Kenneth Branagh
Sir Kenneth Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a British actor, movie director and television producer. He played Hamlet. He has directed and acted in many Shakespeare adaptations. He has acted alongside popular actors including: Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Michael Keaton, Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman.
Sir Kenneth Branagh | |
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 Branagh in July 2009 | |
| Born | Kenneth Charles Branagh 10 December 1960 |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Thompson (m. 1989–1995, divorced) Lindsay Brunnock (m. 2003–present) |
| Awards | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie 2001 Conspiracy |
Since Richard Attenborough's death in August 2014, Branagh has been the president of the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts in London.
In 2022, he won a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for screenplay writing for his movie Belfast.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Cambridge Student | Uncredited |
| 1987 | A Month in the Country | James Moon | |
| High Season | Rick | ||
| 1989 | Henry V | Henry V | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Mike Church / Roman Strauss | |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Andrew Benson | |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | |
| Swing Kids | Herr Knopp, Gestapo | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | |
| 1995 | Othello | Iago | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Rick Magruder | |
| The Theory of Flight | Richard | ||
| Celebrity | Lee Simon | ||
| The Proposition | Father Michael McKinnon | ||
| The Dance of Shiva | Colonel Evans | Short film | |
| 1999 | Alien Love Triangle | Steven Chesterman | |
| Wild Wild West | Dr. Arliss Loveless | ||
| 2000 | Love's Labour's Lost | Berowne | |
| The Road to El Dorado | Miguel (voice) | ||
| How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Peter McGowen | ||
| Periwig Maker | The Periwig Maker | Short film | |
| 2001 | Schneider's 2nd Stage | Joseph Barnett | |
| 2002 | Rabbit Proof Fence | A.O. Neville | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Gilderoy Lockhart | ||
| 2004 | Five Children & It | Uncle Albert | |
| 2007 | Sleuth | Man on TV | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Henning von Tresckow | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Sir Alistair Dormandy | |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Laurence Olivier | |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Mark Snow | Short Film, episode: "Prodigal" |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Viktor Cherevin | |
| 2016 | Mindhorn | Himself | Cameo |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Commander Bolton | |
| Murder on the Orient Express | Hercule Poirot | ||
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Asgardian Distress Caller (voice) | Uncredited |
| All Is True | William Shakespeare | ||
| 2020 | Tenet | ||
| Death on the Nile | Hercule Poirot | ||
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Niels Bohr |
Kenneth Branagh Media
Branagh has adapted numerous works of William Shakespeare for the stage and screen
Branagh starred in numerous films and stage plays with Emma Thompson
Branagh starred as and directed the film Hamlet (1996)
Branagh won the Emmy Award for his portrayal of Reinhard Heydrich in Conspiracy (2001)
Branagh won the Roma Fiction Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award (2009)
Branagh portrayed Laurence Olivier in the film My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Kenneth Branagh has acted in three of Christopher Nolan's films: Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023)
Shankill Road, Belfast during the Troubles, 1970s
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