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Kenneth Branagh‌

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Birthday

calendar1960-12-10

Popularity

star22.9

Kenneth Branagh

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Kenneth Branagh

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1960-12-10

Popularity

star22.9

Biography

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London; in 2015 he succeeded Richard Attenborough as its president. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. He has won three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours and knighted on 9 November 2012. He was made a Freeman of his native city of Belfast in January 2018. In 2020, he was listed at number 20 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Branagh has both 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), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), and As You Like It (2006). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director for Henry V and for Best Adapted Screenplay for Hamlet. He has also starred in the television series Fortunes of War (1987), Shackleton (2002), and Wallander (2008–2016) and in the films Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), as SS leader Reinhard Heydrich in Conspiracy (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Warm Springs (2005), as Major General Henning von Tresckow in Valkyrie (2008), The Boat That Rocked (2009), and as Sir Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011), Dunkirk (2017), and Tenet (2020). He won an International Emmy Award for Wallander and a Primetime Emmy Award for Conspiracy, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for My Week with Marilyn. Branagh directed and starred in the romantic thriller Dead Again (1991), the horror film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), and the action thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014). He directed and starred as Hercule Poirot in the mystery drama adaptations of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile (2022). He also directed such films as Swan Song (1992), which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film, The Magic Flute (2006), Sleuth (2007), the Marvel superhero film Thor (2011), and the live-action adaptation of Disney's Cinderella (2015), He narrated numerous documentary series, including Cold War (1998), Walking with Dinosaurs (1999), The Ballad of Big Al (2001), Walking with Beasts (2001), Walking with Monsters (2005), and World War 1 in Colour (2005).

Movie Credits

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets‌
star7.7
calendar 2002

The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado‌
star7.3
calendar 2000

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein‌
star6.4
calendar 1994

Valkyrie

Valkyrie‌
star6.9
calendar 2008

Hamlet

Hamlet‌
star7.3
calendar 1996

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein‌
star8.5
calendar 1994

Henry V

Henry V‌
star7.2
calendar 1989

Sleuth

Sleuth‌
star6.2
calendar 2007

Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

Dead Again

Dead Again‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West‌
star5.3
calendar 1999

Celebrity

Celebrity‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire‌
star6.8
calendar 1981

Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence‌
star7.0
calendar 2002

Conspiracy

Conspiracy‌
star7.3
calendar 2001

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man‌
star5.6
calendar 1998

Walking with Monsters

Walking with Monsters‌
star7.2
calendar 2005

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog‌
star5.9
calendar 2002

A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country‌
star6.4
calendar 1987

Othello

Othello‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

Five Children and It

Five Children and It‌
star5.6
calendar 2004

Warm Springs

Warm Springs‌
star6.9
calendar 2005

IMAX: Galapagos 3D

IMAX: Galapagos 3D‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

The Periwig-Maker

The Periwig-Maker‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked‌
star7.2
calendar 2009

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost‌
star5.5
calendar 2000

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn‌
star6.7
calendar 2011

The Theory of Flight

The Theory of Flight‌
star6.2
calendar 1999

Mayday

Mayday‌
star0.0
calendar

Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude‌
star5.0
calendar 1988

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story‌
star6.8
calendar 2010

A Haunting in Venice

A Haunting in Venice‌
star6.6
calendar 2023

High Season

High Season‌
star5.6
calendar 1987

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder‌
star7.7
calendar 2012

Ghosts

Ghosts‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Universal Horror

Universal Horror‌
star7.2
calendar 1998

Stars In Shorts

Stars In Shorts‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit‌
star6.1
calendar 2014

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence‌
star8.0
calendar 2003

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba‌
star7.6
calendar 2022

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter‌
star7.4
calendar 2004

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

National Theatre Live: Macbeth‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

Shadow of a Gunman

Shadow of a Gunman‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs

The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs‌
star6.6
calendar 2000

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger‌
star9.0
calendar 1989

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard‌
star6.8
calendar 1996

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year‌
star7.5
calendar 2009

Easter 2016

Easter 2016‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces‌
star6.5
calendar 2000

Alien Love Triangle

Alien Love Triangle‌
star5.5
calendar 2008

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer‌
star8.1
calendar 2023

The Proposition

The Proposition‌
star6.3
calendar 1998

Schneider's 2nd Stage

Schneider's 2nd Stage‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe‌
star6.9
calendar 2014

