Kenneth Branagh Height Weight Age Net Worth
Kenneth Charles Branagh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on December 10, 1960, is a British actor and filmmaker. Young Kenneth Branagh first started performing in school plays. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of 23. He made big screen debut in historical sports drama film Chariots of Fire (1981) in uncredited role as Cambridge Student. He got his television debut in BBC1 anthology science fiction series Play for Tomorrow (1982) in episode "Easter 2016", in role as Student. Kenneth's breakthrough performance came as Billy Martin in BBC's anthology drama series Play for Today (1982). He landed his directorial debut with historical drama film Henry V (1989).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Kenneth Branagh height is 5' 9½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 176.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 176.5 іn pоunds or 80 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 64 years old. His net worth is around 60 million dollars.
Birth Date:
December 10, 1960
Age:
64 years old
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Sun Sign:
Sagittarius
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 9½ in | 176.5 cm
Net Worth:
$60 Million
Weight:
80 kg | 176.5 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
Best Movies
He directed and starred in film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays:
Henry V (1989) - King Henry V of England, for which he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director and won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) - Benedick
Othello (1995) - Iago
Hamlet (1996) - Prince Hamlet, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Love's Labour's Lost (2000) - Berowne
All Is True (2018) - William Shakespeare
He directed romance film based on William Shakespeare's play As You Like It (2006).
He directed short film Swan Song (1992), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
He directed and starred in movies:
Dead Again (1991) - Mike Church / Roman Strauss
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) - Victor Frankenstein, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) - Viktor Cherevin
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Reinhard Heydrich in war film Conspiracy (2001).
He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton in biography movie Shackleton (2002).
He won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year for his role as Gilderoy Lockhart in fantasy film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Franklin D. Roosevelt in biography drama film Warm Springs (2005).
He was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Villain for his role as Dr. Arliss Loveless in steampunk Western film Wild Wild West (1999).
He voiced Miguel in animated movie The Road to El Dorado (2000).
He directed Marvel superhero film Thor (2011) and live-action adaptation of Disney's Cinderella (2015).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Laurence Olivier in drama film My Week with Marilyn (2011).
He directed and starred as Hercule Poirot in mystery drama adaptations of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile (2022).
He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and won Best Original Screenplay for his semi-autobiographical coming of age drama film Belfast (2021).
Dunkirk (2017) - Commander Bolton
Tenet (2020) - Andrei Sator
He voiced Shawn Nolan in animated adventure comedy movie Fireheart (2022).
Best TV Shows
He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Kurt Wallander in drama series Wallander (2008-2016).
Fortunes of War (1987) BBC - Guy Pringle
This Sceptred Isle (2022) Sky Atlantic and Now drama - Boris Johnson
Facts
Attended Grove Primary School, Whiteknights Primary School and Meadway School in Tilehurst.
Studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Has older brother, William Branagh Jr. and younger sister, Joyce Branagh.
Has Northern Irish / Ulster-Scots and Irish ancestry.
He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his role as Judd in a play "Another Country" (1982), at Queen's Theatre in the West End.
He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role as Henry in a play "Henry V" (1985).
He was awarded the London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Special Award in 1988.
He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in 2012.
Relationships
He dated Helena Bonham Carter (1993-1999) and Joely Richardson (1985-1987).
He was married to actress Emma Thompson (1989-1995).
He married film art director Lindsay Brunnock in 2003.