Author of the article: WENN - World Entertainment News Network Publishing date: Apr 04, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 1 minute read • Benedict Cumberbatch stars in The Mauritanian and The Courier. Photo by VALERY HACHE /Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Benedict Cumberbatch fears he was a COVID-19 super-spreader after falling ill during a trip to South America, months before the pandemic shut down the planet. The Sherlock actor thinks he might have been “patient zero” before the coronavirus started making headlines at the end of 2019.