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Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Director & actor · born 10 December 1960 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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 adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director for Henry V and Best Adapted Screenplay for Hamlet. He directed Swan Song (1992), which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He also directed Peter's Friends (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Thor (2011), and Cinderella (2015). For his semi-autobiographical film Belfast (2021), he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director and won Best Original Screenplay.

Where to start: The King of Kings (2025).

As director 26

As actor 106

TV shows 20

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Kenneth Branagh movie?

By viewer score, The King of Kings (2025) at 8.3/10.

What are Kenneth Branagh’s most popular movies?

Avengers: Infinity War, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Thor.

How many movies has Kenneth Branagh made?

132 films on TMDB, 26 as director, 106 as actor.

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