List of films featuring Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh filmography |
| Film | 45 |
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| Television | 23 |
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| Narrating | 16 |
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| Theatre | 19 |
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The following is the filmography foractor,director,producer andscreenwriterKenneth Branagh.
Branagh made his professional theatrical stage debut inAnother Country (1982). He gained prominence acting in numerous productions with theRoyal Shakespeare Company. He made his feature film debut inA Month in the Country (1987). He directed and starred in a string of successful film adaptations ofWilliam Shakespeare's plays, includingHenry V (1989),Much Ado About Nothing (1993),Othello (1995),Hamlet (1996), andAs You Like It (2006). He also directedPeter's Friends (1992),Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994),Thor (2011),Cinderella (2015), andBelfast (2021).
Branagh directed and starred asHercule Poirot inMurder on the Orient Express (2017),Death on the Nile (2022), andA Haunting in Venice (2023). He has also acted inCelebrity (1998),Wild Wild West (1999),The Road to El Dorado (2000),Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002),Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), andValkyrie (2008). His portrayal ofLaurence Olivier inMy Week with Marilyn (2011) earned him a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has collaborated withChristopher Nolan acting inDunkirk (2017),Tenet (2020), andOppenheimer (2023).
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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| 1982 | Another Country | Tommy Judd | Queen's Theatre, West End | [11] |
| 1984 | Henry V | Henry V | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | [12] |
| Golden Girls | Mike Bassett | The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| Hamlet | Laertes | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | King of Navarre | [13] |
| Across The Roaring Hill | Performer | The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| 1985 | Hamlet | Laertes | Theatre Royal, Newcastle-under-Tyne | |
| Henry V | Henry V | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | King of Navarre | |
| Golden Girls | Mike Bassett | Gulbenkian Studio, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| Across The Roaring Hill | Performer | |
| Hamlet | Laertes | Barbican Theatre, London | [14] |
| Henry V | Henry V | |
| The Glass Maze | Performer | Almeida Theatre, London | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | King of Navarre | Barbican Theatre, London | |
| Doom Doom Doom Doom | Denis | Almeida Theatre, London | |
| 1988 | As You Like It | Touchstone | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | |
| Hamlet | Hamlet | |
| As You Like It | Touchstone | Phoenix Theatre, West End | [15] |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick |
| Hamlet | Hamlet |
| 1990 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Quince | Dominion Theatre, West End | [16] |
| King Lear | Edgar | [17] |
| 1992 | Coriolanus | Coriolanus | Chichester Festival Theatre | [18] |
| 1992 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Barbican Theatre, London | [19] |
| 1993 | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| 2003 | Edmond | Edmond | Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London | [20] |
| 2008 | Ivanov | Nikolai Ivanov | Wyndham's Theatre, West End | [21] |
| 2011 | The Painkiller | Ralph | Lyric Theatre, Belfast | [22] |
| 2013 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Campfield Market Hall, UK | [23] |
| 2014 | Park Avenue Armory, Off-Broadway | [24] |
| 2016 | The Winter's Tale | Leontes | Garrick Theatre, West End | [25] |
| Harlequinade | Arthur Gosport | [26] |
| The Painkiller | Ralph | [27] |
| The Entertainer | Archie Rice | [28] |
| 2023 | King Lear | King Lear | Wyndham's Theatre, West End | [29] |
| 2024 | The Shed, Off-Broadway | [30] |
| 2026 | The Tempest | Prospero | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | [31] |
| The Cherry Orchard | Lopakhin | Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon |
- ^"The Dance of Shiva". Stephanie Sinclair Art. Archived fromthe original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved22 January 2014.
- ^Davis, Edward (27 January 2012)."First Look: Kenneth Branagh In Sci-Fi Short 'Prodigal'". Indie Wire. Archived fromthe original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved22 January 2014.
- ^Garcia, Jose Armando (1 February 2022)."'Corazón de Fuego' invita a las niñas a seguir sus sueños".esengdlcoms.com (in Spanish). Retrieved15 February 2022.
- ^"The big twist in 'A Haunting in Venice'? It's actually a great film".NPR. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^Couch, Aaron (13 September 2024)."Faith-Based 'King of Kings' Sets Easter 2025 Release in Theaters".The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved3 December 2024.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (30 June 2025)."'The Devil Wears Prada 2': Kenneth Branagh Joins With Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt & Stanley Tucci Officially Back".
- ^"Ryan Reynolds & Kenneth Branagh To Star In 'Mayday'; Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley Directing Action-Adventure Pic For Apple And Skydance".Deadline Hollywood. 8 June 2023. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^Grobar, Matt (7 July 2025)."Kenneth Branagh, Producer Charles Roven Set For 'The Thomas Crown Affair' At Amazon MGM".Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved7 July 2025.
- ^Ravindran, Manori (25 February 2021)."See First Photo of Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson".Variety.Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved25 February 2021.
- ^"How the 'Blue Eye Samurai' Creators Assembled a Star-Studded Ensemble Cast".Collider. 22 October 2023. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Another Country".Abouttheartist. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Henry V".Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Love's Labour's Lost".Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Past Productions Hamlet".Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Is Renaissance Theatre's Branagh the New Olivier?".The Los Angeles Times. 16 October 1988. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"A Midsummer Night's Dream".Theatricalia. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"AN IMPRESSIVE 'KING LEAR' OUTSHINES A FLAWED, HILARIOUS 'DREAM'".The Chicago Tribune. 25 May 1990. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Hiddleston! McKellen! Olivier! Shakespeare's mighty Coriolanus – in pictures".The Guardian. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Past Productions Hamlet".Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Review: Edmond".The Guardian. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Casting Complete for Donmar's Ivanov Starring Kenneth Branagh".Playbill. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"The Painkiller - review".The Guardian. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Manchester International Festival to Feature Kenneth Branagh, Rob Ashford, Robert Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Mikhail Baryshnikov".Playbill. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Immersive Production of Macbeth, With Kenneth Branagh, Closes at Park Avenue Armory June 22".Playbill. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"The Winter's Tale Garrick Theatre 2015".London Theatre. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"West End Review: 'The Winter's Tale' and 'Harlequinade,' with Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench".Variety. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"West End Review: Kenneth Branagh in 'The Painkiller'".Variety. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"The Entertainer".Abouttheartist. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"King Lear".Wyndham's Theatre. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Kenneth Branagh Will Be King Lear at Off-Broadway's The Shed".Playbill. Retrieved17 April 2024.
- ^"Sir Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC for first time in 30 years".BBC News. 11 September 2025. Retrieved10 November 2025.
- ^"Dr. Goebbels Speaks". Top Documentary Films. Retrieved22 January 2014.
- ^McNary, Dave (17 October 2018)."Film News Roundup: 1963 U.S. Naval Academy Football Team to Get Doc Treatment".Variety. Retrieved19 October 2018.
- ^Bennett, Steve."The Play What I Wrote : News 2001 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved26 May 2025.
- ^Billington, Michael (6 November 2001)."The Play What I Wrote".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved26 May 2025.
- ^"The Play What Has Run: London Comedy, The Play What I Wrote, Ends Bway Stand June 15 | Playbill".Playbill. Archived fromthe original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved26 May 2025.
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