Photo: Dublin International Film Festival / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kenneth Branagh is genuinely one of the most remarkable multi-hyphenates in modern cinema, and I think he's quietly underappreciated for just how much he has carried Shakespeare into mainstream audiences' lives. Born in Belfast, trained at RADA, he basically willed the British Shakespeare revival on film into existence with his sweeping 1989 Henry V when he was just 28 — a film that earned him Oscar nominations for both directing and acting simultaneously. What I love is that he never got precious about prestige: he'll direct Thor one year and then pour his heart into a deeply personal semi-autobiographical drama like Belfast, which landed him his long-overdue Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2022. Getting a knighthood on top of that feels right. He's the rare filmmaker whose enthusiasm for his material is contagious every single time.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kenneth Branagh
- Name (Japanese)
- ケネス・ブラナー
- Reading
- けねす・ぶらなー
- Born
- December 10, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- film actor / film director / screenwriter / stage actor / film producer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Knight Bachelor
- 2001 Emmy Award
- 1990 Young European Film of the Year
- 1990 European Film Award for Best Actor
- 1990 BAFTA Award for Best Direction
- 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 2021 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
- 2022 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kenneth Branagh born?
Born December 10, 1960 (age 65).
Where is Kenneth Branagh from?
Kenneth Branagh is from Belfast, United Kingdom.
What does Kenneth Branagh do?
Kenneth Branagh works as film actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, film producer.
How tall is Kenneth Branagh?
Kenneth Branagh is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.