Kenneth Branagh Net Worth
Kenneth Branagh Net Worth is
$55 Million
Kenneth Branagh Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a British actor, director, producer and screenwriter from Northern Ireland. He has directed or starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Hamlet, Love's Labour's Lost,... | Full Name | Kenneth Branagh |
| Net Worth | $55 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 10, 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Television producer, Voice Actor |
| Education | Whiteknights Primary School, Grove Primary School, Belfast, Meadway School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Grove Primary School |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Lindsay Brunnock (m. 2003), Emma Thompson (m. 1989–1995) |
| Parents | Frances Harper, William Branagh |
| Siblings | Joyce Branagh, William Branagh Jr. |
| Nicknames | Kenneth Charles Branagh , Ken Branagh , Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh , Ken , Sir Kenneth Branagh |
| Awards | British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action), Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Laurence Olivier Awa... |
| Movies | Cinderella, Thor, Hamlet, Henry V, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Much Ado About Nothing, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Dead Again, My Week with Marilyn, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Wild Wild West, Valkyrie, Sleuth, Peter's Friends, The Boat That Rocked, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Love's Labour's L... |
| TV Shows | Wallander, Conspiracy, Walking with Dinosaurs, more |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frequently works with Director of Photography Roger Lanser, with whom he has made eight films. |
| 2 | Frequently gives small roles to Patrick Doyle, his composer |
| 3 | Frequently casts his ex-wife Emma Thompson |
| 4 | Frequently casts Richard Briers, Brian Blessed, Jimmy Yuill and Derek Jacobi. |
| 5 | Likes to use very long takes (3-4 minutes) at certain points during his films. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Hamlet (1996)] It was very important personally for me to do this. Hamlet has been in my blood for such a long time, over half my life. I have strong feelings about how I see the character. I was compelled to do this, I could do it no other way. It's such a huge piece so the challenge of trying to do the genius of the writer justice - from the performances, to the sets, to the costumes, to the music - was simply irresistible. My drive was to offer it to people who want to understand it, and my challenge is to make the story and poetry work. For me this play sums up the process of living. I saw Derek Jacobi do it when I was 16 and I was so uplifted by the whole experience, and shocked and scared. Seeing Derek in Hamlet was the turning point for me. From that moment I knew I wanted to play the role. I was astonished by what a terrific thriller it was. It had everything - murder, violence, passion, a ghost. It was magnificent. Everything I looked at from that night on was more vibrant and in sharper colour. I find that my performance has changed, not only because I'm more familiar with the part but because I hope I've matured a little myself. When Derek directed me in 1988, I was a pretty hectic Hamlet. Now I think my performance has deepened as I've gotten a little older and hopefully a little wiser. Hamlet is a young man's play. If I hadn't made the film by age 35, I wouldn't have done it. This was the last point when I could fill the age requirement for Hamlet. In your roaring 20s, everything seems limitless. But when you reach your 30s, time ticks away. And after 35, you have to get on with things and it grips you. Our aim wasn't to make a long film, but an entertaining one, the way it should be made. By filming the entire play, you have Shakespeare's complete entertainment. It has something to say to all generations about politics, families, war, love affairs and the loss of a parent. I felt that when I started it, I had a much greater right to be making the film; that if I didn't know exactly what I was doing, I at least had much more information, much more knowledge, and a deal more experience, about playing the role, about Shakespeare, and about doing what I was still interested in doing. |
| 2 | [on A Midwinter's Tale (1995)] I wanted to do something very small after Frankenstein, which was very big, and it felt good to work on a completely different scale. I didn't have to explain anything to anyone. I didn't have to talk about casting, didn't have to send rushes to America, didn't have to preview the movie. We made it, finished it and then we sold it. I like In the Bleak Midwinter as a title. I like the hymn from which it comes and I even like the word 'bleak'. It's a very bracing word, very authoritative. |
