Kenneth Branagh

Birth Name:

Kenneth Charles Branagh

Birthday:

Saturday, December 10, 1960

Sign:

Sagittarius

Birth Place:

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Height:

5' 10"

Latest projects

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (/ˈbrænə/ bran-ə; born 10 December 1960) is an actor and film director from Northern Ireland. He has directed and/or starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays including Henry V (1989) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), and As You Like It (2006).

Awards and Nominations

2012 - Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (My Week With Marilyn)
1997 - Nominated - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Hamlet)
1993 - Nominated - Best Short Film, Live Action (Swan Song)
1990 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Henry V)
1990 - Nominated - Best Director (Henry V)

News

Kenneth Branagh Could Take On Cinderella

Submitted on 01 February 2013

Hopkins Joins "Thor"

Submitted on 29 October 2009

Anthony Hopkins has been cast in “Thor,” the Marvel Studios production that begins production in January.... Read more

Natalie Portman set for 'Thor'

Submitted on 13 July 2009

Marvel Studios has found its love interest for “Thor,” tapping Natalie Portman to star opposite Chris Hemsworth in the comicbook pic. Portman will play an updated version of the Jane Foster character, a nurse who becomes Thor’s first love.... Read more

Josh Hartnett to play Loki in Thor?

Submitted on 11 March 2009

Thunder-God Thor may have found the person to fill the large pants in Alexander Skarsgard but now his evil half-brother may have an actor attached as well. IESB.net is reporting that Josh Hartnett is getting ready to sign as the God of Mischief and Evil.... Read more

Reviews

My Week with Marilyn (BLU-RAY)

Submitted on 28 March 2012

Based on two books by Colin Clark and depicting the making of The Prince and the Showgirl, My Week with Marilyn is an utter delight to watch.... Read more

Thor (A Chick's Perspective)

Submitted on 05 May 2011

I’ll save the suspense and say right off the bat that I really enjoyed seeing Thor. In fact, I left the theater wanting to see it again. I never read the comic books even though apparently they have been around for nearly 50 years now.... Read more

Thor

Submitted on 05 May 2011

Thor is a name known to most. Whether you view him as the Norse god of thunder or as the Marvel superhero, the man is one in the same with his golden locks of hair and mighty hammer Mjolnir.... Read more

Discovering Hamlet

Submitted on 30 January 2011

Filmed in 1988 and aired on PBS in 1990, this is a documentary about the making of Hamlet for the Renaissance Theatre Company at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. If you have seen Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 film version of Hamlet, yes, that film is based on this stage play.... Read more

Wallander (Faceless Killers / The Man Who Smiled / The Fifth Woman) (Blu-ray)

Submitted on 11 November 2010

I meant to catch this series when it first came out but never managed to find the time to locate its place in programming. I looked up reviews for it to see if it was worth slotting in my Netflix queue and the reviews weren’t that great.... Read more

Videos

My Week With Marilyn TRAILER

Submitted on 10 October 2011

My Week With Marilyn ... Read more