I’ve had to apologize for that quite a lot,” Benedict Cumberbatch said of his controversial character in Ben Stiller’s 2016 sequel

Cumberbatch says the backlash to his role in the 2016 film has made it a "difficult one to talk about." Benedict Cumberbatch listened to the feedback. The British star, 48, "had to apologize" for his role as the nonbinary model All in Zoolander 2 "quite a lot,

In Ben Stiller’s 2016 comedy “Zoolander 2”, Cumberbatch played All, a character described as a non-binary fashion model.

Benedict Cumberbatch has recently apologised for his role in Ben Stiller's 'Zoolander 2', for which he received backlash for playing a non-binary fashion model.

But with plenty of major characters to his name, there’s one particularly controversial one Cumberbatch would never play again, and he had to ‘apologise a lot for’. And for fans, it’s one you might instantly remember – All in Zoolander 2.

Benedict Cumberbatch expresses regret for his portrayal of a non-binary character in 'Zoolander 2', acknowledging backlash and the importance of representation in Hollywood. In a recent interview, he reveals his change in perspective on such roles.

Benedict Cumberbatch was riding a high going into 2016. He was a wildly popular actor and sex symbol, and also noted for being a nice person. But then he threw a bucket of cold water on all that by taking a role widely seen as being offensive to non-binary people.