Kenneth Charles Branagh

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Kenneth Charles Branagh Wiki Biography

Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on the 10th December 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland UK, and is an Oscar-nominated actor, director, producer and writer, best known to the world for his roles in Shakespearian plays and films, such as in the title role of “Henry V” (1989), then as Iago in “Othello” (1995), and as Macbeth in “Macbeth” in 2013, among many other appearances.

Have you ever wondered how rich Kenneth Branagh is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Branagh’s net worth is as high as $60 million, an amount earned through his successful career as an actor which began in the early ‘80s.

Born the middle child of William Branagh, and his wife Frances, he grew up in Belfast, however, caught by the Troubles, he and his family escaped to Reading, Berkshire, when he was nine years old. He received his primary education at Grove Primary School but then moved to Whiteknights Primary School, and Meadway School, Tilehurst. While at Meadway School, Kenneth appeared in “Toad of Toad Hall”, and “Oh, What a Lovely War!”, among other school plays. After high school, he joined Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Before he made his screen debut, Kenneth started building his name in theater, and featured in Julian Mitchell’s “Another Country” in 1982 as Judd, for which he received a SWET Award in the category Best Newcomer. Two years later, he appeared in “Henry V”, directed by Adrian Noble, then in 1987, he started in the Renaissance Theatre Company with David Parfitt, and soon enough started producing plays on his own, making an impact with “Twelfth Night”, with Richard Briers and Frances Barber in the lead roles. After these early successes, Kenneth pursued further his career in theater, and started a collaboration with Birmingham Rep in 1988 beginning Renaissance Shakespeare on the Road, which produced such hits as “Much Ado About Nothing”, and “Hamlet”.

Throughout his career, Kenneth has stayed active in theaters, appearing in such productions as “Look Back in Anger” (1989), “Richard III” (2002), and others, while in 2015 he started the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, and has served as actor-manager of the company. He has produced several plays, including “The Winter’s Tale”, “Romeo and Juliet”, and “The Entertainer”, among others, the success of which also added to his wealth.

The fact that he became extremely popular on stage persuaded Kenneth to use that popularity and transfer himself onto the screen, which started in 1989 with the title role in “Henry V”, for which he received two Academy Award- nominations, and continued with the films “Dead Again” in 1991, and “Much Ado About Nothing” (1993), some of the earliest successes he had on screen. In 1994 he was Victor Frankenstein in the fantasy horror “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”, while in 1995 he portrayed Iago in “Othello”, and the next year played Hamlet, for which he also received an Academy Award- nomination, all of which added to his wealth.

In 1999 he had a role in the action comedy “Wild Wild West”, with Will Smith and Kevin Kline, while in 2000 he directed and featured in the romantic comedy “Love’s Labour’s Lost”, an update to Shakespeare’s classic novel, starring Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone and Natascha McElhone, and in the same year starred in the comedy “How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog”. The following year he was the lead in Frank Pearson’s Golden Globe Award-winning biographical drama “Conspiracy”, with Clare Bullus and Stanley Tucci, and continued with film roles, appearing in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and “Rabbit-Proof Fence” in 2002, while in 2008 he was Major-General Henning von Tresckow in the historical thriller “Valkyrie”, starring Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy and Carice van Houten. Also in 2008, he was selected for the role of Kurt Wallander in the 12-episode TV series “Wallander” (2008-2015), which only further increased his wealth. Then in 2011 he appeared next to Michelle Williams, and Eddie Redmayne in Simon Curtis’ Academy Award- nominated biopic about Marilyn Monroe, entitled “My Week with Marilyn”, for which he received his fifth Academy Award- nomination, and three years later appeared in the action thriller “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”, starring Chris Pine, Kevin Costner and Keira Knightley. Most recently, he will portray Commander Bolton in “Dunkirk”, and Hercule Poirot in “Murder on the Orient Express”, of which he will also be the director.

To speak of his directorial endeavors, apart from directing Shakespearian dramas, in 1994 he directed “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”, “Thor” in 2011, then “Cinderella” in 2015.

He has received numerous prestigious accolades, including being appointed a knight bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honors for services to drama, and to the community in Northern Ireland.

Furthermore, Kenneth is only the second non-American actor, besides Roberto Benigni, to be nominated for an Academy award for acting, directing, and writing.

Regarding his personal life, Kenneth has been married to Lindsay Brunnock since 2003. Previously, he was married to Emma Thompson, from 1989 until 1995, and partnered with Helen Bonham Carter from 1994 to ’99. Aside from acting, Kenneth has been serving as President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art since 2015, succeeding Richard Attenborough.

IMDB Wikipedia $60 Million 1960 1960-12-10 5′ 9½” (1.77 m) Actor Adrian Noble Alessandro Nivola Alicia Silverstone Belfast Belfast Meadway School British David Parfitt December 10 Director Emma Thompson Emma Thompson (m. 1989–1995) Frances Barber Frances Harper Grove Primary School Hamlet (1996) Henry V (1989) Joyce Branagh Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh Net Worth Kenneth Charles Branagh Kevin Kline Lindsay Brunnock (m. 2003) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) Meadway School Natascha McElhone Northern Ireland producer Richard Briers Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Sagittarius Tilehurst UK Valkyrie (2008) Whiteknights Primary School Will Smith William Branagh William Branagh Jr.

