Kenneth BranaghKenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is a versatile British actor and film director. BiographyHe was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but when he was nine his family moved to England. Branagh received a honorary doctorate in Literature from Queen's University, Belfast in 1990. Branagh has worked on both stage and screen. He is probably best known for his popular film adaptations of the works of William Shakespeare, beginning with Henry V in 1989, and including versions of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Hamlet (1996). He has starred in a number of other successful films unrelated to Shakespeare. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including two for directing and acting in Henry V and another for the screenplay of Hamlet. He has also won an Emmy Award for his performance in the 2001 TV film Conspiracy. He starred several times with his then wife, Emma Thompson, whom he married in 1989 and divorced in 1996. He married again in 2003, to film art director Lindsay Brunnock. In 1994 Branagh declined becoming a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). FilmographyActor
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In 1994 Branagh declined becoming a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He has a daughter, Greta (born June 1, 1984). He married again in 2003, to film art director Lindsay Brunnock. Aside from his acting career, Caruso, together with his third wife, also owns a clothing and furniture store in Miami, Florida. He starred several times with his then wife, Emma Thompson, whom he married in 1989 and divorced in 1996. In 2000, Caruso had a supporting role in Proof of Life, and from 2002 on, he stars as Horatio “H.” Caine in the highly-rated CSI spin-off CSI: Miami. He has also won an Emmy Award for his performance in the 2001 TV film Conspiracy. Caruso infamously left the show the following year to pursue a film career that failed to materialize. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including two for directing and acting in Henry V and another for the screenplay of Hamlet. His breakthrough role came in 1993 as Detective John Kelly as part of the original lineup of NYPD Blue. He has starred in a number of other successful films unrelated to Shakespeare. One of his first film roles was in 1982’s An Officer and a Gentleman, to be followed by a decade in supporting parts. He is probably best known for his popular film adaptations of the works of William Shakespeare, beginning with Henry V in 1989, and including versions of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Hamlet (1996). The child of an Italian-American father and an Irish-American mother, he attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, Queens, New York. Branagh has worked on both stage and screen. Caruso was born in Forest Hills, New York. Branagh received a honorary doctorate in Literature from Queen's University, Belfast in 1990. David Caruso (born January 7, 1956) is an American actor. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but when he was nine his family moved to England. Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is a versatile British actor and film director. The Science of Walking with Beasts (Australia) (Two-part TV special) (2001). Walking with Beasts (UK version) (TV series) (2001)
Henry V (1989). Dead Again (1991). Peter's Friends (1992). Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). A Midwinter's Tale (1996). Hamlet (1996). Love's Labour's Lost (2000). Fortunes of War (1987). A Month in the Country (1988). Look Back in Anger (1989). Henry V (1989). Dead Again (1991). Peter's Friends (1992). Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Coming Through (1993). Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). Othello (1995). Hamlet (1996). Theory of Flight (1998). The Proposition (1998). The Gingerbread Man (1998). Celebrity (1998). Wild Wild West (1999). The Road to El Dorado (2000). Love's Labour's Lost (2000). Galapagos (2001). Conspiracy (2001). Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002). How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2002). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Shackleton (2002). Five Children And It (2004). |