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Kenneth Branagh
Acting

Kenneth Branagh
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-12-10,Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (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).

Filmography

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7.707

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

The Road to El Dorado

7.301

The Road to El Dorado
2000-03-31

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

6.446

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994-11-04

6.961

Valkyrie
2008-12-25

7.326

Hamlet
1996-12-25

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

8.8

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

7.097

Henry V
1989-10-05

6.274

Sleuth
2007-10-12

Peter's Friends

6.606

Peter's Friends
1992-09-18

6.439

Dead Again
1991-08-23

Much Ado About Nothing

6.949

Much Ado About Nothing
1993-05-07

5.319

Wild Wild West
1999-06-30

5.996

Celebrity
1998-09-25

Chariots of Fire

6.79

Chariots of Fire
1981-05-15

Rabbit-Proof Fence

6.983

Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002-02-04

7.28

Conspiracy
2001-05-19

The Gingerbread Man

5.575

The Gingerbread Man
1998-01-23

Walking with Monsters

7.329

Walking with Monsters
2005-11-05

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

5.949

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

A Month in the Country

6.551

A Month in the Country
1987-09-27

6.361

Othello
1995-12-15

Five Children and It

5.601

Five Children and It
2004-10-15

6.635

Warm Springs
2005-04-30

IMAX: Galapagos 3D

6.571

IMAX: Galapagos 3D
1999-10-27

The Periwig-Maker

7.6

The Periwig-Maker
1999-11-13

The Boat That Rocked

7.221

The Boat That Rocked
2009-04-01

Love's Labour's Lost

5.545

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

My Week with Marilyn

6.673

My Week with Marilyn
2011-11-23

The Theory of Flight

6.293

The Theory of Flight
1999-01-22

0

Mayday
2026-09-03

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

6.839

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

A Haunting in Venice

6.567

A Haunting in Venice
2023-09-13

5.143

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

7

Ghosts
1987-06-14

Universal Horror

7.095

Universal Horror
1998-10-08

Stars in Shorts

6

Stars in Shorts
2012-09-28

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

6.127

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

7.8

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

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

7.7

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004-06-11

Discovering Hamlet

7.5

Discovering Hamlet
2011-11-01

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

7

National Theatre Live: Macbeth
2013-07-19

Shadow of a Gunman

7

Shadow of a Gunman
1995-10-07

The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs

7.143

The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs
2000-03-12

Look Back in Anger

9.3

Look Back in Anger
1989-12-28

Discovering Hamlet

5.857

Discovering Hamlet
1990-01-07

Looking for Richard

6.815

Looking for Richard
1996-10-11

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5

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

9

Easter 2016
1982-05-18

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

6.8

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000-10-24

Alien Love Triangle

6.667

Alien Love Triangle
2008-03-08

8.024

Oppenheimer
2023-07-19

The Proposition

6.063

The Proposition
1998-03-26

Schneider's 2nd Stage

10

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

6.933

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014-03-18

Denzel Washington: A Model American

7.2

Denzel Washington: A Model American
2022-10-15

5.77

As You Like It
2006-09-01

The Dance of Shiva

9

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

8.307

The King of Kings
2025-04-07

7.45

Dunkirk
2017-07-19

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

6.5

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

Murder on the Orient Express

6.707

Murder on the Orient Express
2017-11-03

4.667

Coming Through
1985-12-27

Anne Frank Remembered

7.6

Anne Frank Remembered
1995-06-08

The Tramp and the Dictator

7.038

The Tramp and the Dictator
2002-02-14

A Coming to Terms for Billy

7

A Coming to Terms for Billy
1984-02-21

A Matter of Choice for Billy

6

A Matter of Choice for Billy
1983-05-10

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

6.892

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

The Book That Wrote Itself

7

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

5.167

To the Lighthouse
1983-03-22

The Lady's Not For Burning

10

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

6.653

Swing Kids
1993-03-05

6.066

Mindhorn
2016-10-09

Death on the Nile

6.41

Death on the Nile
2022-02-09

Triumph of the Beasts

10

Triumph of the Beasts
2001-11-21

The Beasts Within

9

The Beasts Within
2001-11-28

Avengers: Infinity War

8.2

Avengers: Infinity War
2018-04-25

6.065

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

7

Too Late to Talk to Billy
1982-02-16

9

Lorna
1987-06-02

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

0

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

7.2

Tenet
2020-08-22

6

Lost Lives
2019-10-10

Thor: From Asgard to Earth

7

Thor: From Asgard to Earth
2011-09-13

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

5

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

Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies

6

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

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices

4

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
1999-11-30

7.198

Fireheart
2022-01-16

0

Thames Wallah
1988-02-04

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

6.3

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

Altman on His Own Terms

9

Altman on His Own Terms
2000-01-01

8

Atonement
2026-05-15

The Devil Wears Prada 2

7.2

The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026-04-29

The Thomas Crown Affair

0

The Thomas Crown Affair
2027-03-04

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

6

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012-09-25

Symphony for the Spire

8.5

Symphony for the Spire
1992-01-01

0

Goblin

The Goebbels Experiment

6.438

The Goebbels Experiment
2005-04-13

Tea with Judi Dench

0

Tea with Judi Dench
2025-12-22

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean

0

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026-05-17

Walking with Beasts

7.804

Walking with Beasts
2001-11-15

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.573

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

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

7.909

Big Al
2000-12-25

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

7.1

Cold War
1998-09-19

7.205

Shackleton
2002-01-02

Fortunes of War

6.286

Fortunes of War
1987-10-11

6.988

The Oscars
1953-03-19

5

Thompson
1988-11-10

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

7.875

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
1995-10-01

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

8.491

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023-11-03

6.333

Performance
1991-10-05

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.797

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

4.738

El hormiguero
2006-09-24

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.098

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

The Boy in the Bush

10

The Boy in the Bush
1984-02-09

5.952

This England
2022-09-28

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

American Experience

6.5

American Experience
1988-10-04

Walking with Dinosaurs

8.204

Walking with Dinosaurs
1999-10-04

World War I in Colour

6.6

World War I in Colour
2003-09-01

5.286

Wogan
1982-05-04

The Graham Norton Show

7.212

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

5.2

Leute heute
1997-07-23

6.4

10 Days to War
2008-03-10

The Graham Norton Show

7.212

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.538

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

7.05

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7.383

Wallander
2008-11-30

The American Revolution

5.9

The American Revolution
2025-11-16

7

Remembers…
2022-06-29

Strange Interlude

7

Strange Interlude
1988-01-18

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

7.2

Omnibus
1967-10-13

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

4.7

Film '72
1971-11-16

0

Laird

7.1

TFI Friday
1996-02-09