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Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Acting December 10, 1960 (65 years old) Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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).

Movies 107

Avengers: Infinity War 8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

as Asgardian Distress Call (voice) (uncredited)

2018
Oppenheimer 8.0

Oppenheimer

as Niels Bohr

2023
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 7.7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Gilderoy Lockhart

2002
The Devil Wears Prada 2 7.0

The Devil Wears Prada 2

as Stuart

2026
Mayday 7.8

Mayday

as Nikolai Ustinov

2026
Tenet 7.2

Tenet

as Sator

2020
Dunkirk 7.5

Dunkirk

as Commander Bolton

2017
Murder on the Orient Express 6.7

Murder on the Orient Express

as Hercule Poirot

2017
Death on the Nile 6.4

Death on the Nile

as Hercule Poirot

2022
The Road to El Dorado 7.3

The Road to El Dorado

as Miguel (voice)

2000
Valkyrie 7.0

Valkyrie

as Henning von Tresckow

2008
Atonement 8.0

Atonement

as Michael Reid

2026
A Haunting in Venice 6.6

A Haunting in Venice

as Hercule Poirot

2023
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 6.1

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

as Viktor Cherevin

2014
The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

2027
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 6.4

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Victor Frankenstein

1994
Wild Wild West 5.3

Wild Wild West

as Dr. Arliss Loveless

1999
The King of Kings 8.3

The King of Kings

as Charles Dickens (voice)

2025
Hamlet 7.3

Hamlet

as Prince Hamlet

1996
Chariots of Fire 6.8

Chariots of Fire

as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

1981
Much Ado About Nothing 6.9

Much Ado About Nothing

as Benedick

1993
The Boat That Rocked 7.2

The Boat That Rocked

as Dormandy

2009
Fireheart 7.2

Fireheart

as Shawn Nolan (voice)

2022
Conspiracy 7.3

Conspiracy

as Reinhard Heydrich

2001
Dead Again 6.4

Dead Again

as Roman Strauss / Mike Church

1991
Henry V 7.1

Henry V

as Henry V

1989
Celebrity 6.0

Celebrity

as Lee Simon

1998
My Week with Marilyn 6.7

My Week with Marilyn

as Sir Laurence Olivier

2011
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 6.9

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

as Self

2014
Sleuth 6.3

Sleuth

as Other Man on T.V.

2007
Five Children and It 5.6

Five Children and It

as Uncle Albert

2004
Swing Kids 6.7

Swing Kids

as Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited)

1993
Peter's Friends 6.6

Peter's Friends

as Andrew Benson

1992
Love's Labour's Lost 5.6

Love's Labour's Lost

as Berowne

2000
Looking for Richard 6.8

Looking for Richard

as Self - Interviewee

1996
The Gingerbread Man 5.6

The Gingerbread Man

as Rick Magruder

1998
Rabbit-Proof Fence 7.0

Rabbit-Proof Fence

as A. O. Neville

2002
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 6.8

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

as Self

2010
As You Like It 5.8

As You Like It

as Self (voice)

2006
Mindhorn 6.1

Mindhorn

as Himself

2016
Othello 6.4

Othello

as Iago

1995
All Is True 6.0

All Is True

as William Shakespeare

2018
The Tramp and the Dictator 7.1

The Tramp and the Dictator

as Narrator (voice)

2002
Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer 3.5

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer

as Archie Rice

2016
Warm Springs 6.6

Warm Springs

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

2005
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope 6.8

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

as Self

2011
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean

as David Lean (voice)

2026
The Theory of Flight 6.3

The Theory of Flight

as Richard

1999
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog 5.9

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

as Peter McGowan

2002
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 7.3

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

2022
A Month in the Country 6.5

A Month in the Country

as James Moon

1987
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder 7.8

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

as Isambard Kingdom Brunel

2012
The Proposition 6.0

The Proposition

as Father Michael McKinnon

1998
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics 8.0

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

as Self

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Narrator (voice)

2009
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein 7.7

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

as Self

1994
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces 6.8

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

as Self / Narrator

2000
National Theatre Live: Macbeth 6.9

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

as Macbeth

2013
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’

as Self

2020
Anne Frank Remembered 7.6

Anne Frank Remembered

as Narration (voice)

1995
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale 7.7

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

as Leontes

2015
Wild Wild West: Evil Devices 5.3

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices

as Himself

1999
Thor: From Asgard to Earth 6.7

Thor: From Asgard to Earth

as Self

2011
The Periwig-Maker 7.6

The Periwig-Maker

as Periwig-maker (voice)

