Footage has surfaced of Cumberbatch's new role: campaign manager Dominic Cummins in the tv drama, (working) titled Brexit.
The tele-movie follows the political campaign during the EU referendum.
Cumberbatch's new look includes a receding, thinning hairline and a much scrawnier frame compared to playing Doctor Strange in Thor and The Avengers.
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Filming has already begun, however no release date has been confirmed.
Meanwhile, Cumberbatch next stars in Mowgli, a movie based on a tale from the 1894 classic, The Jungle Book.
