Kenneth Branagh

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 10, 1960 (64 years old)

Kenneth Branagh

Known For

The King of Kings
1h 44m
Movie 2025

The King of Kings

Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice.

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
TV Show 2023

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

A Haunting in Venice
1h 44m
Movie 2023

A Haunting in Venice

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

Oppenheimer
3h 1m
Movie 2023

Oppenheimer

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
1h 30m
Movie 2022

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that encapsulates his life during a specific period.

Denzel Washington: A Model American
0h 53m
Movie 2022

Denzel Washington: A Model American

In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexity at the heart of the American paradoxes: from Black activist, rebel soldier to gangster torn between violence and charity. Voted best actor of the 21st century by the New York Times a few months ago, Denzel Washington, 65, has risen to the top of American cinema. As an Actor, director and producer, he has shaken up a "color line" as immutable as it is subtle. Often identified with his characters, he reveals himself to be disconcerting and paradoxical. As if he were holding up a mirror to America in which all of its contradictions and failings were reflected. A documentary that chronicles the extraordinary career of the world-renowned African-American actor.

This England
TV Show 2022

This England

Inside the halls of power, Boris Johnson grapples with Covid-19, Brexit, and a controversial personal and political life during his tumultuous first months as Prime Minister.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
0h 55m
Movie 2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Settle in with the likes of Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Tessa Thompson, and as they divulge the secrets behind the creation of Thor: Love and Thunder. Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, along with raw, unseen footage from the set and beyond, this documentary special pulls back the curtain on the God of Thunder’s fourth feature film.

Death on the Nile
2h 7m
Movie 2022

Death on the Nile

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.

Fireheart
1h 32m
Movie 2022

Fireheart

The film explores the world of firefighters in 1920s New York City and tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who will have to become a hero in order to save her city.

Biography

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (/ˈbrænə/ BRAN-ə; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Branagh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2025
The King of Kings
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
A Haunting in Venice
2023
Oppenheimer
2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
Denzel Washington: A Model American
2022
This England
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Death on the Nile
2022
Fireheart
2020
Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
2020
Tenet
2019
Lost Lives
2018
All Is True
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
Dunkirk
2016
Mindhorn
2015
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2011
Discovering Hamlet
2011
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011
Prodigal
2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
2009
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
The Boat That Rocked
2008
Wallander
2008
Alien Love Triangle
2007
Sleuth
2007
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2006
As You Like It
2005
Walking with Monsters
2003
World War 1 in Colour
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Shackleton
2001
Walking with Beasts
2000
Big Al
1999
Walking with Dinosaurs
1998
Cold War
1996
Hamlet
1996
Looking for Richard
1995
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
1995
Anne Frank Remembered
1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1993
Swing Kids
1991
Dead Again
1990
Discovering Hamlet
1989
Look Back in Anger
1989
Henry V
1988
Thompson
1988
Strange Interlude
1988
Thames Wallah
1987
Fortunes of War
1987
Lorna
1987
The Lady's Not For Burning
1985
Coming Through

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