About
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (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...
Known for
Avengers: Infinity WarMovie • 2018
American ExperienceSeries • 1988
OppenheimerMovie • 2023
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsMovie • 2002
The Devil Wears Prada 2Movie • 2026
OmnibusSeries • 1967
TFI FridaySeries • 1996
CinderellaMovie • 2015
Thor: The Dark WorldMovie • 2013
ThorMovie • 2011
TenetMovie • 2020
PerformanceSeries • 1991
BLUE EYE SAMURAISeries • 2023
MaydayMovie • 2026
DunkirkMovie • 2017
Death on the NileMovie • 2022
WallanderSeries • 2008
Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitMovie • 2014
The Road to El DoradoMovie • 2000
ValkyrieMovie • 2008
Murder on the Orient ExpressMovie • 2017
A Haunting in VeniceMovie • 2023