Kenneth Branagh

British actor and filmmaker

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. He is also known as Director and star for his Hercule Poirt film adaptations.

Sir Kenneth Branagh
Branagh in 2015
Born
Kenneth Charles Branagh

(1960-12-10) 10 December 1960 (age 63)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse(s)Emma Thompson
(m. 1989–1995, divorced)
Lindsay Brunnock (m. 2003–present)
AwardsEmmy 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. He is also Portrayed Agatha Christie's Belgium Detective Hercule Poirot appearaning in Murder on The Orient Express, Death on The Nile and A Haunting in Venice, he is Set To Star in Apple TV's Upcoming Action Thriller Mayday alongside Ryan Reynolds. He is also Known for his William Shakespeare film adaptations (1989-2006). He is also Set To Provided his Voice as English Novelist Charles Dickens for The Upcoming Christian Animated Film, The King Of Kings.

Filmography

Year 1989Title Henry vRole title characterNotes he was nominated a Oscar for best director and actor
1981Chariots of FireCambridge StudentUncredited
1987A Month in the CountryJames Moon
High SeasonRick
1989Henry VHenry V
1991Dead AgainMike Church / Roman Strauss
1992Peter's FriendsAndrew Benson
1993Much Ado About NothingBenedick
Swing KidsHerr Knopp, GestapoUncredited
1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinVictor Frankenstein
1995OthelloIago
1996HamletPrince Hamlet
1998The Gingerbread ManRick Magruder
The Theory of FlightRichard
CelebrityLee Simon
The PropositionFather Michael McKinnon
The Dance of ShivaColonel EvansShort film
1999Alien Love TriangleSteven Chesterman
Wild Wild WestDr. Arliss Loveless
2000Love's Labour's LostBerowne
The Road to El DoradoMiguel (voice)
How to Kill Your Neighbor's DogPeter McGowen
Periwig MakerThe Periwig MakerShort film
2001Schneider's 2nd StageJoseph Barnett
2002Rabbit Proof FenceA.O. Neville
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsGilderoy Lockhart
2004Five Children & ItUncle Albert
2007SleuthMan on TVUncredited
2008ValkyrieHenning von Tresckow
2009The Boat That RockedSir Alistair Dormandy
2011My Week with MarilynLaurence Olivier
2012Stars in ShortsMark SnowShort Film, episode: "Prodigal"
2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitViktor Cherevin
2016MindhornHimselfCameo
2017DunkirkCommander Bolton
Murder on the Orient ExpressHercule Poirot
2018Avengers: Infinity WarAsgardian Distress Caller (voice)Uncredited
All Is TrueWilliam Shakespeare
2020Tenet
Death on the NileHercule Poirot
2023OppenheimerNiels Bohr

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