Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Acting

Birthday

1960/12/10 (64 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Also know as

ケネス・ブラナー, 케네스 브래너, 肯尼思·布拉纳, קנת' בראנה

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 (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) 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, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Olivier Award. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours and was given Fre...Read more

Acting
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.7

(2002) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Gilderoy Lockhart

The Road to El Dorado
7.3

(2000) The Road to El Dorado

as Miguel (voice)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
6.4

(1994) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Victor Frankenstein

Valkyrie
6.9

(2008) Valkyrie

as Henning von Tresckow

Hamlet
7.3

(1996) Hamlet

as Prince Hamlet

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
8.5

(1994) It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

as Self

Henry V
7.2

(1989) Henry V

as Henry V

Sleuth
6.2

(2007) Sleuth

as Other Man on T.V.

Peter's Friends
6.5

(1992) Peter's Friends

as Andrew Benson

Dead Again
6.4

(1991) Dead Again

as Roman Strauss / Mike Church

Much Ado About Nothing
6.9

(1993) Much Ado About Nothing

as Benedick

Wild Wild West
5.3

(1999) Wild Wild West

as Dr. Arliss Loveless

Celebrity
6.0

(1998) Celebrity

as Lee Simon

Chariots of Fire
6.8

(1981) Chariots of Fire

as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

Rabbit-Proof Fence
7.0

(2002) Rabbit-Proof Fence

as A. O. Neville

Conspiracy
7.2

(2001) Conspiracy

as Reinhard Heydrich

The Gingerbread Man
5.6

(1998) The Gingerbread Man

as Rick Magruder

Walking with Monsters
7.2

(2005) Walking with Monsters

as Narrator (voice)

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
5.9

(2002) How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

as Peter McGowan

A Month in the Country
6.4

(1987) A Month in the Country

as James Soon

Othello
6.4

(1995) Othello

as Iago

Five Children and It
5.6

(2004) Five Children and It

as Uncle Albert

Warm Springs
6.8

(2005) Warm Springs

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

IMAX: Galapagos 3D
6.0

(1999) IMAX: Galapagos 3D

as Narrator

Der Perückenmacher
7.5

(1999) The Periwig-Maker

as Periwig-maker (voice)

The Boat That Rocked
7.2

(2009) The Boat That Rocked

as Dormandy

Love's Labour's Lost
5.5

(2000) Love's Labour's Lost

as Berowne

My Week with Marilyn
6.7

(2011) My Week with Marilyn

as Sir Laurence Olivier

The Theory of Flight
6.2

(1999) The Theory of Flight

as Richard

0.0

Mayday

as ---

Strange Interlude
5.0

(1988) Strange Interlude

as Gordon Evans

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
6.8

(2010) With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

as Self

A Haunting in Venice
6.6

(2023) A Haunting in Venice

as Hercule Poirot

High Season
5.3

(1987) High Season

as Rick

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
7.7

(2012) London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

as Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Ghosts
0.0

(1987) Ghosts

as Oswald Alving

Universal Horror
7.2

(1998) Universal Horror

as Narrator

Stars In Shorts
0.0

(2012) Stars In Shorts

as Mark Snow

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
6.1

(2014) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

as Viktor Cherevin

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
8.0

(2003) Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

as Himself / Narrator

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
7.6

(2022) Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
7.4

(2004) The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

as Self

Discovering Hamlet
7.0

(2011) Discovering Hamlet

as Hamlet (archive footage)

National Theatre Live: Macbeth
7.0

(2013) National Theatre Live: Macbeth

as Macbeth, Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, general in the King's army

Shadow of a Gunman
0.0

(1995) Shadow of a Gunman

as Donal Davoren

6.6

(2000) The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs

as Narrator

Look Back in Anger
9.0

(1989) Look Back in Anger

as Jimmy Porter

Discovering Hamlet
5.7

(1990) Discovering Hamlet

as Himself / Hamlet

Looking for Richard
6.8

(1996) Looking for Richard

as Self - Interviewee

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

(2009) 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Narrator (voice)

Easter 2016
0.0

(1982) Easter 2016

as Student

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
6.5

(2000) Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

as Self / Narrator

Alien Love Triangle
5.5

(2008) Alien Love Triangle

as Steven Chesterman

Oppenheimer
8.1

(2023) Oppenheimer

as Niels Bohr

The Proposition
6.3

(1998) The Proposition

as Father Michael McKinnon

0.0

(2001) Schneider's 2nd Stage

as Joseph Barnett

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
0.0

(2007) Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

as Self

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
6.9

(2014) Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

as Self

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain
7.6

(2022) Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain

as Self

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
7.0

(2022) Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

as Self - Director (archive footage)

As You Like It
5.7

(2006) As You Like It

as self

The Dance of Shiva
0.0

(1998) The Dance of Shiva

as Colonel Evans

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
7.7

(2015) Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

as Leontes

The King of Kings
0.0

(2025) The King of Kings

as Charles Dickens (voice)

