!["[The West is] about as far from my lived experience as you can imagine," Cumberbatch says. He plays a cattle rancher in Jane Campion's film, The Power of the Dog.](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/Benedict-Cumberbatch-digs-into-toxic-masculinity-in-The-Power-of-the-Dog-1074072160-1642623309.jpg)
Benedict Cumberbatch digs into toxic masculinity in 'The Power of the Dog'
The British actor says the American West is "about as far from my lived experience as you can imagine." Cumberbatch got into his role for The Power of the Dog by spending time with real ranchers.
