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Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Actor, director and producer, also writer · Born December 10, 1960 (65) · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 10 other major award bodies

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Berkshire, Branagh trained at RADA in London and served as its president from 2015 to 2024. His accolades include an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Olivier Award. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2012 and was given Freedom of the City in his native Belfast in 2018. In 2020, he was ranked in 20th place on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Branagh has directed and starred in several 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 was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director for Henry V and Best Adapted Screenplay for Hamlet. He directed Swan Song (1992), which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He also directed Peter's Friends (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Thor (2011), and Cinderella (2015). For his semi-autobiographical film Belfast (2021), he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director and won Best Original Screenplay. Branagh directed and starred as Hercule Poirot in the Hercule Poirot film series (2017–present). 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), 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 played supporting roles in Christopher Nolan's films Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). Branagh has starred in the BBC1 series Fortunes of War (1987), the Channel 4 series Shackleton (2002), the television film Warm Springs (2005), and the BBC One series Wallander (2008–2016). He received a Primetime Emmy Award and an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for portraying SS leader Reinhard Heydrich in the HBO film Conspiracy (2001).

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Born
December 10, 1960 (65)
From
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as
Actor, director and producer, also writer
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 119 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Kenneth Branagh's films like?

Across their 71 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Documentary12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
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Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
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Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
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Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
22%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Society
12%
Survival
12%
Ideas
9%
Power
9%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 63 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 17 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 28 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 26 · Shifting 32 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 49 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

43 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 21 of 43 analyzed roles.

Hero
21 of 43
Shadow
8 of 43
Mentor
7 of 43
Shapeshifter
2 of 43
Ally
2 of 43
Herald
2 of 43
Trickster
1 of 43
Show the 43 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
33
Contemplative
21
Warm
18
Hopeful
16
Other
72

How their films linger

Hopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kenneth Branagh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenneth Branagh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

119 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 47 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Thomas Crown Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Atonement(2026)

    as Michael Reid

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mayday(2026)

    as Nikolai Ustinov

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean(2026)

    as David Lean (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Devil Wears Prada 2(2026)

    as Stuart

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The King of Kings(2025)

    as Charles Dickens (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Blue Eye Samurai(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Abijah Fowler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • A Haunting in Venice(2023)

    Director · Producer · as Hercule Poirot

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    as Niels Bohr

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • This England(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Boris Johnson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Death on the Nile(2022)

    Director · Producer · as Hercule Poirot

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Fireheart(2022)

    as Shawn Nolan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Belfast(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tenet(2020)

    as Sator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Artemis Fowl(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Lost Lives(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • All Is True(2018)

    Director · Producer · as William Shakespeare

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Asgardian Distress Call (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    Director · Producer · as Hercule Poirot

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dunkirk(2017)

    as Commander Bolton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Archie Rice

  • Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale(2015)

    Director · as Leontes

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit(2014)

    Director · as Viktor Cherevin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Thor: The Dark World(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Stage Director · as Macbeth

  • Stars in Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mark Snow

  • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Isambard Kingdom Brunel

  • My Week with Marilyn(2011)

    as Sir Laurence Olivier

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Discovering Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Hamlet (archive footage)

  • Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mark Snow

  • Thor(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Pirate Radio(2009)

    as Dormandy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Valkyrie(2008)

    as Henning von Tresckow

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Wallander(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer · as Kurt Wallander

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • 10 Days to War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Tim Collins

  • Alien Love Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Steven Chesterman

  • Sleuth(2007)

    Director · Producer · as Other Man on T.V.

