Well, Hello There, Mr. Turing

It happened this week: Mathematician Alan Turing received a royal pardon from the British government for his once-upon-a-time “gross indecency” conviction.

So, to drum up interest in the upcoming Benedict Cumberbatch vehicle The Imitation Game, co-starring Keira Knightley, the powers that be have given us Cumberbitches and the world our first look at our guy in character.

And who is Turing, you ask?

My, history buffs – and fans of the Cumber-stud – will know that he was the math man who cracked the German “Enigma Code,” helping prevent defeat for the Allies during World War II, and who was then prosecuted in 1950s England for being gay (quite the thanks for his trouble).

Hope the actor fares better with this playing-a-real-man situation than he did with The Fifth State.

Photo: Towleroad.com.