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain‌
star7.6
calendar 2022

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

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder‌
star7.0
calendar 2022

As You Like It

As You Like It‌
star5.7
calendar 2006

The Dance of Shiva

The Dance of Shiva‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale‌
star7.7
calendar 2015

The King of Kings

The King of Kings‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

Dunkirk

Dunkirk‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic‌
star6.0
calendar 2004

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express‌
star6.7
calendar 2017

Coming Through

Coming Through‌
star4.8
calendar 1985

Anne Frank Remembered

Anne Frank Remembered‌
star7.6
calendar 1995

The Tramp and the Dictator

The Tramp and the Dictator‌
star7.0
calendar 2002

A Coming to Terms for Billy

A Coming to Terms for Billy‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

A Matter of Choice for Billy

A Matter of Choice for Billy‌
star4.0
calendar 1983

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope‌
star6.8
calendar 2011

The Book That Wrote Itself

The Book That Wrote Itself‌
star4.0
calendar 2000

Prodigal

Prodigal‌
star5.6
calendar 2011

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer‌
star3.5
calendar 2016

To the Lighthouse

To the Lighthouse‌
star5.4
calendar 1983

The Lady's Not For Burning

The Lady's Not For Burning‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Swing Kids

Swing Kids‌
star6.7
calendar 1993

Mindhorn

Mindhorn‌
star6.1
calendar 2016

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile‌
star6.4
calendar 2022

The Beasts Within

The Beasts Within‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Triumph of the Beasts

Triumph of the Beasts‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War‌
star8.2
calendar 2018

All Is True

All Is True‌
star6.1
calendar 2018

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers‌
star6.3
calendar 2009

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics‌
star6.0
calendar 2009

Too Late to Talk to Billy

Too Late to Talk to Billy‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Lorna

Lorna‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

James Ellis: An Actor's Life‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Tenet

Tenet‌
star7.2
calendar 2020

Lost Lives

Lost Lives‌
star6.0
calendar 2019

Thor: From Asgard to Earth

Thor: From Asgard to Earth‌
star7.1
calendar 2011

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

It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'‌
star4.9
calendar 1999

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices‌
star4.0
calendar 1999

Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies

Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

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

Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of 'Tenet'‌
star8.0
calendar 2020

Fireheart

Fireheart‌
star7.2
calendar 2022

Thames Wallah

Thames Wallah‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Tv Credits

Walking with Beasts

Walking with Beasts‌
star7.8
calendar 2001

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show‌
star5.8
calendar 2003

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Wallander

Wallander‌
star7.3
calendar 2008

Big Al

Big Al‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

Play for Today

Play for Today‌
star5.9
calendar 1970

Cold War

Cold War‌
star6.7
calendar 1998

Shackleton

Shackleton‌
star6.9
calendar 2002

Fortunes of War

Fortunes of War‌
star6.4
calendar 1987

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Thompson

Thompson‌
star1.0
calendar 1988

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood‌
star8.0
calendar 1995

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI‌
star8.6
calendar 2023

Performance

Performance‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson‌
star6.7
calendar 2005

El hormiguero

El hormiguero‌
star4.9
calendar 2006

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‌
star6.6
calendar 2015

The Boy in the Bush

The Boy in the Bush‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

This England

This England‌
star5.7
calendar 2022

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher‌
star6.0
calendar 2003

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers‌
star5.5
calendar 2014

Wallander

Wallander‌
star7.3
calendar 2008

American Experience

American Experience‌
star7.5
calendar 1988

Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs‌
star8.2
calendar 1999

World War 1 in Colour

World War 1 in Colour‌
star6.3
calendar 2003

Wogan

Wogan‌
star4.5
calendar 1982

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show‌
star6.2
calendar 2019

Leute heute

Leute heute‌
star3.0
calendar 1997

Upstart Crow

Upstart Crow‌
star7.2
calendar 2016

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

10 Days to War

10 Days to War‌
star6.0
calendar 2008

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Walking with Monsters

Walking with Monsters‌
star8.5
calendar 2005

Parkinson

Parkinson‌
star0.0
calendar 1998