Kenneth Branagh
Actor · Director · Producer · Screenplay
Born Dec 10, 1960 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Active 1967–present · 5′10″ (177 cm) · Awards: Knight Bachelor, Emmy Award, Young European Film of the Year, European Film Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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.
Filmography
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) — StuartMayday (2026) — Nikolai UstinovThe Thomas Crown Affair (2027)The King of Kings (2025) — Charles Dickens (voice)Atonement (2026) — Michael ReidAvengers: Infinity War (2018) — Asgardian Distress Call (voice) (uncredited)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Gilderoy LockhartOppenheimer (2023) — Niels BohrDunkirk (2017) — Commander BoltonThor (2011) — DirectorTenet (2020) — SatorThor: The Dark World (2013) — ProducerMurder on the Orient Express (2017) — Hercule Poirot · Director · ProducerCinderella (2015) — DirectorThe Road to El Dorado (2000) — Miguel (voice)Valkyrie (2008) — Henning von TresckowBLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023) — Abijah Fowler (voice)The Boat That Rocked (2009) — DormandyDeath on the Nile (2022) — Hercule Poirot · Director · ProducerBelfast (2021) — Producer · Director · WriterA Haunting in Venice (2023) — Hercule Poirot · Director · ProducerJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) — Viktor Cherevin · DirectorMy Week with Marilyn (2011) — Sir Laurence OlivierChariots of Fire (1981) — Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)