He was never the same again. Benedict Cumberbatch told Variety in a new interview that he was kidnapped while filming the BBC miniseries “To The Ends of the Earth” in South Africa in 2004. According to the article,

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch spoke about a traumatic experience from 20 years ago. While working in South Africa, he was kidnapped and held for several hours. In an interview with Variety before the premiere of his new film "The Thing with Feathers" at the Sundance Festival,

Benedict Cumberbatch’s “near-death” experience in South Africa still affects him 20 years later. In an interview with Variety published Wednesday, the Dr. Strange actor opened up on the harrowing time he and his co-stars got abducted by six men while working on the BBC miniseries To the Ends of the Earth in South Africa in 2004.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch was kidnapped for hours by men with guns, who robbed the star and his friends as they were held captive in the back of a car

Benedict Cumberbatch Reveals He Was Robbed and Kidnapped While Filming TV Show in South Africa: 'I Could Die at Any Moment'

Benedict Cumberbatch was fundamentally changed after he was the victim of an alleged robbery and abduction. "It gave me a sense of time, but not necessarily a good one," Cumberbatch, 48, told Variety in a profile published on Wednesday,