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Overview

Mini Biography:
Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern... more
Trivia:
Won the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Award as Best Actor for his performance... more
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 21 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(182 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Ken Branagh

Filmography

Actor:
  1. The Yellow Mark (2009) (announced) (rumored) .... Francis Blake
    ... aka Marque jaune, La (France)
    ... aka The Yellow M (USA: informal English alternative title)
  2. The Boat That Rocked (2009) (post-production) .... Minister Dormandy

  3. Valkyrie (2008) .... Major-General Henning von Tresckow
    ... aka Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg-Attentat (Germany)
  4. "Wallander" .... Kurt Wallander (3 episodes, 2008)
        - One Step Behind (2008) TV episode .... Kurt Wallander
        - Firewall (2008) TV episode .... Kurt Wallander
        - Sidetracked (2008) TV episode .... Kurt Wallander
  5. "10 Days to War" .... Colonel Tim Collins (1 episode, 2008)
        - Our Business Is North (2008) TV episode .... Colonel Tim Collins
  6. Sleuth (2007) (uncredited) .... Other Man on T.V.
  7. "The American Experience" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
        - The Man Behind Hitler (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
  8. Warm Springs (2005) (TV) .... Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  9. Five Children and It (2004) .... Uncle Albert
    ... aka 5 Children & It (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Cinq enfants et moi (France)
  10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) .... Professor Gilderoy Lockhart
    ... aka Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (Germany)
  11. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) .... A.O. Neville
  12. Shackleton (2002) (TV) .... Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
  13. Alien Love Triangle (2002) .... Steven Chesterman
  14. Conspiracy (2001) (TV) .... Reinhard Heydrich
  15. Schneider's 2nd Stage (2001) .... Joseph Barnett
  16. How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000) .... Peter McGowan
    ... aka Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Australia: video title)
  17. The Road to El Dorado (2000) (voice) .... Miguel
  18. Love's Labour's Lost (2000) .... Berowne
    ... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)

  19. Wild Wild West (1999) .... Dr. Arliss Loveless
  20. The Periwig-Maker (1999) (voice) .... Periwig-maker
    ... aka Der Perückenmacher (Germany)
  21. The Dance of Shiva (1998) .... Col. Evans
  22. The Theory of Flight (1998) .... Richard
  23. Celebrity (1998) .... Lee Simon
  24. The Proposition (1998) .... Father Michael McKinnon
  25. The Gingerbread Man (1998) .... Rick Magruder
  26. Hamlet (1996) .... Hamlet
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title)
  27. Othello (1995) .... Iago
  28. "Performance" .... Donal Davoren (1 episode, 1995)
        - Shadow of a Gunman (1995) TV episode .... Donal Davoren
  29. Frankenstein (1994) .... Victor Frankenstein
    ... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title)
  30. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) .... Benedick
  31. Swing Kids (1993) (uncredited) .... Herr Knopp, Gestapo
  32. Peter's Friends (1992) .... Andrew Benson
  33. Dead Again (1991) .... Roman Strauss / Mike Church

