Black Bear Pictures has released the first official photo from The Imitation Game, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as mathematician and World War II code breaker Alan Turing, who helped Great Britain crack Germany's Enigma Code during the war. Despite loyal service to his country, Alan Turing was charged with the "crime" of "homosexuality" by the British government in 1952, and given the choice of prison time or an experimental chemical castration. He chose castration, resulting in his loss of security clearance. Two years later, he died after eating an apple laced with cyanide. The photo was released in honor of Alan Turing's official Royal Pardon that was issued posthumously on Christmas Eve, 61 years after his death. Take a look at Benedict Cumberbatch in character as Alan Turing from director Morten Tyldum's biopic.