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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern... more
Trivia:
He can speak Italian. more
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another
22 wins
&
22 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(910 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Ken Branagh
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- The Boat That Rocked (2009) .... Sir Alistair Dormandy
... aka Good Morning England (France)
... aka Pirate Radio (USA: new title)
... aka Radio Rock Revolution (Germany) - Valkyrie (2008) .... Major-General Henning von Tresckow
... aka Walküre (Germany: literal title) (USA: alternative spelling)
... aka Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg-Attentat (Germany)
... aka Walküre/Valkyrie (USA: complete title) - "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 - "10 Days to War" .... Colonel Tim Collins (1 episode, 2008)
- Our Business Is North (2008) TV episode .... Colonel Tim Collins - Sleuth (2007) (uncredited) .... Other Man on T.V.
- "The American Experience" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
- The Man Behind Hitler (2006) TV episode .... Narrator - Warm Springs (2005) (TV) .... Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Five Children and It (2004) .... Uncle Albert
... aka 5 Children & It (Philippines: English title)
... aka Cinq enfants et moi (France) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) .... Professor Gilderoy Lockhart
... aka Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (Germany) - Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) .... A.O. Neville
- Shackleton (2002) (TV) .... Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
- Alien Love Triangle (2002) .... Steven Chesterman
- Conspiracy (2001) (TV) .... Reinhard Heydrich
- Schneider's 2nd Stage (2001) .... Joseph Barnett
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000) .... Peter McGowen
... aka Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Australia: video title) - The Road to El Dorado (2000) (voice) .... Miguel
- Love's Labour's Lost (2000) .... Berowne
... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France) - Wild Wild West (1999) .... Dr. Arliss Loveless
- The Periwig-Maker (1999) (voice) .... Periwig-maker
... aka Der Perückenmacher (Germany) - The Dance of Shiva (1998) .... Col. Evans
- The Theory of Flight (1998) .... Richard
- Celebrity (1998) .... Lee Simon
- The Proposition (1998) .... Father Michael McKinnon
- The Gingerbread Man (1998) .... Rick Magruder
- Hamlet (1996) .... Hamlet
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title) - Othello (1995) .... Iago
- "Performance" .... Donal Davoren (1 episode, 1995)
- Shadow of a Gunman (1995) TV episode .... Donal Davoren - Frankenstein (1994) .... Victor Frankenstein
... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title) - Much Ado About Nothing (1993) .... Benedick
- Swing Kids (1993) (uncredited) .... Herr Knopp, Gestapo
- Peter's Friends (1992) .... Andrew Benson
- Dead Again (1991) .... Roman Strauss / Mike Church
- Henry V (1989) .... Henry V
- Look Back in Anger (1989) (TV) .... Jimmy Porter
- "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) - Strange Interlude (1988) (TV) .... Gordon Evans
- "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) - High Season (1987) .... Rick
- A Month in the Country (1987) .... James Moon
- Ghosts (1987) (TV) .... Oswald
- Lorna (1987) (TV) .... Billy
- The Lady's Not for Burning (1987) (TV) .... Thomas Mendip
- Coming Through (1985) (TV) .... D.H. Lawrence
- "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 - "Boy in the Bush" (1984) TV mini-series .... Jack Grant
- "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 - To the Lighthouse (1983) (TV) .... Charles Tansley
- "Play for Tomorrow" .... Student (1 episode, 1982)
- Easter 2016 (1982) TV episode .... Student - Chariots of Fire (1981) (uncredited) .... Artist
Director:
- Thor (2011) (pre-production)
... aka The Mighty Thor (International: English title: copyright title) - Sleuth (2007)
- The Magic Flute (2006)
... aka La flûte enchantée (France) - As You Like It (2006)
- Listening (2003)
- Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France) - Hamlet (1996)
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title) - In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
... aka A Midwinter's Tale (USA) - Frankenstein (1994)
... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title) - Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
- Peter's Friends (1992)
- Swan Song (1992)
- Dead Again (1991)
- Henry V (1989)
Producer:
- "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) - Sleuth (2007) (producer)
- As You Like It (2006) (executive producer) (producer)
- Love's Labour's Lost (2000) (producer)
... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France) - Frankenstein (1994) (co-producer)
... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA: complete title) - Much Ado About Nothing (1993) (producer)
- Peter's Friends (1992) (producer)
Writer:
- The Magic Flute (2006) (adapted for the screen by) (screenplay)
... aka La flûte enchantée (France) - As You Like It (2006) (adaptation)
- Listening (2003) (writer)
- Love's Labour's Lost (2000) (screenplay)
... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France) - Hamlet (1996) (screenplay)
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title) - In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) (written by)
... aka A Midwinter's Tale (USA) - Much Ado About Nothing (1993) (screenplay)
- Henry V (1989) (adaptation)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Periwig-Maker (1999) (supporter)
... aka Der Perückenmacher (Germany) - "Forty Minutes" (narrator) (1 episode, 1988)
- Thames Wallah (1988) TV episode (narrator) - Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988) (TV) (director of stage production)
Soundtrack:
- Warm Springs (2005) (TV) (performer: "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing")
- Peter's Friends (1992) (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight", "Orpheus In the Underworld")
Thanks:
- A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV) (special thanks)
- Indigo (2009) (special thanks)
- Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (TV) (thanks)
- Spinning Candyfloss (2000) (special thanks)
Self:
- True Believer: The Stan Lee Documentary (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
- Episode dated 11 November 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 29 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.168 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Interviewee
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself / ... (7 episodes, 1993-2009)
... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 12 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 May 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode dated 9 June 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode dated 12 November 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 December 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