  34. Henry V (1989) .... Henry V
  35. Look Back in Anger (1989) (TV) .... Jimmy Porter
  36. "Thompson" .... Various Roles (6 episodes, 1988)
        - Episode #1.6 (1988) TV episode .... Various Roles
        - Episode #1.5 (1988) TV episode .... Various Roles
        - Episode #1.4 (1988) TV episode .... Various Roles
        - Episode #1.3 (1988) TV episode .... Various Roles
        - Episode #1.2 (1988) TV episode .... Various Roles
          (1 more)
  37. Strange Interlude (1988) (TV) .... Gordon Evans
  38. "Fortunes of War" .... Guy Pringle (7 episodes, 1987)
        - January 1943 (1987) TV episode .... Guy Pringle
        - Autumn 1942 (1987) TV episode .... Guy Pringle
        - April 1941 (1987) TV episode .... Guy Pringle
        - October 1940 (1987) TV episode .... Guy Pringle
        - June 1940 (1987) TV episode .... Guy Pringle
          (2 more)
  39. High Season (1987) .... Rick
  40. A Month in the Country (1987) .... James Moon
  41. Ghosts (1987) (TV) .... Oswald
  42. Lorna (1987) (TV) .... Billy
  43. The Lady's Not for Burning (1987) (TV) .... Thomas Mendip
  44. Coming Through (1985) .... D.H. Lawrence
  45. "Play for Today" .... Billy / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1984)
        - A Coming to Terms for Billy (1984) TV episode .... Billy Martin
        - A Matter of Choice for Billy (1983) TV episode .... Billy
        - Too Late to Talk to Billy (1982) TV episode .... Billy
  46. "Boy in the Bush" (1984) TV mini-series .... Jack Grant
  47. "Maybury" .... Robert Clyde Moffat (2 episodes, 1983)
        - New Gods for Old: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Robert Clyde Moffat
        - New Gods for Old: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Robert Clyde Moffat
  48. To the Lighthouse (1983) (TV) .... Charles Tansley
  49. "Play for Tomorrow" .... Student (1 episode, 1982)
        - Easter 2016 (1982) TV episode .... Student
  50. Chariots of Fire (1981) (uncredited) .... Artist
Director:
  1. Thor (2010) (pre-production)

  2. Sleuth (2007)
  3. The Magic Flute (2006)
    ... aka Flûte enchantée, La (France)
  4. As You Like It (2006)
  5. Listening (2003)
  6. Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
    ... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)

  7. Hamlet (1996)
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title)
  8. In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
    ... aka A Midwinter's Tale (USA)
  9. Frankenstein (1994)
    ... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title)
  10. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
  11. Peter's Friends (1992)
  12. Swan Song (1992)
  13. Dead Again (1991)

  14. Henry V (1989)
Producer:
  1. "Wallander" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 2008)
        - One Step Behind (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Firewall (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Sidetracked (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
  2. Sleuth (2007) (producer)
  3. As You Like It (2006) (executive producer) (producer)
  4. Love's Labour's Lost (2000) (producer)
    ... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)

  5. Frankenstein (1994) (co-producer)
    ... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title)
  6. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) (producer)
  7. Peter's Friends (1992) (producer)
Writer:
  1. The Magic Flute (2006) (adapted for the screen by) (screenplay)
    ... aka Flûte enchantée, La (France)
  2. As You Like It (2006) (adaptation)
  3. Listening (2003) (writer)
  4. Love's Labour's Lost (2000) (screenplay)
    ... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)

  5. Hamlet (1996) (screenplay)
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title)
  6. In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) (written by)
    ... aka A Midwinter's Tale (USA)
  7. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) (screenplay)

  8. Henry V (1989) (adaptation)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Magic Flute (2006) ("The Magic Flute")
    ... aka Flûte enchantée, La (France)
  2. Warm Springs (2005) (TV) (performer: "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing")

  3. Peter's Friends (1992) (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight", "Orpheus In the Underworld")
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Periwig-Maker (1999) (supporter)
    ... aka Der Perückenmacher (Germany)