Kenneth Charles Branagh Quick Info

Full Name Kenneth Branagh
Net Worth $60 Million
Date Of Birth December 10, 1960
Place Of Birth Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Height 5′ 9½” (1.77 m)
Profession Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Education Grove Primary School, Whiteknights Primary School, Meadway School, Tilehurst, Belfast Meadway School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Nationality British
Spouse Lindsay Brunnock (m. 2003), Emma Thompson (m. 1989–1995)
Parents William Branagh, Frances Harper
Siblings Joyce Branagh, William Branagh Jr.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BranaghTheatre/
Twitter https://twitter.com/kennethbranagh?lang=en
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Awards Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire Award (2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours List), Drama Theatre Award – Special Award (1988, London Critics Circle Theatre Award), Evening Standard Theatre Award as Best Actor for his performance (2004, 2009)
Nominations London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor (2004), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2011)
Movies “Wild Wild West” (1999), “Love’s Labour’s Lost” (2000), “How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog”, “Conspiracy”, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (2002), “Cinderella” (2015)
TV Shows Hamlet, Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear (BBC radio)

Kenneth Charles Branagh Trademarks

  1. Frequently works with Director of Photography Roger Lanser, with whom he has made eight films.
  2. Frequently gives small roles to Patrick Doyle, his composer
  3. Frequently casts his ex-wife Emma Thompson
  4. Frequently casts Richard Briers, Brian Blessed, Jimmy Yuill and Derek Jacobi.
  5. Likes to use very long takes (3-4 minutes) at certain points during his films.

Kenneth Charles Branagh Quotes

  • [on Hamlet (1996)] It was very important personally for me to do this. Hamlet has been in my blood for such a long time, over half my life. I have strong feelings about how I see the character. I was compelled to do this, I could do it no other way. It’s such a huge piece so the challenge of trying to do the genius of the writer justice – from the performances, to the sets, to the costumes, to the music – was simply irresistible. My drive was to offer it to people who want to understand it, and my challenge is to make the story and poetry work. For me this play sums up the process of living. I saw Derek Jacobi do it when I was 16 and I was so uplifted by the whole experience, and shocked and scared. Seeing Derek in Hamlet was the turning point for me. From that moment I knew I wanted to play the role. I was astonished by what a terrific thriller it was. It had everything – murder, violence, passion, a ghost. It was magnificent. Everything I looked at from that night on was more vibrant and in sharper colour. I find that my performance has changed, not only because I’m more familiar with the part but because I hope I’ve matured a little myself. When Derek directed me in 1988, I was a pretty hectic Hamlet. Now I think my performance has deepened as I’ve gotten a little older and hopefully a little wiser. Hamlet is a young man’s play. If I hadn’t made the film by age 35, I wouldn’t have done it. This was the last point when I could fill the age requirement for Hamlet. In your roaring 20s, everything seems limitless. But when you reach your 30s, time ticks away. And after 35, you have to get on with things and it grips you. Our aim wasn’t to make a long film, but an entertaining one, the way it should be made. By filming the entire play, you have Shakespeare’s complete entertainment. It has something to say to all generations about politics, families, war, love affairs and the loss of a parent. I felt that when I started it, I had a much greater right to be making the film; that if I didn’t know exactly what I was doing, I at least had much more information, much more knowledge, and a deal more experience, about playing the role, about Shakespeare, and about doing what I was still interested in doing.
  • [on A Midwinter’s Tale (1995)] I wanted to do something very small after Frankenstein, which was very big, and it felt good to work on a completely different scale. I didn’t have to explain anything to anyone. I didn’t have to talk about casting, didn’t have to send rushes to America, didn’t have to preview the movie. We made it, finished it and then we sold it. I like In the Bleak Midwinter as a title. I like the hymn from which it comes and I even like the word ‘bleak’. It’s a very bracing word, very authoritative.
  • [on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)] People say to me in a slightly pitying way, “Were you interfered with on that movie?” To which I say, “No, it’s my movie.” It was bruising. I stopped reading the notices when I realised what was happening. I’ve had hostile reviews before, but these were very hurtful and personal. In a sense it was impossible for me to remain sane if I was to identify with any of that hostility. You can’t do anything about people being irritated by you or what you are. But some people didn’t like the movie and that’s fair enough. I don’t know what lesson one learns. De Niro gave a brave performance. I made the film I wanted to make and I’m very proud of it. In the end, all I do is make films and sometimes people don’t like them. You can’t worry about it or else you wouldn’t get up in the morning. Our film was necessarily different from the traditional versions, and maybe people think there was a hubris in going up against the classics. We were trying to do Mary Shelley’s book, which is different – Frankenstein has a more unfathomable motivation and the monster is more sweet-natured – and not necessarily better than the camp black-and-white movies that James Whale made with all that neck-bolted iconography.
  • [observation, 1989] I don’t go around saying, ‘Hello. Did you know I’m the new Olivier [Laurence Olivier]?’
  • [on Dead Again (1991)] I didn’t set out do to something 180 degrees from Henry V (1989). I was trying to get a film of Thomas Hardy’s “Return of the Native” made when the Dead Again script arrived out the blue and I simply couldn’t put it down. Simple as that. It reminded me of the first sort of films that really made an impression on me. Immediately I was thinking of Dial M for Murder (1954), all those Hitchcock movies. The Welles stuff. Pictures I grew up watching on television. I’ve always loved Hitchcock and I re-viewed a lot of Hitchcock stuff in the early stages of preparing for Dead Again: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rebecca (1940), Notorious (1946) and Spellbound (1945). I wanted to remind myself of just how far he went because with Dead Again you certainly needed a lot of melodramatic Hitchcock approach to carry it off.
  • People often ask me, “Why do you keep doing Shakespeare?” Well, because it’s meaningful to me. That to do it well – or even just to work on it – I find very life-enhancing. I don’t have any kind of conventional religious belief and I find Shakespeare’s a tremendous source of inspiration, because there’s no situation that I’ve come up against that somehow hasn’t been described in those plays. When I do work on it, it’s like going back to some great piece of music. It is dramatic poetry, so each time you hear it, it reacts on you in a different, usually a richer, way. It’s like a wonderful dog that gives you much more than you’ll ever give it. There’s unconditional love in there; he never lets you down and he’s never sentimental; he’s always bracing because he’s so very, very realistic about families and love and all the normal human stuff.
  • [on being told he is to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II] I was very, very, very surprised and I was very touched. Michael Caine and Roger Moore, both of whom I’ve worked with, offered only the insight that it’s handy to have the ‘kneeling stool with the handle’. Roger Moore, who has a dodgy knee, was terrified on the way to the ceremony that, having knelt down, he wouldn’t be kneeling back up again. You don’t want to move suddenly while that sword’s being wielded, I’m sure. I haven’t read of [Her Majesty] having knicked someone on the ear just yet, but perhaps I’ll be the first.
  • Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium – if you get the chance to do it – from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. What works in one doesn’t work in the other, and you have to be looking for the truth of the performance, whatever way that medium might demand.
  • There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them.
  • It’s very strange that the people you love are often the people you’re most cruel with.
  • Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.
  • My definition of success is control.
  • I’m just a foul-mouthed Brit.
  • I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.
  • I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That’s why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I’m part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be.