| 3 | [on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)] People say to me in a slightly pitying way, "Were you interfered with on that movie?" To which I say, "No, it's my movie." It was bruising. I stopped reading the notices when I realised what was happening. I've had hostile reviews before, but these were very hurtful and personal. In a sense it was impossible for me to remain sane if I was to identify with any of that hostility. You can't do anything about people being irritated by you or what you are. But some people didn't like the movie and that's fair enough. I don't know what lesson one learns. De Niro gave a brave performance. I made the film I wanted to make and I'm very proud of it. In the end, all I do is make films and sometimes people don't like them. You can't worry about it or else you wouldn't get up in the morning. Our film was necessarily different from the traditional versions, and maybe people think there was a hubris in going up against the classics. We were trying to do Mary Shelley's book, which is different - Frankenstein has a more unfathomable motivation and the monster is more sweet-natured - and not necessarily better than the camp black-and-white movies that James Whale made with all that neck-bolted iconography. |
| 4 | [observation, 1989] I don't go around saying, 'Hello. Did you know I'm the new Olivier [Laurence Olivier]?' |
| 5 | [on Dead Again (1991)] I didn't set out do to something 180 degrees from Henry V (1989). I was trying to get a film of Thomas Hardy's "Return of the Native" made when the Dead Again script arrived out the blue and I simply couldn't put it down. Simple as that. It reminded me of the first sort of films that really made an impression on me. Immediately I was thinking of Dial M for Murder (1954), all those Hitchcock movies. The Welles stuff. Pictures I grew up watching on television. I've always loved Hitchcock and I re-viewed a lot of Hitchcock stuff in the early stages of preparing for Dead Again: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rebecca (1940), Notorious (1946) and Spellbound (1945). I wanted to remind myself of just how far he went because with Dead Again you certainly needed a lot of melodramatic Hitchcock approach to carry it off. |
| 6 | People often ask me, "Why do you keep doing Shakespeare?" Well, because it's meaningful to me. That to do it well - or even just to work on it - I find very life-enhancing. I don't have any kind of conventional religious belief and I find Shakespeare's a tremendous source of inspiration, because there's no situation that I've come up against that somehow hasn't been described in those plays. When I do work on it, it's like going back to some great piece of music. It is dramatic poetry, so each time you hear it, it reacts on you in a different, usually a richer, way. It's like a wonderful dog that gives you much more than you'll ever give it. There's unconditional love in there; he never lets you down and he's never sentimental; he's always bracing because he's so very, very realistic about families and love and all the normal human stuff. |
| 7 | [on being told he is to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II] I was very, very, very surprised and I was very touched. Michael Caine and Roger Moore, both of whom I've worked with, offered only the insight that it's handy to have the 'kneeling stool with the handle'. Roger Moore, who has a dodgy knee, was terrified on the way to the ceremony that, having knelt down, he wouldn't be kneeling back up again. You don't want to move suddenly while that sword's being wielded, I'm sure. I haven't read of [Her Majesty] having knicked someone on the ear just yet, but perhaps I'll be the first. |
| 8 | Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium - if you get the chance to do it - from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. What works in one doesn't work in the other, and you have to be looking for the truth of the performance, whatever way that medium might demand. |
| 9 | There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them. |
| 10 | It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel with. |
| 11 | Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports. |
| 12 | My definition of success is control. |
| 13 | I'm just a foul-mouthed Brit. |
| 14 | I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure. |
| 15 | I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That's why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I'm part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be. |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | In 2015 he programmed a season of work at London's Garrick Theatre under the auspices of the Kenneth Brannagh Theatre Company. |
| 2 | Has no children from either his first or second marriage. |
| 3 | Along with Orson Welles, Laurence Olivier, Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood and Roberto Benigni, he is one of only seven men to receive Academy Award nominations for both Best Actor and Best Director for the same film: Welles for Citizen Kane (1941), Olivier for Hamlet (1948), Allen for Annie Hall (1977), Beatty for both Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Reds (1981), Branagh for Henry V (1989), Eastwood for Unforgiven (1992) and Benigni for Life Is Beautiful (1997). |
