Melbourne, Nov 6 - British actor Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged to theatre director Sophie Hunter.
The 38-year-old "Sherlock' star's parents announced the happy news in the marriages section of a London newspaper which said "The engagement is announced between Benedict, son of Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch of London, and Sophie, daughter of Katharine Hunter of Edinburgh and Charles Hunter of London," News.com.au reported.