Kenneth Charles Branagh Important Facts

  • In 2015 he programmed a season of work at London’s Garrick Theatre under the auspices of the Kenneth Brannagh Theatre Company.
  • Has no children from either his first or second marriage.
  • Along with Orson Welles, Laurence Olivier, Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood and Roberto Benigni, he is one of only seven men to receive Academy Award nominations for both Best Actor and Best Director for the same film: Welles for Citizen Kane (1941), Olivier for Hamlet (1948), Allen for Annie Hall (1977), Beatty for both Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Reds (1981), Branagh for Henry V (1989), Eastwood for Unforgiven (1992) and Benigni for Life Is Beautiful (1997).
  • He has appeared in every film that he has directed except for A Midwinter’s Tale (1995), As You Like It (2006), The Magic Flute (2006), Thor (2011) and Cinderella (2015).
  • Of his fifteen directorial efforts, only three – Dead Again (1991), Peter’s Friends (1992) and A Midwinter’s Tale (1995) – were not based on preexisting material: (1) Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) and As You Like It (2006) were all adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare, (2) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) was an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus”, (3) The Magic Flute (2006) was based on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1791 opera “Die Zauberflöte”, (4) Sleuth (2007) was an adaptation of the 1970 play of the same name by Anthony Shaffer, (4) Thor (2011) was based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, (5) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) was based on the “Jack Ryan” novel series by Tom Clancy, (6) Cinderella (2015) was based on Charles Perrault’s fairy tale of the same name and, more directly, Cinderella (1950) and (7) Murder on the Orient Express (1974) was based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.
  • Is one of 13 actors who have received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of a real-life king. The others in chronological order are Charles Laughton for The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933), Robert Morley for Marie Antoinette (1938), Basil Rathbone for If I Were King (1938), Laurence Olivier for Henry V (1944) and Richard III (1955), José Ferrer for Joan of Arc (1948), Yul Brynner for The King and I (1956), John Gielgud for Becket (1964), Peter O’Toole for Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Robert Shaw for A Man for All Seasons (1966), Richard Burton for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of King George (1994), and Colin Firth for The King’s Speech (2010).
  • He has directed Richard Clifford in five films: Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) and As You Like It (2006).
  • To date, he is the last actor to have received an Academy Award nomination for his role in a Shakespearean film. He was nominated for Best Actor for playing the title character in Henry V (1989), which he also directed.
  • Although he played Cherie Lunghi’s son in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), he is only eight years her junior in real life.
  • He has directed Alex Lowe in three films: Peter’s Friends (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994).
  • He made two films with Robert Sean Leonard in 1993: Swing Kids (1993) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993).
  • Despite having lived in Britain for the majority of his life and being associated closely with it, he considers himself more Irish than British.
  • He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011). Olivier himself was nominated for the award for his role as Dr. Christian Szell in Marathon Man (1976).
  • He has directed Brian Blessed in four films: Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996) and As You Like It (2006).
  • He directed his then wife Emma Thompson in four films: Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), Peter’s Friends (1992) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993).
  • He has directed Derek Jacobi in five films: Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), Hamlet (1996), Cinderella (2015) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017).
  • He directed Richard Briers in nine films: Henry V (1989), Peter’s Friends (1992), Swan Song (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), A Midwinter’s Tale (1995), Hamlet (1996), Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) and As You Like It (2006).
  • He has directed Jimmy Yuill in seven films: Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), Hamlet (1996), Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000), The Magic Flute (2006) and As You Like It (2006).
  • He has two roles in common with Laurence Olivier, whom he played in My Week with Marilyn (2011): (1) Olivier played King Henry V in Henry V (1944) while Branagh played him in Henry V (1989) and (2) Olivier played the title character in Hamlet (1948) while Branagh played him in Hamlet (1996). In each case, Olivier and Branagh directed the relevant film.
  • Release of the book, “Ken & Em: A Biography of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson” by Ian Shuttleworth. [1995]
  • Filming and producing the three part Wallander (2008) series for BBC TV, on location in Sweden. The series is based on three of the ‘Kurt Wallander’ novels by Swedish writer Henning Mankell. The three novels on which the series is based are called: “Sidetracked”, “One Step Behind” and “Firewall”. [April 2008]
  • Filming his scenes for TV series 10 Days to War (2008) on location in Jordan. [2008]
  • Filming Warm Springs (2005) in Georgia and Atlanta, USA, playing Franklin D. Roosevelt. [November 2004]
  • Filming his scenes for Bryan Singer’s movie Valkyrie (2008) on location in Germany. [2007]
  • Filming scenes for Richard Curtis’ Pirate Radio (2009). [March 2008]
  • Berkshire, England: Actor [June 2012]
  • Was involved as director for a while in the early stages of production of Dragonheart.
  • Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on November 9, 2012 at Buckingham Palace.
  • His top ten films of all time are: Napoleon (1927), Citizen Kane (1941), Brief Encounter (1945), Black Narcissus (1947), The Third Man (1949), The Searchers (1956), Manhattan (1979), Raging Bull (1980), Tootsie (1982) and Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987).