(2 more) - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself - Interviewed by Guillermo (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
- Episode #6.176 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewed by Guillermo - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1992-2008)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
- Episode dated 17 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 July 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 December 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #4.5 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Parkinson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2007)
- Episode dated 17 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 March 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 10 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "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 - Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Eigo de shabera-night" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 11 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Secrets of the Dead" .... Himself - Bible Readings (1 episode, 2007)
- Battle for the Bible (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Bible Readings - "Continuarà..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 8 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - As You Like It (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself - offscreen voice
- Das Goebbels-Experiment (2005) (voice: English version) .... Narrator
... aka The Goebbles Experiment (USA) - "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka The Ellen Show (Australia)
- Episode dated 5 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - A Tribute to Joe Mantegna (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "World War 1 in Colour" .... Narrator (6 episodes, 2003)
- Victory and Despair (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Mayhem on the Eastern Front (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Killers of the Sea (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Blood in the Air (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Slaughter in the Trenches (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
(1 more) - Interviews with Professors & More (2003) (V) .... Himself
- "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 - The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) (V) (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
- "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Robert Altman in England (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
- "Walking with Beasts" .... Narrator (8 episodes, 2001)
... aka Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (USA)
- Mammoth Journey (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
- Sabre Tooth (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
- Next of Kin (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
- Land of Giants (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
- The Beasts Within (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
(3 more) - The Beasts Within (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator (UK version)
... aka Science Special: The Beasts Within (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Science of Walking with Beasts: Part Two (Australia) - Triumph of the Beasts (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator (UK version)
... aka Science Special: Triumph of the Beasts (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Science of Walking with Beasts: Part One (Australia) - The Ballad of Big Al (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator (UK version)
... aka Allosaurus: A 'Walking with Dinosaurs' Special - The Science of Big Al (2000) (TV) .... Narrator (UK version)
... aka Big Al Uncovered (USA) - Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
- "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 - The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Funny Turns" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Richard Briers: A Good Life (2000) TV episode .... Himself - William Shakespeare (2000) .... Actor/Director
- Behind the Scenes: Road to El Dorado (2000) (V)
- The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- The Will Smith Music Video Collection (1999) (V) .... Dr. Arliss Loveless (segment "Wild Wild West")
- "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) - Galapagos: The Enchanted Voyage (1999) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Making of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Book That Wrote Itself (1999) .... Himself
- Universal Horror (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Cold War" .... Narrator (4 episodes)
- Berlin (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Iron Curtain (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Korea (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Reds (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay & Presenter
- "Great Composers" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1997)
- Giacomo Puccini 1858 - 1924 (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 7 June 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "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 2009 (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 - Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
- Making 'Hamlet' (1996) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (1996) (V) .... Himself
- "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
- Anne Frank Remembered (1995) (voice) .... Narration
- 39 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- "Cinema tres" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
- Episode dated 26 February 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - 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) - "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
- Episode dated 1 August 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself - The European Film Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Best Director/Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
- Discovering Hamlet (1990) .... Himself / Hamlet
- "Wogan" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
... aka The Wogan Years (UK: repeat compilations title)
- Episode dated 11 August 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"CBS News Sunday Morning"
- Episode dated 8 July 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Roosevelt -
"Silenci?"
- Episode #6.4 (2006) TV episode .... Lee Simon - Build a Scene (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart
- Interviews with Students (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart
-
"Aleph, lectures contades"
- William Shakespeare (2000) TV episode - 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).
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