Kenneth Branagh
Acting
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).
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hercule Poirot
Age 56 (now 65)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Gilderoy Lockhart
Age 41 (now 65)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
Age 33 (now 65)
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
as David Lean (voice)
Age 65
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Age 61 (now 65)
Denzel Washington: A Model American
as Self
Age 61 (now 65)
Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
as Self
Age 60 (now 65)
Avengers: Infinity War
as Asgardian Distress Call (voice) (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 65) Murder on the Orient Express
as Hercule Poirot
Age 56 (now 65)
Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer
as Archie Rice
Age 55 (now 65)
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Director
Age 55 (now 65)
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
as Leontes
Age 54 (now 65) Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Director
Age 54 (now 65)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self
Age 53 (now 65)
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Stage Director
Age 52 (now 65)
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
as Self
Age 51 (now 65)
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
as Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Age 51 (now 65)
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
as Self
Age 50 (now 65)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self
Age 49 (now 65)
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
Age 49 (now 65)
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
as Self
Age 48 (now 65)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Narrator (voice)
Age 48 (now 65)
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
as Narrator (voice)
Age 43 (now 65)Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
as Himself / Narrator
Age 42 (now 65) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Gilderoy Lockhart
Age 41 (now 65)
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
as Peter McGowan
Age 41 (now 65)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self / Narrator
Age 39 (now 65)
The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs
as Narrator
Age 39 (now 65)
Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies
as Himself
Age 38 (now 65)
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
as Self
Age 38 (now 65)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
Age 33 (now 65)
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Self
Age 33 (now 65)
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Stage Director
Age 28 (now 65)
Chariots of Fire
as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Age 20 (now 65)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Age 54 (now 65)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Age 44 (now 65)
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 38 (now 65)
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 32 (now 65)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 1 (now 65)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
ケネス・ブラナー, 케네스 브래너, 肯尼思·布拉纳, קנת' בראנה, کنت برانا, Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh
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