  • He has been a fan of “Thor” since childhood. When Marvel Studios selected Branagh as the director of the film adaptation, they sent him the complete collection of the Marvel Thor comics series as reference material for the character.
  • He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to Drama and to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Often circles the camera around his actors when they are performing a monologue or having a conversation in one of his Shakespearean films.
  • Was considered for the role of Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints (1999). The role ultimately went to Willem Dafoe.
  • Middle brother of William Branagh Jr. and Joyce Branagh.
  • Has directed many other Harry Potter cast members in his own movies. Ex-wife Emma Thompson appeared with him in Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Robbie Coltrane appeared in Henry V (1989). Julie Christie and Timothy Spall appeared in Hamlet (1996). Imelda Staunton appeared in Much Ado About Nothing (1993). John Cleese, Robert Hardy, and Helena Bonham Carter appeared in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994).
  • Nominated for the 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Award as Best Actor in a play for his role as Ivanov in the play Ivanov at Wyndham’s Theatre in London as part of the Donmar West End Season.
  • Won the 2004 Evening Standard Theatre Award as Best Actor for his performance as the title character in Edmond at the Royal National Theatre.
  • Was originally considered for the part of the younger Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).
  • Mentioned in the theme song for The Adventures of George the Projectionist (2006).
  • One of only three actors to have their names mentioned by a character in the Blackadder series, alongside Charles Chaplin (Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), and Delia Smith (Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)). Blackadder mentioned his name in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999) whilst talking to William Shakespeare on the topic of ‘Hamlet’.
  • Has directed two people who have played Batman: Christian Bale in Henry V (1989), and Michael Keaton in Much Ado About Nothing (1993).
  • The last film he made with Emma Thompson was Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Their roles had previously been played in an earlier film by Robert Stephens and Maggie Smith, who were also a couple at the time. Branagh and Thompson appeared together in Fortunes of War (1987) and Henry V (1989), which also featured Stephens, and in the Harry Potter films with Smith.
  • Shares two film roles with Laurence Olivier: Henry V and Hamlet. He and Olivier also both directed their own performances in both films. He also directed Sleuth (2007), a remake of the 1972 film, in which Olivier starred. This time, Michael Caine played Olivier’s part, while Jude Law played the second of two roles he shared with Caine – having previously appeared in Alfie (2004). Kenneth Branagh has also played the title role in a Naxos Audiobook CD of “Richard III’, by William Shakespeare, another role that Olivier also played. Branagh portrayed Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011) and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.
  • He and his ex-wife, Emma Thompson, have appeared in separate films in the Harry Potter series. Branagh played Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Thompson played Sybil Trelawney in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). Depending on what has been cut from the script for the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) could be the first time both have appeared together in the same film since their divorce. Also appearing in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) is his ex-girlfriend, Helena Bonham Carter.
  • He can play guitar, piano and tap.
  • He can speak Italian.
  • Ex-brother-in-law of Sophie Thompson and Richard Lumsden.
  • Was considered for the role of Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
  • To date (2008), he has appeared as the title character in five films: Henry V (1989), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), Hamlet (1996), Shackleton (2002), Wallander (2008).
  • Former son-in-law of Phyllida Law and Eric Thompson.
  • In 1990, he received an honorary doctorate in Literature from Queen’s University (located in Belfast, Northern Ireland).
  • Is a vice-president of Chichester Cinema at New Park. Maggie Smith and Anita Roddick are also vice-presidents.
  • He was one of the guests at Prince Charles’s and Camilla Parker-Bowles’ wedding on 9 April 2005.
  • Wrote many of the A Midwinter’s Tale (1995) characters for specific actors.
  • Appeared with Campbell Scott in Dead Again (1991). Scott later starred in and co-directed Hamlet (2000), and Branagh later starred in and directed Hamlet (1996).
  • A Member of the RADA Council.
  • Was age 15 when he first saw “Hamlet” performed.
  • Claims that Derek Jacobi is the reason he got into acting, and thus Jacobi became a frequent collaborator with him in most of his movies.
  • He was nominated for a 2004 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in “Edmond” at the Royal National Theatre.
  • He was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Special Award.
  • He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2003 for his performance in “Edmond” at the Royal National Theatre: Olivier Stage.
  • Was one of the directors considered for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). He had appeared in the previous film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
  • He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in “Another Country”.
  • He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in 1994.
  • Youngest actor to receive the Golden Quill (Gielgud Award), 2000.
  • Co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with David Parfitt, with Prince Charles as a royal patron.
  • At age 23, he became the youngest actor in the Royal Shakespeare Company to ever play the lead in Shakespeare’s “Henry V”.
  • Grew up in poverty in the shadow of a tobacco factory in Belfast.
  • Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London
  • Originally cast as the lead in Amadeus (1984) before the production company decided on casting American actors in the leading roles.

