Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Thomas Crown Affair The Thomas Crown Affair 2027 Mayday Mayday 2026 Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean 2026 Atonement Atonement 2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 ★ 6.6 The Devil Wears Prada 2 2026 Tea with Judi Dench Tea with Judi Dench 2025 The American Revolution ★ 5.7 The American Revolution 2025 The King of Kings ★ 8.3 The King of Kings 2025 BLUE EYE SAMURAI ★ 8.5 BLUE EYE SAMURAI 2023 A Haunting in Venice ★ 6.6 A Haunting in Venice 2023 Oppenheimer ★ 8.0 Oppenheimer 2023 Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba ★ 7.8 Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 2022 Denzel Washington: A Model American ★ 7.2 Denzel Washington: A Model American 2022 This England ★ 5.9 This England 2022 Remembers… Remembers… 2022 Death on the Nile ★ 6.4 Death on the Nile 2022 Fireheart ★ 7.2 Fireheart 2022 Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ ★ 6.3 Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ 2020 Tenet ★ 7.2 Tenet 2020 Lost Lives ★ 6.0 Lost Lives 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ★ 6.4 The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019 All Is True ★ 6.0 All Is True 2018 Avengers: Infinity War ★ 8.2 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 Murder on the Orient Express ★ 6.7 Murder on the Orient Express 2017 Dunkirk ★ 7.5 Dunkirk 2017 Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer ★ 3.5 Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer 2016 Mindhorn ★ 6.1 Mindhorn 2016 Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale ★ 7.7 Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ★ 6.1 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe ★ 6.9 Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ★ 5.2 Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit ★ 6.1 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2014 National Theatre Live: Macbeth ★ 7.0 National Theatre Live: Macbeth 2013 Stars in Shorts ★ 6.0 Stars in Shorts 2012 Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe ★ 6.0 Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe 2012 London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder ★ 7.7 London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder 2012 My Week with Marilyn ★ 6.7 My Week with Marilyn 2011 Discovering Hamlet ★ 7.5 Discovering Hamlet 2011 Thor: From Asgard to Earth ★ 7.0 Thor: From Asgard to Earth 2011 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope ★ 6.9 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope 2011 Prodigal ★ 5.6 Prodigal 2011 With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story ★ 6.8 With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 2010 A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics ★ 8.0 A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics 2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers ★ 6.7 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year ★ 7.5 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009 The Boat That Rocked ★ 7.2 The Boat That Rocked 2009 Valkyrie ★ 7.0 Valkyrie 2008 Wallander ★ 7.4 Wallander 2008 10 Days to War ★ 6.4 10 Days to War 2008 Alien Love Triangle ★ 6.7 Alien Love Triangle 2008 Sleuth ★ 6.3 Sleuth 2007 Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out 2007 James Ellis: An Actor's Life James Ellis: An Actor's Life 2007 The Graham Norton Show ★ 7.2 The Graham Norton Show 2007 El hormiguero ★ 4.8 El hormiguero 2006 As You Like It ★ 5.8 As You Like It 2006 Walking with Monsters ★ 7.3 Walking with Monsters 2005 Walking with Monsters ★ 8.5 Walking with Monsters 2005 Warm Springs ★ 6.6 Warm Springs 2005 The Goebbels Experiment ★ 6.4 The Goebbels Experiment 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ★ 6.8 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005 Five Children and It ★ 5.6 Five Children and It 2004 The Magic Touch of Harry Potter ★ 7.7 The Magic Touch of Harry Potter 2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic ★ 6.5 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic 2004 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ★ 5.6 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 World War I in Colour ★ 6.6 World War I in Colour 2003 Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence ★ 8.0 Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher ★ 6.0 Real Time with Bill Maher 2003 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ★ 7.7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog ★ 5.9 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog 2002 The Tramp and the Dictator ★ 7.0 The Tramp and the Dictator 2002 Rabbit-Proof Fence ★ 7.0 Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 Shackleton ★ 7.2 Shackleton 2002 The Beasts Within ★ 9.0 The Beasts Within 2001 Triumph of the Beasts ★ 10.0 Triumph of the Beasts 2001 Walking with Beasts ★ 7.7 Walking with Beasts 2001 Conspiracy ★ 7.3 Conspiracy 2001 Schneider's 2nd Stage ★ 10.0 Schneider's 2nd Stage 2001 Big Al ★ 7.9 Big Al 2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces ★ 6.8 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces 2000