A teenage boy who bears a striking resemblance to actor Benedict Cumberbatch has been inundated with messages from women around the world . Tyler Michell , 16 , has more than 16,000 followers of followers on Instagram and often gets over 4,000 comments on his Cumberbatch-themed selfies . Over the past few months the teen has gone from an ordinary boy to a pin-up for girls from as far away as Russia and the Philippines after people noticed he was a dead ringer for the Sherlock star . Teenage boy Tyler Michell , 16 , is the spitting image of Sherlock Holmes actor Benedict Cumberbatch . Even closer to home he gets stopped in the street in his hometown of Norwich and quizzed on 'his ' latest movies . And after the real star lost out on the Best Actor gong for The Imitation Game , Tyler often has strangers offering him comfort over missing out on the Oscar to Eddie Redmayne . Tyler said : 'It started out as a joke - my close friends and family would tease me and say I looked like Benedict Cumberbatch . The teenager has bee inundated with messages on social media from people , many of whom believe he is the real Benedict Cumberbatch . Over the past few months Tyler has gone from just an ordinary boy to a pin-up for girls from as far away as Russia and The Philippines . Tyler is often confused for the Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch ( pictured ) who was recently nominated for an Oscar for his role as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game . ' I guess I look like him a little - but I really did n't take it seriously . Then people would come up to me at school and say 'Wow you really look like Sherlock . ' 'Suddenly people started adding me on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , and I got more and more friends and followers . ' I get girls from Brazil saying the want to meet me in the UK which is crazy as I 'm just a teenage boy sitting at home . 'Now people are messaging me and saying I should have won the Oscar . ' I was shocked Benedict did n't win . This might be biased but I thought he was the best nomination . Striking resemblance : Tyler ( left ) said he has even had strangers , confusing him for the real actor ( right ) comforting him over missing out on a Best Actor gong to Eddie Redmayne . The 16-year-old has more than 16,000 followers of followers on Instagram and often gets over 4,000 comments on his Cumberbatch-themed selfies . 'Even though he lost , it has n't stopped the attention I get . I still get inundated with people messaging me on social media saying I look like him or that they love my work . ' Despite all the attention , Tyler insists he can not see the resemblance between himself and the A lister . 'In honesty I do n't really see the similarity , ' he added . ' I 'm a huge fan of Benedict , but I do n't think I look like him . ' Accommodating Tyler tells fans who stop him he 's not Oscar flop Cumberbatch , but happily offers them his signature instead . ' A couple of people have suggested me being a 'Teenlock ' - a young version of the detective . I 'd love that but I do n't think it will happen , ' he added . Mum Nicola Alderton said : 'When one of his friends pointed it out we were gobsmacked . 'It could be quite surreal having a Hollywood superstar lookalike in the house , but he 's just our Tyler , ' she added . Accommodating Tyler tells fans who stop him he 's not Oscar flop Cumberbatch , but happily offers them his signature instead .
Oscar , 16 , is a dead ringer for Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch . The lookalike has been inundated by messages from girls on social media . He is even stopped by strangers who comfort him on losing out on Tyler Michell .