Kenneth Charles Branagh Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Murder on the Orient Express 2017 post-production Hercule Poirot Actor
Dunkirk 2017 completed Commander Bolton Actor
Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer 2016 Archie Rice Actor
Mindhorn 2016 Kenneth Branagh Actor
Wallander 2008-2015 TV Series Kurt Wallander Actor
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter’s Tale 2015 Leontes Actor
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2014 Viktor Cherevin Actor
Macbeth 2013 Macbeth Actor
My Week with Marilyn 2011 Sir Laurence Olivier Actor
Prodigal 2011/III Short Mark Snow Actor
Masterpiece Mystery 2010 TV Series Kurt Wallander Actor
Pirate Radio 2009 Sir Alistair Dormandy Actor
Valkyrie 2008 Major-General Henning von Tresckow Actor
10 Days to War 2008 TV Series Colonel Tim Collins Actor
Alien Love Triangle 2008 Short Steven Chesterman Actor
Sleuth 2007 Other Man on T.V. (uncredited) Actor
The Bible Revolution 2007 TV Movie documentary Bible Reader (voice) Actor
American Experience 2006 TV Series documentary Narrator Actor
Warm Springs 2005 TV Movie Franklin Delano Roosevelt Actor
Five Children and It 2004 Uncle Albert Actor
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 Gilderoy Lockhart Actor
Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 A.O. Neville Actor
Shackleton 2002 TV Mini-Series Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton Actor
Short6 2001 Periwig-maker (segment “The Periwig-Maker”) (voice) Actor
Conspiracy 2001 TV Movie Reinhard Heydrich Actor
Schneider’s 2nd Stage 2001 Short Joseph Barnett Actor
How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog 2000 Peter McGowen Actor
The Road to El Dorado 2000 Miguel (voice) Actor
Love’s Labour’s Lost 2000 Berowne Actor
The Periwig-Maker 1999 Short Periwig-maker (voice) Actor
Wild Wild West 1999 Dr. Arliss Loveless Actor
The Dance of Shiva 1998 Short Col. Evans Actor
The Theory of Flight 1998 Richard Actor
Celebrity 1998 Lee Simon Actor
The Proposition 1998 Father Michael McKinnon Actor
The Gingerbread Man 1998 Rick Magruder Actor
Hamlet 1996 Hamlet Actor
Othello 1995 Iago Actor
Performance 1995 TV Series Donal Davoren Actor
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 1994 Victor Frankenstein Actor
Omnibus 1994 TV Series documentary Narrator Actor
Much Ado About Nothing 1993 Benedick Actor
Swing Kids 1993 Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited) Actor
Peter’s Friends 1992 Andrew Actor
Dead Again 1991 Roman Strauss
Mike Church
Actor
Look Back in Anger 1989 TV Movie Jimmy Porter Actor
Henry V 1989 King Henry V Actor
Thompson 1988 TV Series Various Roles Actor
American Playhouse 1988 TV Series Gordon Evans Actor
Lorna 1987 TV Movie Billy Actor
The Lady’s Not for Burning 1987 TV Movie Thomas Mendip Actor
Fortunes of War 1987 TV Mini-Series Guy Pringle Actor
A Month in the Country 1987 James Moon Actor
High Season 1987 Rick Actor
Theatre Night 1987 TV Series Oswald Actor
Coming Through 1985 TV Movie D.H. Lawrence Actor
Play for Today 1982-1984 TV Series Billy Martin Actor
Boy in the Bush 1984 TV Mini-Series Jack Grant Actor
Maybury 1983 TV Series Robert Clyde Moffat Actor
To the Lighthouse 1983 TV Movie Charles Tansley Actor
Play for Tomorrow 1982 TV Series Student Actor
Chariots of Fire 1981 Cambridge Student – Society Day crowd (uncredited) Actor
Murder on the Orient Express 2017 producer post-production Producer
Artemis Fowl producer announced Producer
Wallander 2008-2015 TV Series executive producer – 12 episodes Producer
Thor: The Dark World 2013 producer Producer
Sleuth 2007 producer Producer
As You Like It 2006 executive producer / producer Producer
Love’s Labour’s Lost 2000 producer Producer
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 1994 co-producer Producer
Much Ado About Nothing 1993 producer Producer
Peter’s Friends 1992 producer Producer
Murder on the Orient Express 2017 post-production Director
Artemis Fowl announced Director
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter’s Tale 2015 stage director Director
Cinderella 2015/I Director
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2014 Director
Macbeth 2013 Director
Thor 2011 Director
Sleuth 2007 Director
The Magic Flute 2006 Director
As You Like It 2006 Director
Listening 2003 Short Director
Love’s Labour’s Lost 2000 Director
Hamlet 1996 Director
A Midwinter’s Tale 1995 Director
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 1994 Director
Much Ado About Nothing 1993 Director
Peter’s Friends 1992 Director
Swan Song 1992 Short Director
Dead Again 1991 Director
Henry V 1989 Director
The Magic Flute 2006 adapted for the screen by / screenplay Writer
As You Like It 2006 adaptation Writer
Listening 2003 Short writer Writer
Love’s Labour’s Lost 2000 screenplay Writer
Hamlet 1996 screenplay Writer
A Midwinter’s Tale 1995 written by Writer
Much Ado About Nothing 1993 adaptation for the screen Writer
Henry V 1989 adapted for the screen by Writer
TFI Friday 2015 TV Series 1 episode Soundtrack
Cinderella 2015/I writer: “Strong” Soundtrack
Warm Springs 2005 TV Movie performer: “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” Soundtrack
The Road to El Dorado 2000 performer: “It’s Tough to Be a God” Soundtrack
Love’s Labour’s Lost 2000 performer: “I’d Rather Charleston”, “I Won’t Dance”, “Cheek To Cheek”, “Let’s Face The Music And Dance”, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” Soundtrack
Peter’s Friends 1992 performer: “The Way You Look Tonight”, “Orpheus In the Underworld” Soundtrack
Thompson 1988 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet 2016 play director Miscellaneous
The Periwig-Maker 1999 Short supporter Miscellaneous
Great Composers 1997 TV Series documentary narrated by – 1 episode Miscellaneous
Twelfth Night, or What You Will 1988 TV Movie director of stage production Miscellaneous
Forty Minutes 1988 TV Series documentary narrator – 1 episode Miscellaneous
Iron Man 2 2010 director: post-credits scene – uncredited Assistant Director
