How Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Saved Family From Herd Of Cows

Benedict Cumberbatch is known for defending the world from malevolent forces in Doctor Strange and it turns out he is a real-life hero too as he recalled how he saved a terrified family from a herd of cows.

While appearing on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, the talented star who plays ranch owner Phil Burbank in the award-winning The Power of the Dog disclosed that the two months he spent on a Montana ranch helped him "part the waves" of cattle to aid a petrified family.

"I came back from shooting the film in August and we were off to the beach. To get there we had to cross a field and in the field was a petrified family who just couldn't move, they were frozen because of a herd of cows with calves", Cumberbatch stated.

Benedict Cumberbatch in THE POWER OF THE DOG

"I thought, 'I can do this,' and I just sort of parted the waves of cattle. The family was like, 'That was incredible. Hey, aren't you Sherlock?’ It was very un-Sherlock activity!"

Speaking further, he praised director Jane Campion and expressed gratitude to her for letting him get lost in the role.

"Jane encouraged me to stay in character. She was very secure about all the things I was insecure about and said, '’Do whatever you have to do to feel ownership of this very different lived experience", he added.