| 4 | He has appeared in every film that he has directed except for A Midwinter's Tale (1995), As You Like It (2006), The Magic Flute (2006), Thor (2011) and Cinderella (2015). |
| 5 | Of his fifteen directorial efforts, only three - Dead Again (1991), Peter's Friends (1992) and A Midwinter's Tale (1995) - were not based on preexisting material: (1) Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), Love's Labour's Lost (2000) and As You Like It (2006) were all adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare, (2) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) was an adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus", (3) The Magic Flute (2006) was based on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1791 opera "Die Zauberflöte", (4) Sleuth (2007) was an adaptation of the 1970 play of the same name by Anthony Shaffer, (4) Thor (2011) was based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, (5) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) was based on the "Jack Ryan" novel series by Tom Clancy, (6) Cinderella (2015) was based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale of the same name and, more directly, Cinderella (1950) and (7) Murder on the Orient Express (1974) was based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. |
| 6 | Is one of 13 actors who have received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of a real-life king. The others in chronological order are Charles Laughton for The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933), Robert Morley for Marie Antoinette (1938), Basil Rathbone for If I Were King (1938), Laurence Olivier for Henry V (1944) and Richard III (1955), José Ferrer for Joan of Arc (1948), Yul Brynner for The King and I (1956), John Gielgud for Becket (1964), Peter O'Toole for Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Robert Shaw for A Man for All Seasons (1966), Richard Burton for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of King George (1994), and Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010). |
| 7 | He has directed Richard Clifford in five films: Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Love's Labour's Lost (2000) and As You Like It (2006). |
| 8 | To date, he is the last actor to have received an Academy Award nomination for his role in a Shakespearean film. He was nominated for Best Actor for playing the title character in Henry V (1989), which he also directed. |
| 9 | Although he played Cherie Lunghi's son in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), he is only eight years her junior in real life. |
| 10 | He has directed Alex Lowe in three films: Peter's Friends (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). |
| 11 | He made two films with Robert Sean Leonard in 1993: Swing Kids (1993) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). |
| 12 | Despite having lived in Britain for the majority of his life and being associated closely with it, he considers himself more Irish than British. |
| 13 | He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011). Olivier himself was nominated for the award for his role as Dr. Christian Szell in Marathon Man (1976). |
| 14 | He has directed Brian Blessed in four films: Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996) and As You Like It (2006). |
| 15 | He directed his then wife Emma Thompson in four films: Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), Peter's Friends (1992) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). |
| 16 | He has directed Derek Jacobi in five films: Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), Hamlet (1996), Cinderella (2015) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017). |
| 17 | He directed Richard Briers in nine films: Henry V (1989), Peter's Friends (1992), Swan Song (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), A Midwinter's Tale (1995), Hamlet (1996), Love's Labour's Lost (2000) and As You Like It (2006). |
| 18 | He has directed Jimmy Yuill in seven films: Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Hamlet (1996), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), The Magic Flute (2006) and As You Like It (2006). |
| 19 | He has two roles in common with Laurence Olivier, whom he played in My Week with Marilyn (2011): (1) Olivier played King Henry V in Henry V (1944) while Branagh played him in Henry V (1989) and (2) Olivier played the title character in Hamlet (1948) while Branagh played him in Hamlet (1996). In each case, Olivier and Branagh directed the relevant film. |
| 20 | Release of the book, "Ken & Em: A Biography of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson" by Ian Shuttleworth. [1995] |
| 21 | Filming and producing the three part Wallander (2008) series for BBC TV, on location in Sweden. The series is based on three of the 'Kurt Wallander' novels by Swedish writer Henning Mankell. The three novels on which the series is based are called: "Sidetracked", "One Step Behind" and "Firewall". [April 2008] |
| 22 | Filming his scenes for TV series 10 Days to War (2008) on location in Jordan. [2008] |
