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Kenneth Branagh
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-12-10,Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (/ˈbrænə/ BRAN-ə; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Berkshire, Branagh trained at RADA in London and served as its president from 2015 to 2024. His accolades include an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Olivier Award. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2012 and was given Freedom of the City in his native Belfast in 2018. In 2020, he was ranked in 20th place on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Branagh has directed and starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director for Henry V and Best Adapted Screenplay for Hamlet. He directed Swan Song (1992), which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He also directed Peter's Friends (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Thor (2011), and Cinderella (2015). For his semi-autobiographical film Belfast (2021), he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director and won Best Original Screenplay. Branagh directed and starred as Hercule Poirot in the Hercule Poirot film series (2017–present). He has also acted in Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Valkyrie (2008). His portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played supporting roles in Christopher Nolan's films Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). Branagh has starred in the BBC1 series Fortunes of War (1987), the Channel 4 series Shackleton (2002), the television film Warm Springs (2005), and the BBC One series Wallander (2008–2016). He received a Primetime Emmy Award and an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for portraying SS leader Reinhard Heydrich in the HBO film Conspiracy (2001). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Branagh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7.709

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002-11-13

The Road to El Dorado

7.249

The Road to El Dorado
2000-03-31

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

6.41

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994-11-04

6.947

Valkyrie
2008-12-25

7.3

Hamlet
1996-12-25

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

8.5

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1994-10-25

7.149

Henry V
1989-10-05

6.265

Sleuth
2007-10-12

Peter's Friends

6.513

Peter's Friends
1992-09-18

6.4

Dead Again
1991-08-23

Much Ado About Nothing

6.9

Much Ado About Nothing
1993-05-07

5.317

Wild Wild West
1999-06-30

5.996

Celebrity
1998-09-07

Chariots of Fire

6.781

Chariots of Fire
1981-05-15

Rabbit-Proof Fence

7

Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002-02-04

7.3

Conspiracy
2001-05-19

The Gingerbread Man

5.6

The Gingerbread Man
1998-01-23

Walking with Monsters

7.2

Walking with Monsters
2005-11-05

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

5.9

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002-02-22

A Month in the Country

6.4

A Month in the Country
1987-09-27

6.4

Othello
1995-12-15

Five Children and It

5.5

Five Children and It
2004-10-15

6.8

Warm Springs
2005-04-30

IMAX: Galapagos 3D

6

IMAX: Galapagos 3D
1999-10-27

The Periwig-Maker

7.5

The Periwig-Maker
1999-11-13

The Boat That Rocked

7.236

The Boat That Rocked
2009-04-01

Love's Labour's Lost

5.543

Love's Labour's Lost
2000-03-31

My Week with Marilyn

6.7

My Week with Marilyn
2011-11-23

The Theory of Flight

6.2

The Theory of Flight
1999-01-22

0

Mayday

Strange Interlude

5

Strange Interlude
1988-07-13

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

6.786

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010-07-24

A Haunting in Venice

6.607

A Haunting in Venice
2023-09-13

5.3

High Season
1987-09-01

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

7.7

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012-07-27

0

Ghosts
1987-06-14

Universal Horror

7.105

Universal Horror
1998-10-08

Stars In Shorts

0

Stars In Shorts
2012-09-28

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

6.113

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014-01-15

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

8

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
2003-04-15

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

7.6

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022-11-26

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

7.4

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004-06-11

Discovering Hamlet

7

Discovering Hamlet
2011-11-01

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

7

National Theatre Live: Macbeth
2013-07-19

Shadow of a Gunman

0

Shadow of a Gunman
1995-10-07

The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs

6.5

The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs
2000-03-12

Look Back in Anger

9

Look Back in Anger
1989-12-28

Discovering Hamlet

5.7

Discovering Hamlet
1990-01-07

Looking for Richard

6.8

Looking for Richard
1996-10-11

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02

0

Easter 2016
1982-05-18

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

6.5

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000-10-24

Alien Love Triangle

5.5

Alien Love Triangle
2008-03-08

8.066

Oppenheimer
2023-07-19

The Proposition

