Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is a versatile British actor and film director.

Biography

He 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).

Filmography

Actor

  • Five Children And It (2004)
  • Shackleton (2002)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
  • How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2002)
  • Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
  • Conspiracy (2001)
  • Galapagos (2001)
  • Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
  • The Road to El Dorado (2000)
  • Wild Wild West (1999)
  • Celebrity (1998)
  • The Gingerbread Man (1998)
  • The Proposition (1998)
  • Theory of Flight (1998)
  • Hamlet (1996)
  • Othello (1995)
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
  • Coming Through (1993)
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
  • Peter's Friends (1992)
  • Dead Again (1991)
  • Henry V (1989)
  • Look Back in Anger (1989)
  • A Month in the Country (1988)
  • Fortunes of War (1987)

Director

  • Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
  • Hamlet (1996)
  • A Midwinter's Tale (1996)
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
  • Peter's Friends (1992)
  • Dead Again (1991)
  • Henry V (1989)

Narrator

  • Walking with Dinosaurs (UK version) (TV series) (1999)
    • The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs (UK version) (TV series) (1999)
    • The Ballad of Big Al (UK version) (TV special) (2001)
  • Walking with Beasts (UK version) (TV series) (2001)
    • The Science of Walking with Beasts (Australia) (Two-part TV special) (2001)

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In 1994 Branagh declined becoming a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). They have 3 children, all daughters, together. He married again in 2003, to film art director Lindsay Brunnock. He married Susan Geston in 1975. He starred several times with his then wife, Emma Thompson, whom he married in 1989 and divorced in 1996. He also took the leading role of "The Dude" in the Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski. He has also won an Emmy Award for his performance in the 2001 TV film Conspiracy. He gained repute in the mid-80s for his roles in the sexy thriller Against All Odds and the crime drama Jagged Edge.

He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including two for directing and acting in Henry V and another for the screenplay of Hamlet. Some of Bridges more notable roles include starring in the 1982 movie Tron, where he played Kevin Flynn, a video game programmer. He has starred in a number of other successful films unrelated to Shakespeare. He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and the brother of actor Beau Bridges. 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). Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor born in Los Angeles, California. Branagh has worked on both stage and screen. K-PAX (2001).

Branagh received a honorary doctorate in Literature from Queen's University, Belfast in 1990. The Big Lebowski (1998). He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but when he was nine his family moved to England. The Mirror has Two Faces (1996). Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is a versatile British actor and film director. The Fisher King (1991). The Science of Walking with Beasts (Australia) (Two-part TV special) (2001). Jagged Edge (1985).

Walking with Beasts (UK version) (TV series) (2001)

    . Against All Odds (1984). The Ballad of Big Al (UK version) (TV special) (2001). Starman (1984). The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs (UK version) (TV series) (1999). Tron (1982). Walking with Dinosaurs (UK version) (TV series) (1999)
      . King Kong (1976).

      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).