| 23 | Filming Warm Springs (2005) in Georgia and Atlanta, USA, playing Franklin D. Roosevelt. [November 2004] |
| 24 | Filming his scenes for Bryan Singer's movie Valkyrie (2008) on location in Germany. [2007] |
| 25 | Filming scenes for Richard Curtis' Pirate Radio (2009). [March 2008] |
| 26 | Berkshire, England: Actor [June 2012] |
| 27 | Was involved as director for a while in the early stages of production of Dragonheart. |
| 28 | Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on November 9, 2012 at Buckingham Palace. |
| 29 | His top ten films of all time are: Napoleon (1927), Citizen Kane (1941), Brief Encounter (1945), Black Narcissus (1947), The Third Man (1949), The Searchers (1956), Manhattan (1979), Raging Bull (1980), Tootsie (1982) and Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987). |
| 30 | He has been a fan of "Thor" since childhood. When Marvel Studios selected Branagh as the director of the film adaptation, they sent him the complete collection of the Marvel Thor comics series as reference material for the character. |
| 31 | He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Drama and to the community in Northern Ireland. |
| 32 | Often circles the camera around his actors when they are performing a monologue or having a conversation in one of his Shakespearean films. |
| 33 | Was considered for the role of Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints (1999). The role ultimately went to Willem Dafoe. |
| 34 | Middle brother of William Branagh Jr. and Joyce Branagh. |
| 35 | Has directed many other Harry Potter cast members in his own movies. Ex-wife Emma Thompson appeared with him in Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Robbie Coltrane appeared in Henry V (1989). Julie Christie and Timothy Spall appeared in Hamlet (1996). Imelda Staunton appeared in Much Ado About Nothing (1993). John Cleese, Robert Hardy, and Helena Bonham Carter appeared in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). |
| 36 | Nominated for the 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Award as Best Actor in a play for his role as Ivanov in the play Ivanov at Wyndham's Theatre in London as part of the Donmar West End Season. |
| 37 | Won the 2004 Evening Standard Theatre Award as Best Actor for his performance as the title character in Edmond at the Royal National Theatre. |
| 38 | Was originally considered for the part of the younger Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). |
| 39 | Mentioned in the theme song for The Adventures of George the Projectionist (2006). |
| 40 | One of only three actors to have their names mentioned by a character in the Blackadder series, alongside Charles Chaplin (Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), and Delia Smith (Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)). Blackadder mentioned his name in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999) whilst talking to William Shakespeare on the topic of 'Hamlet'. |
| 41 | Has directed two people who have played Batman: Christian Bale in Henry V (1989), and Michael Keaton in Much Ado About Nothing (1993). |
| 42 | The last film he made with Emma Thompson was Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Their roles had previously been played in an earlier film by Robert Stephens and Maggie Smith, who were also a couple at the time. Branagh and Thompson appeared together in Fortunes of War (1987) and Henry V (1989), which also featured Stephens, and in the Harry Potter films with Smith. |
| 43 | Shares two film roles with Laurence Olivier: Henry V and Hamlet. He and Olivier also both directed their own performances in both films. He also directed Sleuth (2007), a remake of the 1972 film, in which Olivier starred. This time, Michael Caine played Olivier's part, while Jude Law played the second of two roles he shared with Caine - having previously appeared in Alfie (2004). Kenneth Branagh has also played the title role in a Naxos Audiobook CD of "Richard III', by William Shakespeare, another role that Olivier also played. Branagh portrayed Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011) and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance. |
| 44 | He and his ex-wife, Emma Thompson, have appeared in separate films in the Harry Potter series. Branagh played Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Thompson played Sybil Trelawney in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). Depending on what has been cut from the script for the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) could be the first time both have appeared together in the same film since their divorce. Also appearing in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) is his ex-girlfriend, Helena Bonham Carter. |
| 45 | He can play guitar, piano and tap. |
| 46 | He can speak Italian. |
| 47 | Ex-brother-in-law of Sophie Thompson and Richard Lumsden. |
| 48 | Was considered for the role of Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). |
| 49 | To date (2008), he has appeared as the title character in five films: Henry V (1989), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Hamlet (1996), Shackleton (2002), Wallander (2008). |
