Kenneth Branagh's biography
Kenneth Charles Branagh is 62 years old film actor born at Belfast. Kenneth was born on Saturday 10th of December 1960. He is often nicknamed as Ken. According to year of birth 1960 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 10th of December means he is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.
He is white northern irish. Kenneth is citizen of United Kingdom. He is protestant. Kenneth´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know Kenneth also as film director, screenwriter, stage actor, film producer, actor, theatrical director, television actor. Kenneth is recently known as television producer.
Kenneth Branagh's family
Kenneth Branagh's ex wife
Emma Thompson
Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson have been together since 1989 for 6 years. She is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Wednesday 15th of April 1959 in Paddington.
Kenneth Branagh's schools
We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Detailed informations about his schools
He studied high school - Meadway Comprehensive School, Reading.
Kenneth studied university - Queen`s University Belfast, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Kenneth Branagh's career
His main focus is to be film actor. Kenneth is famous thanks to Henry V, Dead Again. You could see him also in Conspiracy, Belfast.
Is Kenneth Branagh gay ?
Kenneth is known to be straight.
Kenneth Branagh's girlfriend
Helena Bonham Carter
Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham Carter have been together since 1994 for 5 years. She is known as film actor. Kenneth´s girlfriend was born on Thursday 26th of May 1966.
Awards and competitions
Kenneth Branagh's Awards
- Youngest actor to receive the Golden Quill (Gielgud Award), 2000.
- He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in "Another Country".
- 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.
- He was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Special Award.
- He was nominated for a 2004 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Edmond" at the Royal National Theatre.
- Won the 2004 Evening Standard Theatre Award as Best Actor for his performance as the title character in Edmond at the Royal National Theatre.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
Kenneth Branagh's Nominations
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work My Week with Marilyn in 2011
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
- Kenneth was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- Kenneth was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- He was nominated for Young European Film of the Year for work Henry V in 1990
- He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actor for work Henry V in 1990
- Kenneth was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
- Kenneth was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Kenneth was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
What else you don't know about Kenneth Branagh ?
His middle name is Charles.
What Kenneth Branagh has done for a first time
- Was age 15 when he first saw "Hamlet" performed.
Kenneth Branagh's quotes
- 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'm just a foul-mouthed Brit.
- My definition of success is control.
- Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.
- It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel with.
- 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.
- [observation, 1989] I don't go around saying, 'Hello. Did you know I'm the new Olivier [Laurence Olivier]?'
- Tromeo and Juliet (1996)? Body piercing, kinky sex, dismemberment the things that made Shakespeare great. Well they have a point and I'd be interested to see that.
- [on taking up smoking at the age of 34, at a time when his career was in the doldrums] A daft late start on that one.
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Kenneth Branagh's height, body shape, eye color
Lets describe how Kenneth Branagh looks. We will focus on Kenneth´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 9½" (177 cm). Body build is average. His eyes are tinted blue. Kenneth´s hair is shade of blonde.