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Also Known As
Kenneth Charles Branagh
Born
December 10, 1960 (age 64) • Belfast • Northern Ireland
Founder
Renaissance Theatre Company
Awards And Honors
Golden Globe Award (2022) • Academy Award (2022) • Emmy Award (2001): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Notable Works
“A Haunting in Venice” • “All Is True” • “Artemis Fowl” • “As You Like It” • “Belfast” • “Cinderella” • “Dead Again” • “Death on the Nile” • “Hamlet” • “Henry V” • “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” • “Love’s Labour’s Lost” • “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” • “Much Ado About Nothing” • “Murder on the Orient Express” • “Peter’s Friends” • “Thor”
Notable Family Members
spouse Emma Thompson
Married To
Emma Thompson (1989–1995) • Lindsay Brunnock (2003–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)
"Wallander" (2008–2015) • "Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale" (2015) • "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) • "Play for Tomorrow" (1982) • "Valkyrie" (2008) • "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) • "How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog" (2000) • "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" (2014) • "Hamlet" (1996) • "A Month in the Country" (1987) • "10 Days to War" (2008) • "All Is True" (2018) • "Wild Wild West" (1999) • "Celebrity" (1998) • "The Proposition" (1998) • "The Boat That Rocked" (2009) • "Twisted Tales of Love" (2019) • "The Theory of Flight" (1998) • "Fortunes of War" (1987) • "Five Children and It" (2004) • "The Road to El Dorado" (2000) • "Peter's Friends" (1992) • "Performance" (1995) • "Dunkirk" (2017) • "American Playhouse" (1988) • "Maybury" (1983) • "Boy in the Bush" (1984) • "High Season" (1987) • "Play for Today" (1982–1984) • "Shackleton" (2002) • "Thompson" (1988) • "Mystery!" (2010) • "Short6" (2001) • "Henry V" (1989) • "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002) • "The Gingerbread Man" (1998) • "Othello" (1995) • "Love's Labour's Lost" (2000) • "National Theatre Live: Macbeth" (2013) • "Theatre Night" (1987) • "Dead Again" (1991) • "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994) • "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002) • "Upstart Crow" (2018) • "My Week with Marilyn" (2011) • "Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer" (2016) • "American Experience" (2006) • "Omnibus" (1994)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)
"Sleuth" (2007) • "Cinderella" (2015) • "Love's Labour's Lost" (2000) • "Peter's Friends" (1992) • "Dead Again" (1991) • "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" (2014) • "All Is True" (2018) • "Artemis Fowl" (2020) • "Thor" (2011) • "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) • "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) • "Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale" (2015) • "A Midwinter's Tale" (1995) • "Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet" (2016) • "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994) • "Henry V" (1989) • "As You Like It" (2006) • "The Magic Flute" (2006) • "Hamlet" (1996)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)
"As You Like It" (2006) • "The Magic Flute" (2006) • "A Midwinter's Tale" (1995) • "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) • "Hamlet" (1996) • "Love's Labour's Lost" (2000) • "Henry V" (1989)
Top Questions
Is Kenneth Branagh married?
Emma Thompson (1989–1995), Lindsay Brunnock (2003–present)
Where was Kenneth Branagh born?
Kenneth Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
When was Kenneth Branagh born?
Kenneth Branagh was born on December 10, 1960.
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