Dunkirk
7.5

(2017) Dunkirk

as Commander Bolton

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
6.0

(2004) Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

as Narrator (voice)

Murder on the Orient Express
6.7

(2017) Murder on the Orient Express

as Hercule Poirot

Coming Through
4.8

(1985) Coming Through

as D.H. Lawrence

Anne Frank Remembered
7.6

(1995) Anne Frank Remembered

as Narration (voice)

The Tramp and the Dictator
7.0

(2002) The Tramp and the Dictator

as Narrator (voice)

A Coming to Terms for Billy
0.0

(1984) A Coming to Terms for Billy

as Billy Martin

A Matter of Choice for Billy
4.0

(1983) A Matter of Choice for Billy

as Billy Martin

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
6.8

(2011) Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

as Himself

The Book That Wrote Itself
4.0

(2000) The Book That Wrote Itself

as Kenneth Branagh

Prodigal
5.6

(2011) Prodigal

as Mark Snow

Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer
3.5

(2016) Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer

as Archie Rice

To the Lighthouse
5.4

(1983) To the Lighthouse

as Charles Tansley

The Lady's Not For Burning
0.0

(1987) The Lady's Not For Burning

as Thomas Mendip

Swing Kids
6.7

(1993) Swing Kids

as Herr Knopp, Gestapo

Mindhorn
6.1

(2016) Mindhorn

as Himself

Death on the Nile
6.4

(2022) Death on the Nile

as Hercule Poirot

Triumph of the Beasts
0.0

(2001) Triumph of the Beasts

as Narrator (voice)

The Beasts Within
0.0

(2001) The Beasts Within

as Narrator (voice)

Avengers: Infinity War
8.2

(2018) Avengers: Infinity War

as Asgardian Distress Call (voice) (uncredited)

All Is True
6.1

(2018) All Is True

as William Shakespeare

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
6.7

(2009) A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

as Self

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
8.0

(2009) A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

as Self

Too Late to Talk to Billy
0.0

(1982) Too Late to Talk to Billy

as Billy Martin

Lorna
0.0

(1987) Lorna

as Billy Martin

James Ellis: An Actor's Life
0.0

(2007) James Ellis: An Actor's Life

as Himself

Tenet
7.2

(2020) Tenet

as Sator

Lost Lives
6.0

(2019) Lost Lives

as ---

Thor: From Asgard to Earth
7.1

(2011) Thor: From Asgard to Earth

as Self

It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
4.9

(1999) It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'

as Self

6.0

(1999) Wild Wild West: Loveless's Ladies

as Himself

Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
4.0

(1999) Wild Wild West: Evil Devices

as Himself

Fireheart
7.2

(2022) Fireheart

as Shawn Nolan (voice)

Thames Wallah
0.0

(1988) Thames Wallah

as Narrator

Walking with Beasts
7.7

(2001) Walking with Beasts

as Narrator

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.8

(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

The View
4.4

(1997) The View

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.1

(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Wallander
7.2

(2008) Wallander

as Kurt Wallander

Big Al
7.6

(2000) Big Al

as Narrator

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as ---

Cold War
6.7

(1998) Cold War

as ---

Shackleton
6.9

(2002) Shackleton

as Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

Fortunes of War
6.4

(1987) Fortunes of War

as Guy Pringle

The Oscars
7.0

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

1.0

(1988) Thompson

as Self

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
8.0

(1995) Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

as ---

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
8.5

(2023) BLUE EYE SAMURAI

as Abijah Fowler (voice)

Performance
6.0

(1991) Performance

as Donal Davoren

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

El hormiguero
4.9

(2006) El hormiguero

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.5

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

The Boy in the Bush
0.0

(1984) The Boy in the Bush

as Jack Grant

This England
5.7

(2022) This England

as Boris Johnson

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0

(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.4

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Wallander
7.2

(2008) Wallander

as ---

American Experience
7.5

(1988) American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Walking with Dinosaurs
8.1

(1999) Walking with Dinosaurs

as Narrator (voice)

World War 1 in Colour
6.3

(2003) World War 1 in Colour

as Narrator

Wogan
4.5

(1982) Wogan

as Self

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as ---

3.0

(1997) Leute heute

as Self

Upstart Crow
7.1

(2016) Upstart Crow

as Colin/The Stranger

Honest Trailers
6.4

(2012) Honest Trailers

as Hercules Poirot (archive footage)

10 Days to War
6.0

(2008) 10 Days to War

as Colonel Tim Collins

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Walking with Monsters
8.5

(2005) Walking with Monsters

as Narrator (voice)

Parkinson
0.0

(1998) Parkinson

as Self

0.0

(1985) Theatre Night

as Oswald Alving