6.2

The Proposition
1998-03-26

Schneider's 2nd Stage

0

Schneider's 2nd Stage
2001-03-31

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

0

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007-08-11

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

6.859

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014-03-18

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain

7.8

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain
2022-10-15

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

7

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-09-08

5.7

As You Like It
2006-09-01

The Dance of Shiva

0

The Dance of Shiva
1998-12-18

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

7.7

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
2015-11-30

The King of Kings

0

The King of Kings
2025-04-07

7.45

Dunkirk
2017-07-19

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

6

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
2004-04-05

Murder on the Orient Express

6.704

Murder on the Orient Express
2017-11-03

4.8

Coming Through
1985-12-27

Anne Frank Remembered

7.6

Anne Frank Remembered
1995-06-08

The Tramp and the Dictator

7

The Tramp and the Dictator
2002-02-14

A Coming to Terms for Billy

0

A Coming to Terms for Billy
1984-02-21

A Matter of Choice for Billy

4

A Matter of Choice for Billy
1983-05-10

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

6.869

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011-09-10

The Book That Wrote Itself

4

The Book That Wrote Itself
2000-08-08

5.6

Prodigal
2011-09-01

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer

3.5

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer
2016-10-27

To the Lighthouse

5.4

To the Lighthouse
1983-03-22

The Lady's Not For Burning

0

The Lady's Not For Burning
1987-01-01

6.7

Swing Kids
1993-03-05

6.1

Mindhorn
2016-10-09

Death on the Nile

6.43

Death on the Nile
2022-02-09

The Beasts Within

0

The Beasts Within
2001-11-28

Triumph of the Beasts

0

Triumph of the Beasts
2001-11-21

Avengers: Infinity War

8.236

Avengers: Infinity War
2018-04-25

6.1

All Is True
2018-12-21

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

6.7

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009-10-02

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

8

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
2009-12-20

Too Late to Talk to Billy

0

Too Late to Talk to Billy
1982-02-16

0

Lorna
1987-06-02

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

0

James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007-07-02

7.182

Tenet
2020-08-22

6

Lost Lives
2019-10-10

Thor: From Asgard to Earth

6.978

Thor: From Asgard to Earth
2011-09-13

It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'

4.9

It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
1999-06-29

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices

4

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
1999-11-30

Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies

6

Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies
1999-11-30

7.2

Fireheart
2022-01-16

0

Thames Wallah
1988-02-04

Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’

0

Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
2020-12-15

Altman on His Own Terms

0

Altman on His Own Terms
2000-01-01

Walking with Beasts

7.759

Walking with Beasts
2001-11-15

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.744

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

4.5

The View
1997-08-11

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.128

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

7.3

Wallander
2008-11-30

7.6

Big Al
2000-12-25

6.1

Play for Today
1970-10-15

6.7

Cold War
1998-09-19

7

Shackleton
2002-01-02

Fortunes of War

6.4

Fortunes of War
1987-10-11

6.9

The Oscars
1953-03-19

1

Thompson
1988-11-10

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

8

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
1995-10-01

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

8.533

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023-11-03

6

Performance
1991-02-22

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03

4.8

El hormiguero
2006-09-24

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.434

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

The Boy in the Bush

0

The Boy in the Bush
1984-02-09

5.7

This England
2022-09-28

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.333

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

7.3

Wallander
2008-11-30

American Experience

7.424

American Experience
1988-10-04

World War 1 in Colour

6.3

World War 1 in Colour
2003-09-01

Walking with Dinosaurs

8.2

Walking with Dinosaurs
1999-10-04

4.5

Wogan
1982-05-04

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.317

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

3

Leute heute
1997-07-23

7.1

Upstart Crow
2016-05-09

Honest Trailers

6.375

Honest Trailers
2012-02-13

6

10 Days to War
2008-03-10

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.41

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

Walking with Monsters

8.5

Walking with Monsters
2005-11-05

0

Parkinson
1998-01-09

0

Theatre Night
1985-09-15

Golden Globe Awards

6.8

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7.429

Omnibus
1967-10-13