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Magic Flute(2006)

    Director · Adaptation · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • As You Like It(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self (voice)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Walking with Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Walking with Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Acting Double · as Narrator (voice)

  • Warm Springs(2005)

    as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Goebbels Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Five Children and It(2004)

    as Uncle Albert

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Listening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • World War I in Colour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002)

    as Gilderoy Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog(2000)

    as Peter McGowan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Tramp and the Dictator(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002)

    as A. O. Neville

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Shackleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

  • The Beasts Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Triumph of the Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Walking with Prehistoric Beasts(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Conspiracy(2001)

    as Reinhard Heydrich

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Schneider's 2nd Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Joseph Barnett

  • Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Book That Wrote Itself(1999)

    as Kenneth Branagh

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Love's Labour's Lost(2000)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Berowne

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Road to El Dorado(2000)

    as Miguel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • The Periwig-Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Periwig-maker (voice)

  • IMAX: Galapagos 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • Wild Wild West(1999)

    as Dr. Arliss Loveless

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Theory of Flight(1998)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Dance of Shiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Colonel Evans

  • Universal Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Celebrity(1998)

    as Lee Simon

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Cold War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 24 episodes · Actor

  • The Proposition(1998)

    as Father Michael McKinnon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Gingerbread Man(1998)

    as Rick Magruder

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Great Composers(1997)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hamlet(1996)

    Director · Adaptation · as Prince Hamlet

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Othello(1995)

    as Iago

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of a Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Donal Davoren

  • Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • A Midwinter's Tale(1995)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Anne Frank Remembered(1995)

    as Narration (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1994)

    Director · Co-Producer · as Victor Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Much Ado About Nothing(1993)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Benedick

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Swing Kids(1993)

    as Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Peter's Friends(1992)

    Director · Producer · as Andrew Benson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Swan Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Symphony for the Spire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Donal Davoren

  • Dead Again(1991)

    Director · as Roman Strauss / Mike Church

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Look Back in Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jimmy Porter

  • Henry V(1989)

    Director · Writer · as Henry V

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Stage Director

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Thames Wallah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator

  • Strange Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gordon Evans

  • Fortunes of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · as Guy Pringle

  • A Month in the Country(1987)

    as James Moon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • High Season(1987)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Oswald Alving

  • Lorna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Billy Martin

  • The Lady's Not For Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Thomas Mendip

  • Coming Through(1985)

    as D.H. Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Oswald Alving

  • A Coming to Terms for Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Billy Martin

  • The Boy in the Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jack Grant

  • A Matter of Choice for Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Billy Martin

  • To the Lighthouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Charles Tansley

  • Easter 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Student

  • Too Late to Talk to Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Billy Martin

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gordon Evans

  • Chariots of Fire(1981)

    as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Goblin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • Laird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Laird of Castle Drummoch

  • The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 118 titles, 114 of them dated from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Oppenheimer (2023)

$976M worldwide

Highest rated

Blue Eye Samurai (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Oppenheimer (2023)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19672026

Peak 2001 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 31 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 6 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 118: 87 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thDirecting26 of 118: 4 only directing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting10 of 118: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thProducing16 of 118: 1 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew3 of 118: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

118 titles, 26 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s22 · 21 acting · 2 crew1990s25 · 23 acting · 7 crew2000s32 · 29 acting · 7 crew2010s18 · 14 acting · 9 crew2020s15 · 13 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 43 roles
8797020717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, 5 BAFTA Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 48 major nominations, 1988–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2022
    • Oscar, won · Best Original Screenplay
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  3. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  4. 2010
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
  5. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Series
  6. 2007
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated
  7. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  8. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Show 11 earlier years
  1. 2003
    • BAFTA Award, nominated ×2 · Best Actor
  2. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  3. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  4. 1997
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
  5. 1996
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  6. 1995
    • Venice award, won · Best Director
    • Venice award, nominated
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album
  7. 1994
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  8. 1993
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Short Film, Live Action
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Cannes award, nominated
  9. 1992
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  10. 1990
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Direction
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  11. 1988
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kenneth Branagh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 63 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up36
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026)

98th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blue Eye Samurai (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kenneth Branagh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 36 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles33–63 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity36 titles7–55 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles9–66 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs31 titles6–43 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles28–68 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kenneth Branagh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenneth Branagh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patrick Doyle shares the most, 16.

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