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A video of Marvel Cinematic Universe star Benedict Cumberbatch getting into an argument with a fellow cyclist in London has gone viral on social media. The entire exchange can best be defined as being intensely British: set in London, passive aggressive barbs, cycling, and so on.
In the clip, a masked cyclist squares up to Benedict Cumberbatch and calls him “deluded,” accusing him of lying about what happened between the pair at a traffic light. Cumberbatch responds that he was listening and defends his actions.
Video of Benedict Cumberbatch getting into an argument with a fellow cyclist on the streets of London has gone viral on social media
“You’re deluded. You’re lying. I was behind you the entire time,” the cyclist said to the Doctor Strange anger.
“I am listening to everything you’re saying,” Cumberbatch responded.
“You are deluded… you’re lying. I was behind you the entire time,” the biker responded.
“Dude, you verbally abused me,” Cumberbatch retorted, prompting the the masked cyclist to sarcastically mock a crying gesture.
“Oh no, I verbally abused the guy who completely repeatedly broke the law,” he barbed.
“I did it once,” Cumberbatch reasoned.
“And then you went through a zebra crossing. You went through three lights,” the cyclist claimed.
😳 Benedict Cumberbatch lost his cool with a fellow bicyclist in England, claiming the man was verbally abusing him during a road rage incident, according to a new report.
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— TMZ (@TMZ) May 11, 2026
Cumberbatch has not publicly commented on the incident, while the masked cyclist has not been identified.
Later this year, Cumberbatch will be reprising his role as Doctor Strange in December’s highly-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.
He also has a starring role in Guy Ritchie’s black comedy Wife & Dog alongside Rosamund Pike, Anthony Hopkins, Cosmo Jarvis, and Paddy Considine, which is scheduled to release in October.
Next year, he’ll be starring in an adapation of Jo Nesbø’s 2014 novel Blood on Snow, which will be directed by No Time To Die filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga and co-staring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Eva Green and Ben Mendelsohn.