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Kenneth Branagh
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a renowned British actor and filmmaker of Irish origin. Known as a modern-day 'champion of Shakespeare', he has directed and starred in numerous film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, such as Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Hamlet, and As You Like It. These critically-acclaimed Shakespeare adaptations have marked him as one of the most successful directors of Shakespeare adaptations in film history. His performance in several roles hasn’t gone unnoticed; he has been nominated multiple times for prestigious awards such as Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Globe Awards and Emmy awards, amongst others. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours, and was also given Freedom of the City in his native Belfast in 2018.Outside of Shakespeare, he's also known for his roles in big-budget films like Thor and the Harry Potter series. In 2020, he was ranked in 20th place on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
His early life was marked by his sudden move from Belfast, Northern Ireland to Reading, Berkshire due to political unrest. Trained at the esteemed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he went on to have a successful acting career, both on stage and on screen. He is known for his deductive proficiency seen in his portrayal of Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile. Besides acting, his directorial endeavors have also been applauded; movies like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, As You Like It, Thor, and Cinderella bear testimony to his prowess as a director.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Kenneth Charles Branagh
Born: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Citizenship: British
Birthday: December 10, 1960
Occupations: Actor, Filmmaker
Years Active: 1981-present
Spouses: Emma Thompson, Lindsay Brunnock
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Awards and Nominations Received by Kenneth Branagh
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Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
My Week with MarilynMovies Featuring Kenneth Branagh
Thor
Cinderella
Much Ado About Nothing
Sleuth
Love's Labour's Lost
Belfast
Death on the Nile
Artemis Fowl
Murder on the Orient Express
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
All Is True
A Haunting in Venice
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Discovering Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up
Prodigal
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer
The Making of ‘Dunkirk’
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter’s Tale
Walking with Beasts
Triumph of the Beasts
The Beasts Within
Shackleton
Lost Lives
Big Al
Listening
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
World War 1 in Colour
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Five Children and It
Warm Springs
Discovering Hamlet
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Walking with Monsters
As You Like It
The Magic Flute
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Conspiracy
The Tramp and the Dictator
Swan Song
Too Late to Talk to Billy
A Matter of Choice for Billy
A Coming to Terms for Billy
Coming Through
To the Lighthouse
A Month in the Country
Ghosts
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Fortunes of War
Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
Look Back in Anger
Fireheart
Denzel Washington: A Model American
The Story Of Our Time: The Making Of Oppenheimer
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
Looking for Richard
Cold War
It’s Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Walking with Dinosaurs
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
The Proposition
The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs
Wild Wild West: Loveless’s Ladies
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters
Anne Frank Remembered
This England
It’s a Whole New West: The Making of ‘Wild, Wild West’
Universal Horror
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Alien Love Triangle
Peter’s Friends
In the Bleak Midwinter
Career Timeline
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2022
Death on the Nile
Hercule Poirot
Fireheart
Shawn Nolan (voice)
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self
2009
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
Narrator (voice)
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
Five Children and It
Uncle Albert
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Narrator (voice)
2001
Triumph of the Beasts
Narrator (voice)
The Beasts Within
Narrator (voice)
Conspiracy
Reinhard Heydrich
1999
Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
Himself
The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs
Narrator
Wild Wild West: Loveless’s Ladies
Himself
It’s a Whole New West: The Making of ‘Wild, Wild West’
Self
1000
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up
Self / Gilderoy Lockhart
Walking with Beasts
Narrator
Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Big Al
Narrator
World War 1 in Colour
Narrator
Walking with Monsters
Narrator (voice)
Fortunes of War
Guy Pringle
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
Cold War
Walking with Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice)
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters
Self
This England
Boris Johnson
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