Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh was born on Dec 10, 1960 in UK. Kenneth Branagh's big-screen debut came with Chariots of Fire directed by Hugh Hudson in 1981, strarring Cambridge Student - Society Day crowd (uncredited). Kenneth Branagh is known for Belfast directed by Kenneth Branagh, Jude Hill stars as Buddy and Lewis McAskie as Will. Kenneth Branagh has got 59 awards and 122 nominations so far. The most recent award Kenneth Branagh achieved is Academy Awards, USA. The upcoming new movie Kenneth Branagh plays is A Haunting in Venice which will be released on Sep 15, 2023.

Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family escaped The Troubles by moving to Reading, Berkshire, England. At 23, Branagh joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he took on starring roles in "Henry V" and "Romeo and Juliet". He soon found the RSC too large and impersonal and formed his own, the Renaissance Theatre Company, which now counts Prince Charles as one of its royal patrons. At 29, he directed Henry V (1989), where he also co-starred with his then-wife, Emma Thompson. The film brought him Best Actor and Best Director Oscar nominations. In 1993, he brought Shakespeare to mainstream audiences again with his hit adaptation of Beaucoup de bruit pour rien (1993), which featured an all-star cast that included, among others, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton and Keanu Reeves. At 30, he published his autobiography and, at 34, he directed and starred as "Victor Frankenstein" in the big-budget adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein (1994), with Robert De Niro as the monster himself. In 1996, Branagh wrote, directed and starred in a lavish adaptation of Hamlet (1996). His superb film acting work also includes a wide range of roles such as in Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), La route d'Eldorado (2000), Walkyrie (2008) and his stunning portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011), where once again he offered a great performance that was also nominated for an Academy Award.