Kenneth Branagh

The cinematic piggy bank of actor Kenneth Branagh is full of a wide variety of roles, and the number of films in which the artist starred during his career is so great that they would probably be more than enough for a couple of lives. According to fans, the whole secret of the talented Irishman's success lies in boundless hard work.

Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in the capital of Northern Ireland, Belfast. The actor's parents were ordinary workers: father William worked as a carpenter, and mother Francis was engaged in raising children. It is known that there were never any actors among Kenneth's relatives.

The family of the master of reincarnation lived extremely modestly. The money earned by the head of the family was barely enough to pay utility bills and buy the necessary food for a month. In addition, the situation was complicated by the fact that Kenneth was the youngest son in a family where, in addition to him, there were two more children. For this reason, he did not have to count on an inheritance or a good education.

Life in Northern Ireland was also challenging during this period. Bloody clashes between Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants were common practice in those days. That is why in 1969 Branagh moved from Belfast to English Reading (Berkshire). Despite the move, Kenneth always felt like an Irishman, and therefore often played characters in the theater, in which the Irish language appears in the dialogues, one way or another.

It is reliably known that Kenneth began performing on the stage in Northern Ireland. After the move, he continued to improve his innate talent as a lyceum already at an English school.

Since childhood, art and acting have been an integral part of the life of Bran, Jr., so it is not surprising that after graduating from high school, the charming young man, without hesitation, went to London and applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Having looked at Kenneth's track record, which by that time consisted of a dozen theatrical roles, the admissions committee enrolled him in an educational institution and even allocated a scholarship to the novice lyceum.

After graduating from the theater academy, 22-year-old Branagh spent a couple of months looking for himself on the theater stage. During this quest, the ambitious young man even received the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for Best Young Actor.

After that, Kenneth was accepted into the troupe of the Royal Shakespeare Theater, and already in 1983 he became the youngest actor to star in a production staged at the Melpomene Temple.

After this success, the master of reincarnation began to work on new theatrical projects. In the mid-eighties, he staged a series of successful performances on the London stage, which he worked on as an actor, director and producer. In 1988, after touring Britain, Bran was talked about as one of the brightest actors of the "new wave".

While studying at the theater academy, Bran began acting on television. His debut work as a professional actor was a cameo role in the TV series "Meberi". A couple of weeks after the completion of the medical series Meberi, the master of disguise first appeared in the feature film Chariots of Fire. The work did not bring popularity to the artist, but made it clear that the path he had chosen was the right one.

Kenneth became famous after he directed and starred in the film "Henry V". This picture brought the artist the first BAFTA in his life, as well as the prize of the US National Council of Film Critics. As an actor and filmmaker, Branagh has contributed to the films Dying Again, Much Ado About Nothing, Winter Night, Hamlet and The Conspiracy. Each of these roles brought the actor and director new prizes and prestigious nominations.

In November 2002, the premiere of the second part of a fantasy film about the adventures of a young wizard, a film entitled "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", took place. In the film, the plot of which is based on the novels of the English writer J.K. Rowling, Bran is reincarnated as the boastful magician Zlatopust Lokons, famous for his exploits, which he “stole” from other magicians with the help of the Oblivion spell.

In 2008, Kenneth's filmography expanded with the role of Major General Henning von Treskov in the military drama Operation Valkyrie. In addition to him, Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy and Caris Van Houten also starred in the tape.

In 2015 he directed the film Cinderella. Cinderella is played by Downton Abbey star Lily James, the stepmother is two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, and the prince is Richard Madden, better known as King of the North Robb Stark from Game of Thrones.

It should be noted that this is not Bran's first directorial project. In 2006, he already took part in the film adaptation of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute. The talented artist has been repeatedly called the best British expert on the works of Shakespeare and other classical authors.

However, Branagh also worked in other industries. A striking example of this are the Hollywood blockbusters "Detective", "Thor", "Jack Ryan: Theory of Chaos", directed by Branagh at various times.

One of the most successful acting works of the talented Irishman is the film "Seven Nights with Marilyn", in which Kenneth played Laurence Olivier. For this role, the actor was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA.

As for other awards from the popular Belfast native, it is worth noting in this context that Kenneth's track record includes four Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA nominations. In addition, the actor still combines his film career with performances in the theater, in which he mainly plays Shakespearean characters.

Bran never spoke about his relationship with the representatives of the weak half of humanity. Despite the actor's efforts not to publicize his personal life, nosy journalists always managed to find out piquant and scandalous details about the artist's communication with women outside the set.

It is known that the first wife of the master of transformations was actress Emma Thompson. The star couple legalized their relationship in 1989. Their conjugal union lasted six years, after which it broke up. It is noteworthy that not a single print publication in Europe wrote about the reasons for the divorce.

After a difficult parting, Kenneth for a couple of months came to his senses in the arms of the well-known actress Helena Bonham Carter. In 1997, the artist met the art director Lindsay Brannock, who at that time collaborated with his beloved Helena.

At first, they talked as friends, but six years later, in 2003, they started dating. A stormy romance led to another wedding. In this marriage, Bran is still happy.

In July 2017, the world premiere of Dunkirk, a military drama directed by Christopher Nolan, took place. The film, which is based on the story of the miraculous rescue of three hundred thousand soldiers during the Dunkirk operation, which took place at the beginning of World War II, in addition to Bran, stars Tom Hardy, Harry Styles and Michael Kane.

The release of the film Murder on the Orient Express, based on the novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, is scheduled for November this year. In the film, Kenneth will be reincarnated as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp and Judi Dench are also known to be in the cast of the film.

It is reliably known that the eminent actor is not on social networks, but on Internet portals and in print publications, fans of the artist's work can easily find materials related to Bran's creative biography (photos, interviews).

1981 - "Chariots of Fire" 1987 - "A Month in the Country" 1993 - "Swingers" 1996 - "Hamlet" 1998 - "Theory of Flight" 1999 - "Wild Wild West" 2002 - "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" 2008 - "Operation "Valkyrie" 2009 - "Rock Wave" 2012 - "7 Days and Nights with Marilyn" 2013 - "Macbeth" 2014 - "Jack Ryan: Chaos Theory" 2017 - "Dunkirk" 2017 - "Murder on the Orient Express"

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Kenneth Branagh Net Worth 2021

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