The following is the filmography for actor, director, producer and screenwriter Kenneth Branagh.
Branagh made his professional theatrical stage debut in Another Country (1982). He gained prominence acting in numerous productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his feature film debut in A Month in the Country (1987). He directed and starred in a string of successful film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006). He also directed Peter's Friends (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Thor (2011), Cinderella (2015), and Belfast (2021).
Branagh directed and starred as Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Death on the Nile (2022), and A Haunting in Venice (2023). He has also acted in Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), and Valkyrie (2008). His portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has collaborated with Christopher Nolan acting in Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023).
As actor Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Chariots of Fire Cambridge Student Uncredited 1985 Coming Through D.H. Lawrence 1987 A Month in the Country James Moon High Season Rick 1989 Henry V Henry V 1991 Dead Again Mike Church / Roman Strauss 1992 Peter's Friends Andrew Benson 1993 Swing Kids Herr Knopp, Gestapo Uncredited Much Ado About Nothing Benedick 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein 1995 Othello Iago 1996 Hamlet Prince Hamlet 1998 The Gingerbread Man Rick Magruder The Proposition Father Michael McKinnon The Theory of Flight Richard Celebrity Lee Simon The Dance of the Shiva Colonel Evans Short film 1999 Alien Love Triangle Steven Chesterman Wild Wild West Dr. Arliss Loveless Periwig Maker The Periwig Maker Short film 2000 Love's Labour's Lost Berowne The Road to El Dorado Miguel Voice How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Peter McGowen 2001 Schneider's 2nd Stage Joseph Barnett Short film 2002 Rabbit-Proof Fence A.O. Neville Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Gilderoy Lockhart 2004 Five Children & It Uncle Albert 2007 Sleuth Man on TV Uncredited 2008 Valkyrie Henning von Tresckow 2009 The Boat That Rocked Sir Alistair Dormandy 2011 My Week with Marilyn Laurence Olivier 2012 Stars in Shorts Mark Snow Segment: "Prodigal" 2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Viktor Cherevin 2016 Mindhorn Himself Uncredited 2017 Dunkirk Commander Bolton Murder on the Orient Express Hercule Poirot 2018 Avengers: Infinity War Asgardian Distress Caller Voice; uncredited All Is True William Shakespeare 2020 Tenet Andrei Sator 2022 Fireheart Shawn Nolan Voice Death on the Nile Hercule Poirot 2023 Oppenheimer Niels Bohr A Haunting in Venice Hercule Poirot 2025 The King of Kings Charles Dickens Voice 2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 Stuart Simmons Atonement Michael Reid Mayday Nikolai Ustinov 2027 Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 Play for Tomorrow Student Episode: "Easter 2016" Play for Today Billy Martin 3 episodes 1983 To the Lighthouse Charles Tansley Television film Maybury Robert Clyde Moffat 2 episodes 1984 The Boy in the Bush Jack Grant Miniseries 1985 Coming Through D.H. Lawrence Television film 1987 The Lady's Not for Burning Thomas Mendip Lorna Billy Theatre Night Oswald Episode: "Ghosts" Fortunes of War Guy Pringle 7 episodes 1988 Thompson Various roles 6 episodes American Playhouse Gordan Evans Episode: "Strange Interlude" 1989 Look Back in Anger Jimmy Porter Television film 1995 The Shadow of a Gunman Donal Davoren Episode: "Shadow of a Gunman" 2001 Conspiracy Reinhard Heydrich Television film 2002 Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 2005 Warm Springs Franklin D. Roosevelt 2008 10 Days to War Colonel Tim Collins Episode: "Our Business is North" 2008–2016 Wallander Kurt Wallander 12 episodes 2018 Upstart Crow Colin / The Stranger Episode: "A Crow Christmas Carol" 2022 This England Boris Johnson Main role 2023 Blue Eye Samurai Abijah Fowler Voice, series regular 2025 The American Revolution Thomas Gage & Richard Howe Voice; docuseries
Theatre Year Title Role Venue 1982 Another Country Tommy Judd Queen's Theatre, West End 1984 Henry V Henry V Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Golden GirlsMike BassettThe Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonHamletLaertesRoyal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonLove's Labour's LostKing of Navarre Across The Roaring HillPerformerThe Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon1985HamletLaertesTheatre Royal, Newcastle-under-TyneHenry VHenry VLove's Labour's LostKing of NavarreGolden GirlsMike BassettGulbenkian Studio, Newcastle-upon-TyneAcross The Roaring HillPerformerHamletLaertes Barbican Theatre, London Henry VHenry VThe Glass MazePerformerAlmeida Theatre, LondonLove's Labour's LostKing of NavarreBarbican Theatre, LondonDoom Doom Doom DoomDenisAlmeida Theatre, London1988As You Like ItTouchstoneBirmingham Repertory TheatreMuch Ado About NothingBenedickHamletHamlet As You Like It Touchstone Phoenix Theatre, West End Much Ado About Nothing Benedick HamletHamlet1990 A Midsummer Night's Dream Quince Dominion Theatre, West End King Lear Edgar 1992 Coriolanus Coriolanus Chichester Festival Theatre 1992 Hamlet Hamlet Barbican Theatre, London 1993Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon2003 Edmond Edmond Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London 2008 Ivanov Nikolai Ivanov Wyndham's Theatre, West End 2011 The Painkiller Ralph Lyric Theatre, Belfast 2013 Macbeth Macbeth Campfield Market Hall, UK 2014 Park Avenue Armory, Off-Broadway 2016 The Winter's Tale Leontes Garrick Theatre, West End Harlequinade Arthur Gosport The Painkiller Ralph The Entertainer Archie Rice 2023 King Lear King Lear Wyndham's Theatre, West End 2024 The Shed, Off-Broadway 2026The TempestProsperoRoyal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThe Cherry OrchardLopakhinSwan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Narrator Year Title Notes 1995Anne Frank RememberedDocumentary film 1996Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood6 episodes 1997Great Composers7 episodes 1998Cold War24 episodes Universal HorrorDocumentary film 1999Walking with Dinosaurs6 episodes IMAX: GalapagosDocumentary short film 2001The Science of Walking with Beasts 2 episodes The Ballad of Big Al2 episodes Walking with Beasts6 episodes 2002The Tramp and the DictatorDocumentary film 2005Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs3 episodes Das Goebbels-ExperimentDocumentary film World War 1 in Colour6 episodes 2006The American ExperienceEpisode: "The Man Behind Hitler" 2011A Poem is...3 episodes
As director
Film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1989Henry V 1991Dead Again 1992Swan Song Short film Peter's Friends 1993Much Ado About Nothing 1994Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1995 In the Bleak Midwinter 1996Hamlet 2000Love's Labour's Lost 2003Listening Short film 2006As You Like It The Magic Flute 2007Sleuth 2011Thor 2014Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2015Cinderella 2017 Murder on the Orient Express 2018 All Is True 2020Artemis Fowl 2021 Belfast 2022Death on the Nile 2023A Haunting in Venice TBA Filming
Theatre Year Title Venue Notes 2001The Play What I WroteLiverpool PlayhouseWyndham's Theatre, West End2003Lyceum Theatre, Broadway2013MacbethCampfield Market Hall, UKwith Rob Ashford2014Park Avenue Armory, Off-Broadway2015The Winter's TaleGarrick Theatre, West EndHarlequinade / All On Her Own2016Romeo and Juliet
See also List of awards and nominations received by Kenneth Branagh
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