  2. Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988) (TV) (director of stage production)
Thanks:
  1. Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (TV) (thanks)
  2. Spinning Candyfloss (2000) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 17 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Walking with Monsters" .... Himself- Narrator (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
        - Water Dwellers (2008) TV episode .... Himself- Narrator
        - Clash of Titans (2005) TV episode .... Himself- Narrator
        - Reptile's Beginnings (2005) TV episode .... Himself- Narrator
  3. "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
        - Episode #4.5 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Parkinson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2007)
        - Episode dated 17 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 March 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 19 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 3 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2007)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 3 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 June 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "Eigo de shabera-night" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 11 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Continuarà..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 8 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  11. As You Like It (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself - offscreen voice
  12. Das Goebbels-Experiment (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Goebbles Experiment (USA)
  13. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 5 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  14. A Tribute to Joe Mantegna (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  16. "World War 1 in Colour" (2003) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
  17. Interviews with Professors & More (2003) (V) .... Himself
  18. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1996-2002)
        - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Road to Eldorado (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - Hamlet (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  19. The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) (V) (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
  20. "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Robert Altman in England (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  22. Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
  23. "Walking with Beasts" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (USA)
        - Mammoth Journey (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
  24. The Beasts Within (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator (UK version)
    ... aka Science Special: The Beasts Within (UK)
    ... aka The Science of Walking with Beasts: Part Two (Australia)
  25. Triumph of the Beasts (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator (UK version)
    ... aka Science Special: Triumph of the Beasts (UK)
    ... aka The Science of Walking with Beasts: Part One (Australia)
  26. The Ballad of Big Al (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator (UK version)
    ... aka Allosaurus: A 'Walking with Dinosaurs' Special
  27. The Science of Big Al (2000) (TV) .... Narrator (UK version)
    ... aka Big Al Uncovered (USA)
  28. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
  29. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1993-2000)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 9 June 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode dated 28 May 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1996-2000)
        - Episode dated 6 June 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 January 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 December 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  31. The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  32. "Funny Turns" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Richard Briers: A Good Life (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  33. William Shakespeare (2000) .... Actor/Director
  34. Behind the Scenes: Road to El Dorado (2000) (V)

  35. The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  36. The Will Smith Music Video Collection (1999) (V) .... Dr. Arliss Loveless (segment "Wild Wild West")
  37. "Walking with Dinosaurs" .... Narrator (6 episodes, 1999)
    ... aka Dinosaurier - Im Reich der Giganten (Germany)
        - Death of a Dynasty (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Spirits of the Ice Forest (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Giant of the Skies (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Cruel Sea (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Time of the Titans (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
          (1 more)
  38. Galapagos: The Enchanted Voyage (1999) (voice) .... Narrator
  39. The Making of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  40. The Book That Wrote Itself (1999) .... Himself
  41. Universal Horror (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
  42. "Cold War" (1998) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
  43. "Great Composers" (1997) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
  44. The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay & Presenter
  45. To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
  46. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  47. "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 7 June 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  48. "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 29 January 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  49. Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
  50. Making 'Hamlet' (1996) (V) .... Himself
  51. 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (1996) (V) .... Himself
  52. "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
  53. Anne Frank Remembered (1995) (voice) .... Narration
  54. It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994) (TV) .... Himself
  55. "Cinema tres" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
        - Episode dated 26 February 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  56. Symphony for the Spire (1992) .... Himself (performing excerpts from 'Henry V')
    ... aka A Spectacle of Music and Theatre in Aid of the Salisbury Cathedral Spire Appeal (UK: subtitle)
    ... aka HRH the Prince of Wales' Symphony for the Spire (UK: complete title)
  57. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
        - Episode dated 1 August 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  58. The European Film Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
  59. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Best Director/Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
  60. Discovering Hamlet (1990) .... Himself / Hamlet

  61. "Wogan" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka The Wogan Years (UK: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode dated 11 August 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "CBS News Sunday Morning"
        - Episode dated 8 July 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  2. "Silenci?"
        - Episode #6.4 (2006) TV episode .... Lee Simon
  3. Build a Scene (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart
  4. Interviews with Students (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart
  5. "Aleph, lectures contades"
        - William Shakespeare (2000) TV episode
  6. Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993) (TV) .... Himself on Wogan


Additional Details

Other Works:
Co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987. Performed in "Public Enemy" which he also wrote and directed (1987), as the title role in Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing", Touchstone in "As You Like It" (all 1988), Jimmy in "Look Back In Anger" by John Osborne (1989), Edgar in Shakespeare's "King Lear" and Quince in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" both of which he also directed (1990), and the title role in Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" (1992). Also directed "Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" (1991). more
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