Born Dec. 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Kenneth Branagh joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at age 23 but soon formed a rival troupe, the Renaissance Theatre Company.Branagh debuted on the screen in A Month in the Country (1987), but it was his direction and acting in 1989's Henry V that brought Oscar nods in both categories. He teamed with then-wife Emma Thompson for Henry V and subsequently for Dead Again and Much Ado About Nothing.
In 1994, Branagh helmed and starred in Frankenstein and later continued making wide-appeal Shakespeare movies by filming the entire text of "Hamlet," earning a third Oscar nomination (for Adapted Screenplay). He won an Emmy for his turn in the 2001 TV movie Conspiracy and played the buffoon in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Branagh also nabbed Emmy and Golden Globe nods for his roles in Warm Springs (2005) and "Wallander" (2008).
Add5 Children and ItThis high-spirited tale finds five children bunking at their uncle's house as the grown-ups contend with the painfully adult challenges of living in a time of war. While their father's on the front lines, they uncover the mysteries of the large mansion in which they now live. Best of all, they... Read More
AddHenry VKenneth Branagh received Oscar nods for both directing and starring in Shakespeare's homage to the English king who united France and England, featuring Emma Thompson in a funny and sweet-natured turn as the French princess. Bold, realistic battle scenes and impassioned speeches that uncover the... Read More
AddHamlet: Special EditionVeteran Shakespearean actor Kenneth Branagh delivers a brooding performance as the Danish prince driven to madness by his father's death in this four-hour production of one of the Bard's finest plays, featuring cameos by several stars. Tormented by his father's ghost and enraged by his mother's... Read More
AddConspiracyOn January 20, 1942, at the height of the World War II, 15 government officials and SS Commanders attended a conference on the outskirts of Berlin. It was a simple meeting, which -- by the end -- would decide the fate of 6 million lives. This BBC movie is based on the only surviving record of that... Read More
AddDead AgainLos Angeles gumshoe Mike Church (Kenneth Branagh) takes the case of a woman (Emma Thompson) beset with amnesia and soon makes the startling discovery that he and his client are connected -- via reincarnation -- to a lurid, 40-year-old murder. Branagh is convincing as an American private... Read More
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