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014 TV Movie documentary thanks Thanks
The Avengers 2012 thanks Thanks
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics 2009 TV Movie documentary special thanks Thanks
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 2009 TV Movie documentary special thanks Thanks
Indigo 2009/I Short special thanks Thanks
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 TV Movie documentary thanks Thanks
Spinning Candyfloss 2000 special thanks Thanks
Galapagos 1999 Documentary short Narrator (voice) Self
The Making of ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ 1999 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice) Self
The Book That Wrote Itself 1999 Himself Self
Late Show with David Letterman 1994-1998 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself Self
Universal Horror 1998 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice) Self
Cold War 1998 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator Self
Dennis Pennis R.I.P. 1997 Video Himself Self
In Search of Hamlet 1997 TV Movie documentary Self
The 69th Annual Academy Awards 1997 TV Special Himself – Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay & Presenter: Shakespeare and the Movies Self
Electric Circus 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Great Composers 1997 TV Series documentary Narrated by / Narrator Self
To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet 1997 Video documentary short Himself Self
100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family 1996 Video documentary Himself Self
Making ‘Hamlet’ 1996 Video documentary Himself Self
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 1996 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Very Important Pennis 1996 TV Series Himself Self
Film ’72 1996 TV Series Himself Self
100 Years of Horror 1996 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Looking for Richard 1996 Documentary Himself (Interview) Self
Anne Frank Remembered 1995 Documentary Narration (voice) Self
39 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia 1995 TV Special Himself Self
The Real Frankenstein: The Untold Story 1995 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood 1995 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator Self
It’s Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein 1994 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Late Night with David Letterman 1991-1993 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Self
Symphony for the Spire 1992 Documentary Himself (performing excerpts from ‘Henry V’) Self
Discovering Hamlet 1990 TV Movie documentary Himself / Hamlet Self
The1990 European Film Awards 1990 TV Special Himself Self
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards 1990 TV Special Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Best Director / Presenter: Best Makeup Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1990 TV Series Himself Self
Henry V: A Little Touch of Harry – The Making of Henry V 1989 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Caught in the Act 1988 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Wogan 1986 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Good Morning Britain 2017 TV Series Himself – Special Award Winner Self
The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016 2016 TV Movie Himself – Winner: Honorary Award Self
The Graham Norton Show 2012-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
TFI Friday 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Cinema 3 1990-2015 TV Series Himself Self
Días de cine 1996-2015 TV Series Himself Self
Janela Indiscreta 2011-2015 TV Series Himself Self
Made in Hollywood 2011-2015 TV Series Himself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2007-2015 TV Series Himself / Himself – Director, Cinderella Self
The Talk 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The View 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life 2014 TV Movie Himself – Actor and Director (as Sir Kenneth Branagh) Self
Jack Ryan: A Thinking Man of Action 2014 Video short Himself Self
Jack Ryan: Old Enemies Return 2014 Video short Himself Self
Jack Ryan: Plotting a Global Thriller 2014 Video short Himself Self
Jack Ryan: The Smartest Guy in the Room 2014 Video short Himself Self
Sir Kenneth Branagh: The Tsar of Shadow Recruit 2014 Video short Himself Self
The 68th Annual Tony Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Presenter Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Skavlan 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Rencontres de cinéma 2014 TV Series Himself Self
Tavis Smiley 2011-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2007-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2008-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2005-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 2014 TV Series Himself – Interviewee Self
Richard Briers: A Tribute 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up 2012 Video documentary Himself – ‘Gilderoy Lockhart’ Self
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder 2012 TV Special Isambard Kingdom Brunel Self
The 84th Annual Academy Awards 2012 TV Special Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role Self
Movie Talk with Peter Bart 2012 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 TV Special Himself Self
SAG Foundation Conversations 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Talking to Billy 2012 TV Movie documentary Himself – ‘Billy’ Self
ES.TV HD 2012 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 TV Special Himself Self
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2012 TV Special Himself – Nominee Self
17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 2012 TV Special Himself Self
