Attore

Kenneth Branagh

Data di nascita: 10 dicembre 1960

Luogo di nascita: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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 (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).

Filmografia

Film e serie TV in cui Kenneth Branagh ha recitato o preso parte

Film

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Film · Avventura · 2026

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Film · Guerra · 2026

6.4

Film · Commedia · 2026

N/D

Film · Documentario · 2025

8.2

Film · Animazione · 2025

6.6

Film · Mistero · 2023

8.0

Film · Dramma · 2023

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

7.8

Film · Documentario · 2022

7.2

Film · Documentario · 2022

6.4

Film · Mistero · 2022

7.2

Film · Animazione · 2022

7.0

Film · Dramma · 2021

Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’

6.3

Film · Documentario · 2020

7.2

Film · Azione · 2020

5.5

Film · Avventura · 2020

6.0

Film · Documentario · 2019

6.0

Film · Dramma · 2018

8.2

Film · Avventura · 2018

6.7

Film · Mistero · 2017

7.5

Film · Guerra · 2017

Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company - The Entertainer

3.5

Film · Dramma · 2016

6.1

Film · Commedia · 2016

8.0

Film · Dramma · 2016

7.7

Film · Dramma · 2015

6.8

Film · Romance · 2015

6.9

Film · Documentario · 2014

6.1

Film · Azione · 2014

7.0

Film · Dramma · 2013

6.0

Film · Commedia · 2012

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

6.0

Film · Documentario · 2012

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

7.7

Film · Documentario · 2012

6.7

Film · Dramma · 2011

7.5

Film · Documentario · 2011

7.0

Film · Documentario · 2011

6.9

Film · Documentario · 2011

5.6

Film · Fantascienza · 2011

6.8

Film · Avventura · 2011

6.8

Film · Documentario · 2010

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

8.0

Film · Documentario · 2009

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

6.7

Film · Documentario · 2009

7.5

Film · Documentario · 2009

7.2

Film · Dramma · 2009

7.0

Film · Dramma · 2008

6.7

Film · Commedia · 2008

6.3

Film · Dramma · 2007

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Film · Documentario · 2007

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Film · Documentario · 2007

6.4

Film · Commedia · 2006

5.8

Film · Commedia · 2006

7.2

Film · Documentario · 2005

Franklin D. Roosevelt. Un uomo, un presidente

6.6

Film · Dramma · 2005

6.4

Film · Documentario · 2005

5.6

Film · Avventura · 2004

7.7

Film · Documentario · 2004

6.5

Film · Documentario · 2004

7.7

Film · Avventura · 2002

5.9

Film · Commedia · 2002

7.0

Film · Documentario · 2002

7.0

Film · Avventura · 2002

9.0

Film · Documentario · 2001

10.0

Film · Documentario · 2001

7.3

Film · Storia · 2001

6.8

Film · Documentario · 2000

7.0

Film · Commedia · 2000

7.3

Film · Famiglia · 2000

5.5

Film · Commedia · 2000

9.0

Film · Documentario · 2000

4.0

Film · Documentario · 1999

7.6

Film · Animazione · 1999

6.6

Film · Documentario · 1999

5.3

Film · Azione · 1999

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

5.0

Film · Documentario · 1999

6.3

Film · Dramma · 1999

9.0

Film · Guerra · 1998

7.1

Film · Documentario · 1998

6.0

Film · Dramma · 1998

6.2

Film · Dramma · 1998

5.6

Film · Thriller · 1998

7.3

Film · Dramma · 1996

6.8

Film · Documentario · 1996

6.4

Film · Dramma · 1995

10.0

Film · Commedia · 1995

7.1

Film · Commedia · 1995

7.6

Film · Documentario · 1995

6.4

Film · Dramma · 1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

8.8

Film · Documentario · 1994

6.9

Film · Dramma · 1993

6.7

Film · Musica · 1993

6.6

Film · Commedia · 1992

8.5

Film · Documentario · 1992

6.4

Film · Mistero · 1991

5.9

Film · Documentario · 1990

9.3

Film · televisione film · 1989

7.1

Film · Guerra · 1989

7.4

Film · Dramma · 1988

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Film · 1988

6.5

Film · Storia · 1987

5.2

Film · Commedia · 1987

7.0

Film · Dramma · 1987

9.0

Film · televisione film · 1987

10.0

Film · televisione film · 1987

4.7

Film · Romance · 1985

7.0

Film · Dramma · 1984

6.0

Film · Dramma · 1983

5.2

Film · televisione film · 1983

9.0

Film · Fantascienza · 1982

7.0

Film · Dramma · 1982

6.8

Film · Dramma · 1981

Serie TV

5.5

Serie · Documentario · 2025

8.5

Serie · Action & Adventure · 2023

5.8

Serie · War & Politics · 2022

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Serie · Documentario · 2022

6.4

Serie · Talk · 2019

6.1

Serie · Commedia · 2015

5.2

Serie · Talk · 2014

7.3

Serie · Dramma · 2008

6.4

Serie · War & Politics · 2008

7.2

Serie · Commedia · 2007

4.8

Serie · Commedia · 2006

8.5

Serie · Documentario · 2005

6.8

Serie · Commedia · 2005

5.6

Serie · Commedia · 2003

6.6

Serie · Documentario · 2003

6.1

Serie · Commedia · 2003

7.2

Serie · Dramma · 2002

7.7

Serie · Documentario · 2001

7.9

Serie · Documentario · 2000

8.2

Serie · Documentario · 1999

7.1

Serie · Documentario · 1998

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Serie · Talk · 1998

4.4

Serie · Talk · 1997

7.9

Serie · Documentario · 1995

7.3

Serie · Commedia · 1993

6.3

Serie · Dramma · 1991

6.6

Serie · Documentario · 1988

6.3

Serie · Dramma · 1987

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Serie · Dramma · 1985

10.0

Serie · Action & Adventure · 1984

5.3

Serie · Talk · 1982

6.6

Serie · Dramma · 1970

7.5

Serie · Talk · 1962

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Serie · 1956

7.0

Serie · 1953

7.2

Serie · Reality · 1944