBC television series "Sherlock". It was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, and Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes. It also marks the first appearance of Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan and Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor who has performed in film, television, theatre and radio. He is the son of actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham. Cumberbatch graduated from the University of Manchester and continued his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, obtaining a Master of Arts in Classical Acting. He first performed at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in Shakespearean productions and made his West End debut portraying George Tesman in Richard Eyre's revival of "Hedda Gabler" in 2005. Since then he has starred in the Royal National Theatre productions "After the Dance" (2010) and "Frankenstein" (2011). In 2015, he played William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the Barbican Theatre. [END] 
Answer: 
1976
1976