Alan Rickman starred with Kenneth Branagh in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a popular British film and stage actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his multiple film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays – “Henry V”; “Much Ado About Nothing”; “Hamlet” and others.
Date of birth: December 10, 1960, Belfast, United Kingdom
Filmography (actor)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The King of Kings | Charles Dickens | Voice; in production |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Niels Bohr | |
| 2023 | A Haunting in Venice | Hercule Poirot | |
| 2022 | Fireheart | Shawn Nolan | Voice |
| 2022 | Death on the Nile | Hercule Poirot | |
| 2020 | Tenet | Andrei Sator | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Asgardian Distress Caller | Voice; uncredited |
| 2018 | All Is True | William Shakespeare | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Commander Bolton | |
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Hercule Poirot | |
| 2016 | Mindhorn | Himself | |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Viktor Cherevin | |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Mark Snow | Segment: “Prodigal” |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Laurence Olivier | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Sir Alistair Dormandy | |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Henning von Tresckow | |
| 2007 | Sleuth | Man on TV | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Five Children & It | Uncle Albert | |
| 2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | A.O. Neville | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Gilderoy Lockhart | |
| 2001 | Schneider’s 2nd Stage | Joseph Barnett | Short film |
| 2000 | Love’s Labour’s Lost | Berowne | |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Miguel | Voice |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog | Peter McGowen | |
| 1999 | Alien Love Triangle | Steven Chesterman | Short film |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | Dr. Arliss Loveless | |
| 1999 | Periwig Maker | The Periwig Maker | Short film |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Rick Magruder | |
| 1998 | The Proposition | Father Michael McKinnon | |
| 1998 | The Theory of Flight | Richard | |
| 1998 | Celebrity | Lee Simon | |
| 1998 | The Dance of the Shiva | Colonel Evans | Short film |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | |
| 1995 | Othello | Iago | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | |
| 1993 | Swing Kids | Herr Knopp, Gestapo | Uncredited |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | |
| 1992 | Peter’s Friends | Andrew Benson | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Mike Church / Roman Strauss | |
| 1989 | Henry V | Henry V | |
| 1987 | A Month in the Country | James Moon | |
| 1987 | High Season | Rick | |
| 1985 | Coming Through | D.H. Lawrence | |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Cambridge Student | Uncredited |
Filmography (director)
| Year | Title | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde † | Director Writer Producer | Filming |
| 2023 | A Haunting in Venice | Director Producer | |
| 2022 | Death on the Nile | Director Producer | |
| 2021 | Belfast | Director Writer Producer | |
| 2020 | Artemis Fowl | Director Producer | |
| 2018 | All Is True | Director | |
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Director Producer | |
| 2015 | Cinderella | Director | |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Director | |
| 2011 | Thor | Director | |
| 2007 | Sleuth | Director Producer | |
| 2006 | As You Like It | Director Writer Producer | |
| 2006 | The Magic Flute | Director Writer | |
| 2003 | Listening | Director Writer | Short film |
| 2000 | Love’s Labour’s Lost | Director Writer Producer | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Director Writer | |
| 1995 | In the Bleak Midwinter | Director Writer | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein | Director | |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Director Writer Producer | |
| 1992 | Swan Song | Director | Short film |
| 1992 | Peter’s Friends | Director Producer | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Director | |
| 1989 | Henry V | Director Writer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Blue Eye Samurai | Abijah Fowler | Voice, series regular | [8] |
| 2022 | This England | Boris Johnson | Main role | [7] |
| 2018 | Upstart Crow | Colin / The Stranger | Episode: “A Crow Christmas Carol” | |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Colonel Tim Collins | Episode: “Our Business is North” | |
| 2008–2016 | Wallander | Kurt Wallander | 12 episodes | |
| 2006 | Lunar Jim | Eco | 92 episodes | |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Television film | |
| 2002 | Shackleton | Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton | Television film | |
| 2001 | Conspiracy | Reinhard Heydrich | Television film | |
| 1995 | The Shadow of a Gunman | Donal Davoren | Episode: “Shadow of a Gunman” | |
| 1989 | Look Back in Anger | Jimmy Porter | Television film | |
| 1988 | Thompson | Various roles | 6 episodes | |
| 1988 | American Playhouse | Gordan Evans | Episode: “Strange Interlude” | |
| 1987 | The Lady’s Not for Burning | Thomas Mendip | Television film | |
| 1987 | Lorna | Billy | Television film | |
| 1987 | Theatre Night | Oswald | Episode: “Ghosts” | |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War | Guy Pringle | 7 episodes | |
| 1985 | Coming Through | D.H. Lawrence | Television film | |
| 1984 | The Boy in the Bush | Jack Grant | Miniseries | |
| 1983 | To the Lighthouse | Charles Tansley | Television film | |
| 1983 | Maybury | Robert Clyde Moffat | 2 episodes | |
| 1982 | Play for Tomorrow | Student | Episode: “Easter 2016” | |
| 1982 | Play for Today | Billy Martin | 3 episodes |