Charlie Rose 1993-2011 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007-2011 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Chelsea Lately 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Thor: Assembling the Troupe 2011 Video short Himself – Director Self
Thor: Creating Laufey 2011 Video short Himself – Director Self
Thor: From Asgard to Earth 2011 Video documentary short Himself – Director Self
Thor: Hammer Time 2011 Video short Himself – Director Self
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope 2011 Documentary Himself Self
A Poem Is… 2011 TV Series Narrator Self
The Big Picture 2011 TV Series Himself Self
Troldspejlet 2011 TV Series Himself – Director Self
Daybreak 2011 TV Series Himself Self
In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber 2011 TV Series Self
My Week with Marilyn: The Untold Story of an American Icon 2011 Video documentary short Himself – Laurence Olivier Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 2010 Documentary Himself Self
Golden Globes Red Carpet Live 2010 TV Special Himself Self
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2010 TV Special Himself – Nominee Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself – Interviewee Self
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters 2009 Video documentary Himself – ‘Gilderoy Lockhart’ Self
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself – Interviewee Self
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year 2009 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice) Self
The Journey to ‘Valkyrie’ 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Cinetipp 2009 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992-2008 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Who Is Kurt Wallander? 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Sunday AM 2008 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Kenneth Branagh Films ‘The Magic Flute’ 2008 Video documentary Himself Self
James Ellis: An Actor’s Life 2007 TV Movie Himself / Billy Self
Parkinson 2000-2007 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1996-2007 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Eigo de shabera-night 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Secrets of the Dead 2007 TV Series documentary Himself – Bible Readings Self
Continuarà… 2007 TV Series Himself Self
As You Like It: From Page to Screen Featurette 2007 Video short Himself Self
As You Like It 2006 Himself – offscreen voice (uncredited) Self
Walking with Monsters 2005 TV Series documentary Himself- Narrator Self
Warm Springs: Making of Featurette 2005 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Goebbels Experiment 2005 Documentary Narrator (English version, voice) Self
The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles 2005 TV Movie Himself Self
A Tribute to Joe Mantegna 2004 TV Short documentary Himself Self
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic 2004 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice) Self
World War 1 in Colour 2003 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator Self
The 57th Annual Tony Awards 2003 TV Special Himself Self
Interviews with Professors & More 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself / Narrator Self
HBO First Look 1996-2002 TV Series documentary short Himself Self
Rabbit-Proof Fence: Cast and Crew Interviews 2002 Video documentary short Himself – Actor Self
The Tramp and the Dictator 2002 Documentary Himself / Narrator (voice) Self
Omnibus 2002 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts 2001 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator Self
The Beasts Within 2001 TV Movie documentary Narrator (UK version) (voice) Self
Triumph of the Beasts 2001 TV Movie documentary Narrator (UK version) (voice) Self
Behind the Scenes: Road to El Dorado 2000 Video documentary Self
William Shakespeare 2000 Documentary Himself Self
Big Al Uncovered 2000 TV Short documentary Narrator (UK version) Self
The Ballad of Big Al 2000 TV Short documentary Narrator (UK version) (voice) Self
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces 2000 TV Movie documentary Himself / Narrator (voice) Self
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 1996-2000 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The 54th Annual Tony Awards 2000 TV Special Himself – Presenter Self
Funny Turns 2000 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The 11 O’Clock Show 2000 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough 1999 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Will Smith Music Video Collection 1999 Video documentary Dr. Arliss Loveless (segment “Wild Wild West”) Self
Walking with Dinosaurs 1999 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
Arena 2016 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
Wogan: The Best Of 2015 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Imagine 2013 TV Series documentary Colonel Tim Collins Archive Footage
Stars in Shorts 2012 Mark Snow Archive Footage
The Wright Stuff 2012 TV Series Himself – Actor Archive Footage
Shakespeare Uncovered 2012 TV Mini-Series documentary Henry V Archive Footage
The Graham Norton Show 2012 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Prophets of Science Fiction 2011 TV Series documentary Victor Frankenstein in ‘Frankenstein’ Archive Footage
Thor: Our Fearless Leader 2011 Video short Himself – Director Archive Footage
CBS News Sunday Morning 2007 TV Series Franklin Delano Roosevelt Archive Footage
Silenci? 2006 TV Series Lee Simon Archive Footage
The King’s Head: A Maverick in London 2006 Video documentary Himself (uncredited) Archive Footage
Build a Scene 2003 Video documentary short Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart (uncredited) Archive Footage
Interviews with Students 2003 Video documentary short Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart (uncredited) Archive Footage
Aleph, lectures contades 2000 TV Series documentary Archive Footage
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes 1993 TV Special Himself on Wogan Archive Footage