1999
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Kenneth Branagh

Tea with Judi Dench featuring Kenneth Branagh

as Self

2025
Denzel Washington: A Model American 7.0

Denzel Washington: A Model American

as Self

2022
IMAX: Galapagos 3D 6.5

IMAX: Galapagos 3D

as Narrator

1999
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter 7.7

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

as Self - Gilderoy Lockhart

2004
James Ellis: An Actor's Life

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

as Himself

2007
Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero

Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero

as Self

2018
The Book That Wrote Itself 7.0

The Book That Wrote Itself

as Kenneth Branagh

2000
Stars in Shorts 6.0

Stars in Shorts

as Mark Snow

2012
To the Lighthouse 5.2

To the Lighthouse

as Charles Tansley

1983
Shadow of a Gunman 7.0

Shadow of a Gunman

as Donal Davoren

1995
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' 5.0

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

as Self

1999
Discovering Hamlet 7.5

Discovering Hamlet

as Hamlet (archive footage)

2011
Too Late to Talk to Billy 7.0

Too Late to Talk to Billy

as Billy Martin

1982
Lost Lives 6.0

Lost Lives

as Narrator

2019
Walking with Monsters 7.3

Walking with Monsters

as Narrator (voice)

2005
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 6.7

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

as Self

2009
Universal Horror 7.1

Universal Horror

as Narrator

1998
Easter 2016 9.0

Easter 2016

as Student

1982
The Lady's Not For Burning 10.0

The Lady's Not For Burning

as Thomas Mendip

1987
High Season 5.1

High Season

as Rick

1987
Look Back in Anger 9.3

Look Back in Anger

as Jimmy Porter

1989
Coming Through 4.7

Coming Through

as D.H. Lawrence

1985
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic 6.5

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

as Narrator (voice)

2004
A Coming to Terms for Billy 7.0

A Coming to Terms for Billy

as Billy Martin

1984
Goblin

Goblin

as (voice)

Thames Wallah

Thames Wallah

as Narrator

1988
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence 8.0

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

as Himself / Narrator

2003
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out 8.0

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

as Self

2007
Symphony for the Spire 8.5

Symphony for the Spire

1992
Discovering Hamlet 5.9

Discovering Hamlet

as Himself / Hamlet

1990
The Goebbels Experiment 6.5

The Goebbels Experiment

as Narrator (voice)

2005
Lorna 9.0

Lorna

as Billy Martin

1987
Altman on His Own Terms 9.0

Altman on His Own Terms

as Self

2000
Alien Love Triangle 6.5

Alien Love Triangle

as Steven Chesterman

2008
Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies 6.0

Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies

as Himself

1999
Triumph of the Beasts 10.0

Triumph of the Beasts

as Narrator (voice)

2001
Ghosts 7.0

Ghosts

as Oswald Alving

1987
Prodigal 5.7

Prodigal

as Mark Snow

2011
The Dance of Shiva 9.0

The Dance of Shiva

as Colonel Evans

1998
Schneider's 2nd Stage 10.0

Schneider's 2nd Stage

as Joseph Barnett

2001
The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs 7.1

The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs

as Narrator

2000
A Matter of Choice for Billy 6.0

A Matter of Choice for Billy

as Billy Martin

1983
The Beasts Within 9.0

The Beasts Within

as Narrator (voice)

2001

TV Shows 47

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 6.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

2005
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2007
El hormiguero 4.7

El hormiguero

as Self

2006
Leute heute 5.2

Leute heute

as Self

1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Hot Ones 7.1

Hot Ones

as Self

2015
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

1970
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

1988
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self

1956
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Gordon Evans

1982
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

1967
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
TFI Friday 7.1

TFI Friday

1996
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
BLUE EYE SAMURAI 8.5

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

as Abijah Fowler (voice)

2023
Remembers… 7.5

Remembers…

as Self

2022
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Donal Davoren

1991
Parkinson 7.0

Parkinson

as Self - Guest

2004
Wallander 7.4

Wallander

as Kurt Wallander

2008
The American Revolution 6.1

The American Revolution

as (voice)

2025
Walking with Dinosaurs 8.2

Walking with Dinosaurs

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1999
Shackleton 7.2

Shackleton

as Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

2002
Walking with Beasts 7.8

Walking with Beasts

as Narrator

2001
Fortunes of War 6.3

Fortunes of War

as Guy Pringle

1987
This England 6.0

This England

as Boris Johnson

2022
10 Days to War 6.4

10 Days to War

as Colonel Tim Collins

2008
Cold War 7.1

Cold War

1998
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Oswald Alving

1985
Thompson 5.0

Thompson

as Self

1988
The Ballad of Big Al 7.9

The Ballad of Big Al

as Narrator

2000
Laird

Laird

as Laird of Castle Drummoch

The Boy in the Bush 10.0

The Boy in the Bush

as Jack Grant

1984
Walking with Monsters 8.4

Walking with Monsters

as Narrator (voice)

2005
World War I in Colour 6.6

World War I in Colour

as Narrator

2003
Strange Interlude 7.0

Strange Interlude

as Gordon Evans

1988
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood 7.9

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

1995

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