Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Acting

Born December 10, 1960 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

26 films as director · Active 1988–2023

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 pr…

Known for

The Devil Wears Prada 2

The Devil Wears Prada 2

2026

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Directed(26)

A Haunting in Venice

2023A Haunting in Venice★ 6.6

Death on the Nile

2022Death on the Nile★ 6.4

Belfast

2021Belfast★ 7.0

Artemis Fowl

2020Artemis Fowl★ 5.5

All Is True

2018All Is True★ 6.1

Murder on the Orient Express

2017Murder on the Orient Express★ 6.7

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet★ 8.0

Cinderella

2015Cinderella★ 6.8

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

2015Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale★ 7.7

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2014Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit★ 6.1

Thor

2011Thor★ 6.8

Sleuth

2007Sleuth★ 6.3

The Magic Flute

2006The Magic Flute★ 6.4

As You Like It

2006As You Like It★ 5.8

2003Listening★ 7.5

Love's Labour's Lost

2000Love's Labour's Lost★ 5.5

Hamlet

1996Hamlet★ 7.3

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995In the Bleak Midwinter★ 7.1

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994Mary Shelley's Frankenstein★ 6.4

Much Ado About Nothing

1993Much Ado About Nothing★ 7.0

Peter's Friends

1992Peter's Friends★ 6.6

1992Swan Song★ 6.8

Dead Again

1991Dead Again★ 6.4

Henry V

1989Henry V★ 7.1

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1988Twelfth Night, or What You Will★ 7.4

—The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

Acting(150)

2027The Thomas Crown Affair

2026MaydayNikolai Ustinov

2026Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David LeanDavid Lean (voice)

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2026AtonementMichael Reid

2026The Devil Wears Prada 2Stuart

2025Tea with Judi DenchSelf

2025The American Revolution(voice)

2025The King of KingsCharles Dickens (voice)

2023BLUE EYE SAMURAIAbijah Fowler (voice)

2023A Haunting in VeniceHercule Poirot

2023OppenheimerNiels Bohr

2022Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to AqabaSelf

2022Denzel Washington: A Model AmericanSelf

2022This EnglandBoris Johnson

2022Remembers…Self

2022Death on the NileHercule Poirot

2022FireheartShawn Nolan (voice)

2020Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’Self

2019Lost LivesNarrator

2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf

2018All Is TrueWilliam Shakespeare

2018Avengers: Infinity WarAsgardian Distress Call (voice) (uncredited)

2017Murder on the Orient ExpressHercule Poirot

2017DunkirkCommander Bolton

2016Branagh Theatre Live: The EntertainerArchie Rice

2016MindhornHimself

2015Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's TaleLeontes

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf

2014Marvel Studios: Assembling a UniverseSelf

2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf

2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitViktor Cherevin

2013National Theatre Live: MacbethMacbeth

2012Stars in ShortsMark Snow

2012Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic UniverseSelf

2012London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of WonderIsambard Kingdom Brunel

2011My Week with MarilynSir Laurence Olivier

2011Discovering HamletHamlet (archive footage)

2011Thor: From Asgard to EarthSelf

2011Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's HopeSelf

2011ProdigalMark Snow

2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee StorySelf

2009A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of EpicsSelf

2009A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of ThrillersSelf

20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearNarrator (voice)

2009The Boat That RockedDormandy

2008ValkyrieHenning von Tresckow

2008WallanderKurt Wallander

200810 Days to WarColonel Tim Collins

2008Alien Love TriangleSteven Chesterman

2007SleuthOther Man on T.V.

2007Stephen Fry: 50 Not OutSelf

2007James Ellis: An Actor's LifeHimself

2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf

2006El hormigueroSelf

2006As You Like ItSelf (voice)

2005Walking with MonstersNarrator (voice)

2005Walking with MonstersNarrator (voice)

2005Warm SpringsFranklin Delano Roosevelt

2005The Goebbels ExperimentNarrator (voice)

2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf

2004Five Children and ItUncle Albert

2004The Magic Touch of Harry PotterSelf

2004Cecil B. DeMille: American EpicNarrator (voice)

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf

2003World War I in ColourNarrator

2003Following the Rabbit-Proof FenceHimself / Narrator

2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf

2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsGilderoy Lockhart

2002How to Kill Your Neighbor's DogPeter McGowan

2002The Tramp and the DictatorNarrator (voice)

2002Rabbit-Proof FenceA. O. Neville

2002ShackletonSir Ernest Henry Shackleton

2001The Beasts WithinNarrator (voice)

2001Triumph of the BeastsNarrator (voice)

2001Walking with BeastsNarrator

2001ConspiracyReinhard Heydrich

2001Schneider's 2nd StageJoseph Barnett

2000Big AlNarrator

2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesSelf / Narrator

2000The Book That Wrote ItselfKenneth Branagh

2000The Road to El DoradoMiguel (voice)

2000Love's Labour's LostBerowne

2000The Making of Walking with DinosaursNarrator

2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf

1999Wild Wild West: Evil DevicesHimself

1999Wild Wild West: Loveless's LadiesHimself

1999The Periwig-MakerPeriwig-maker (voice)

1999IMAX: Galapagos 3DNarrator

1999Walking with DinosaursSelf - Narrator (voice)

1999Wild Wild WestDr. Arliss Loveless

1999It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'Self

1999The Theory of FlightRichard

1998The Dance of ShivaColonel Evans

1998Universal HorrorNarrator

1998CelebrityLee Simon

1998The PropositionFather Michael McKinnon

1998The Gingerbread ManRick Magruder

1998ParkinsonSelf

1997The ViewSelf

1997Leute heuteSelf

1996HamletPrince Hamlet

1996Looking for RichardSelf - Interviewee

1995OthelloIago

1995Shadow of a GunmanDonal Davoren

1995Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

1995Anne Frank RememberedNarration (voice)

1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinVictor Frankenstein

1994It's Alive: The True Story of FrankensteinSelf

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993Much Ado About NothingBenedick

1993Swing KidsHerr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited)

1992Peter's FriendsAndrew Benson

1992Symphony for the Spire

1991PerformanceDonal Davoren

1991Dead AgainRoman Strauss / Mike Church

1990Discovering HamletHimself / Hamlet

1989Look Back in AngerJimmy Porter

1989Henry VHenry V

1988ThompsonSelf

1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)

1988Thames WallahNarrator

1988Strange InterludeGordon Evans

1987Fortunes of WarGuy Pringle

1987A Month in the CountryJames Moon

1987High SeasonRick

1987GhostsOswald Alving

1987LornaBilly Martin

1987The Lady's Not For BurningThomas Mendip

1985Coming ThroughD.H. Lawrence

1985Theatre NightOswald Alving

1984A Coming to Terms for BillyBilly Martin

1984The Boy in the BushJack Grant

1983A Matter of Choice for BillyBilly Martin

1983To the LighthouseCharles Tansley

1982Easter 2016Student

1982Too Late to Talk to BillyBilly Martin

1982American PlayhouseGordon Evans

1981Chariots of FireCambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

1971Film '72Self

1970Play for Today

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1956Tony AwardsSelf

1953The OscarsSelf

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

The Goblin(voice)

The Making of DunkirkSelf