Kenneth Charles Branagh Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2016 Dilys Powell Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Won
2015 Truly Moving Picture Award Heartland Film Cinderella (2015) Won
2012 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Supporting Actor of the Year My Week with Marilyn (2011) Won
2011 Variety Award British Independent Film Awards Won
2011 Capri Ensemble Cast Award Capri, Hollywood My Week with Marilyn (2011) Won
2010 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Actor Wallander (2008) Won
2009 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Drama Series Wallander (2008) Won
2009 Broadcasting Press Guild Award Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actor Wallander (2008) Won
2007 Queer Lion – Special Mention Venice Film Festival Sleuth (2007) Won
2005 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Warm Springs (2005) Won
2003 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards British Supporting Actor of the Year Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Won
2001 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Conspiracy (2001) Won
2000 Inspiration Award Empire Awards, UK Won
1998 Special Jury Award Evening Standard British Film Awards Hamlet (1996) Won
1996 SDFCS Award San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Hamlet (1996) Won
1995 Film Excellence Award Boston Film Festival Won
1995 Audience Award Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Won
1995 Golden Osella Venice Film Festival Best Director In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) Won
1994 Guild Film Award – Silver Guild of German Art House Cinemas Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Won
1994 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards British Producer of the Year Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Won
1994 Audience Award Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Peter’s Friends (1992) Won
1993 Michael Balcon Award BAFTA Awards Won
1991 Sant Jordi Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) Henry V (1989) Won
1990 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Direction Henry V (1989) Won
1990 European Film Award European Film Awards Young European Film of the Year Henry V (1989) Won
1990 European Film Award European Film Awards European Actor of the Year Henry V (1989) Won
1990 Evening Standard British Film Award Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Film Henry V (1989) Won
1989 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Director Henry V (1989) Won
1989 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best New Director Henry V (1989) Won
2016 Dilys Powell Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Nominated
2015 Truly Moving Picture Award Heartland Film Cinderella (2015) Nominated
2012 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Supporting Actor of the Year My Week with Marilyn (2011) Nominated
2011 Variety Award British Independent Film Awards Nominated
2011 Capri Ensemble Cast Award Capri, Hollywood My Week with Marilyn (2011) Nominated
2010 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Actor Wallander (2008) Nominated
2009 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Drama Series Wallander (2008) Nominated
2009 Broadcasting Press Guild Award Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actor Wallander (2008) Nominated
2007 Queer Lion – Special Mention Venice Film Festival Sleuth (2007) Nominated
2005 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Warm Springs (2005) Nominated
2003 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards British Supporting Actor of the Year Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Nominated
2001 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Conspiracy (2001) Nominated
2000 Inspiration Award Empire Awards, UK Nominated
1998 Special Jury Award Evening Standard British Film Awards Hamlet (1996) Nominated
1996 SDFCS Award San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Hamlet (1996) Nominated
1995 Film Excellence Award Boston Film Festival Nominated
1995 Audience Award Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Nominated
1995 Golden Osella Venice Film Festival Best Director In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) Nominated
1994 Guild Film Award – Silver Guild of German Art House Cinemas Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Nominated
1994 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards British Producer of the Year Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Nominated
1994 Audience Award Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Peter’s Friends (1992) Nominated
1993 Michael Balcon Award BAFTA Awards Nominated
1991 Sant Jordi Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) Henry V (1989) Nominated
1990 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Direction Henry V (1989) Nominated
1990 European Film Award European Film Awards Young European Film of the Year Henry V (1989) Nominated
1990 European Film Award European Film Awards European Actor of the Year Henry V (1989) Nominated
1990 Evening Standard British Film Award Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Film Henry V (1989) Nominated
1989 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Director Henry V (1989) Nominated
1989 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best New Director Henry V (1989) Nominated