Kenneth Branagh
British actor and filmmaker (born 1960) · United Kingdom · Actors
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Something wrong?Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, 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.
A life in dates
MaydayFilm, Nikolai UstinovThe Devil Wears Prada 2, a new film, came out on 20 April 2026.20 April 2026, 2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAISeries, Abijah Fowler (voice)
A Haunting in VeniceFilm, 2023Director, Producer2022Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAward2021Golden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayAward
BelfastFilm, 2021Director, Writer2018
All Is TrueFilm, Director, Producer2015
Hot OnesSeries
CinderellaFilm, 2015Director2013
Thor: The Dark WorldFilm, Producer2012“Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp.”In their words22 July 2012Interview by Alex Billington, "Branagh Chats About His Villain & Directing 'Fast-Paced' Jack Ryan", Collider (22 July 2012)Knight BachelorAward2009
The Boat That RockedFilm, Dormandy2007
The Graham Norton ShowSeries
SleuthFilm, 2007Director, Producer2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSeries2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsFilm, Gilderoy Lockhart2001Emmy AwardAwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieAward, 20012000
The Road to El DoradoFilm, Miguel (voice)1998
ParkinsonSeries1996
HamletFilm, Director1993
Much Ado About NothingFilm, Director, Writer1991
Dead AgainFilm, Director1990BAFTA Award for Best DirectionAwardEuropean Film Award for Best ActorAwardYoung European Film of the YearAward1988
American ExperienceSeries, Narrator (voice)1981
Chariots of FireFilm, Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)1971Film '72Series1967
OmnibusSeries1960Born10 December 1960Also in Deutsch
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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)In their own words 1
, Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp.
Filmography 40
TPThe Devil Wears Prada 2MAMayday
TKThe King of Kings
OPOppenheimerAVA Haunting in Venice
DNDeath on the Nile
FIFireheartBEBelfast
TETenet
AFArtemis Fowl
AWAvengers: Infinity WarATAll Is True
DUDunkirk
MEMurder on the Orient Express
MIMindhornCICinderella
JRJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
MUMarvel Studios: Assembling a UniverseTWThor: The Dark World
THThor
MMMy Week with MarilynTRThe Boat That Rocked
VAValkyrieSLSleuth
FIFive Children and ItHSHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
RFRabbit-Proof Fence
COConspiracyTDThe Road to El Dorado
WWWild Wild West
CECelebrity
TMThe Gingerbread ManHAHamlet
MFMary Shelley's FrankensteinMNMuch Ado About Nothing
SKSwing Kids
PFPeter's FriendsDADead Again
HVHenry VCFChariots of Fire211 credits on file
Television 24
BSBLUE EYE SAMURAI
TSThe Kelly Clarkson Show
TCThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertHOHot Ones
LMLate Night with Seth MeyersTSThe Graham Norton Show
EHEl hormigueroTFThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
RMReal Time with Bill Maher
TSThe Ellen DeGeneres ShowPAParkinson
TVThe View
LHLeute heute
LBLate Night with Conan O'BrienAEAmerican Experience
WOWogan
APAmerican Playhouse
PTPlay for TodayOMOmnibus
TCThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TATony Awards
TOThe Oscars
GAGolden Globe AwardsAwards
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About this person
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, 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 knighted 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.
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