| 50 | Former son-in-law of Phyllida Law and Eric Thompson. |
| 51 | In 1990, he received an honorary doctorate in Literature from Queen's University (located in Belfast, Northern Ireland). |
| 52 | Is a vice-president of Chichester Cinema at New Park. Maggie Smith and Anita Roddick are also vice-presidents. |
| 53 | He was one of the guests at Prince Charles's and Camilla Parker-Bowles' wedding on 9 April 2005. |
| 54 | Wrote many of the A Midwinter's Tale (1995) characters for specific actors. |
| 55 | Appeared with Campbell Scott in Dead Again (1991). Scott later starred in and co-directed Hamlet (2000), and Branagh later starred in and directed Hamlet (1996). |
| 56 | A Member of the RADA Council. |
| 57 | Was age 15 when he first saw "Hamlet" performed. |
| 58 | Claims that Derek Jacobi is the reason he got into acting, and thus Jacobi became a frequent collaborator with him in most of his movies. |
| 59 | He was nominated for a 2004 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Edmond" at the Royal National Theatre. |
| 60 | He was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Special Award. |
| 61 | He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2003 for his performance in "Edmond" at the Royal National Theatre: Olivier Stage. |
| 62 | Was one of the directors considered for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). He had appeared in the previous film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). |
| 63 | He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in "Another Country". |
| 64 | He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in 1994. |
| 65 | Youngest actor to receive the Golden Quill (Gielgud Award), 2000. |
| 66 | Co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with David Parfitt, with Prince Charles as a royal patron. |
| 67 | At age 23, he became the youngest actor in the Royal Shakespeare Company to ever play the lead in Shakespeare's "Henry V". |
| 68 | Grew up in poverty in the shadow of a tobacco factory in Belfast. |
| 69 | Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London |
| 70 | Originally cast as the lead in Amadeus (1984) before the production company decided on casting American actors in the leading roles. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder on the Orient Express | 2017 | post-production | Hercule Poirot |
| Dunkirk | 2017 | completed | Commander Bolton |
| Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer | 2016 | Archie Rice | |
| Mindhorn | 2016 | Kenneth Branagh | |
| Wallander | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Kurt Wallander |
| Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale | 2015 | Leontes | |
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | 2014 | Viktor Cherevin | |
| Macbeth | 2013 | Macbeth | |
| My Week with Marilyn | 2011 | Sir Laurence Olivier | |
| Prodigal | 2011/III | Short | Mark Snow |
| Masterpiece Mystery | 2010 | TV Series | Kurt Wallander |
| Pirate Radio | 2009 | Sir Alistair Dormandy | |
| Valkyrie | 2008 | Major-General Henning von Tresckow | |
| 10 Days to War | 2008 | TV Series | Colonel Tim Collins |
| Alien Love Triangle | 2008 | Short | Steven Chesterman |
| Sleuth | 2007 | Other Man on T.V. (uncredited) | |
| The Bible Revolution | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Bible Reader (voice) |
| American Experience | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Warm Springs | 2005 | TV Movie | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Five Children and It | 2004 | Uncle Albert | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | Gilderoy Lockhart | |
| Rabbit-Proof Fence | 2002 | A.O. Neville | |
| Shackleton | 2002 | TV Mini-Series | Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton |
| Short6 | 2001 | Periwig-maker (segment "The Periwig-Maker") (voice) | |
| Conspiracy | 2001 | TV Movie | Reinhard Heydrich |
| Schneider's 2nd Stage | 2001 | Short | Joseph Barnett |
| How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | 2000 | Peter McGowen | |
| The Road to El Dorado | 2000 | Miguel (voice) | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | 2000 | Berowne | |
| The Periwig-Maker | 1999 | Short | Periwig-maker (voice) |
| Wild Wild West | 1999 | Dr. Arliss Loveless | |
| The Dance of Shiva | 1998 | Short | Col. Evans |
| The Theory of Flight | 1998 | Richard | |
| Celebrity | 1998 | Lee Simon | |
| The Proposition | 1998 | Father Michael McKinnon | |
| The Gingerbread Man | 1998 | Rick Magruder | |
| Hamlet | 1996 | Hamlet | |
| Othello | 1995 | Iago | |
| Performance | 1995 | TV Series | Donal Davoren |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | 1994 | Victor Frankenstein | |
| Omnibus | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 1993 | Benedick | |
| Swing Kids | 1993 | Herr Knopp, Gestapo (uncredited) | |
| Peter's Friends | 1992 | Andrew | |
| Dead Again | 1991 | Roman Strauss Mike Church | |
| Look Back in Anger | 1989 | TV Movie | Jimmy Porter |
| Henry V | 1989 | King Henry V | |
| Thompson | 1988 | TV Series | Various Roles |
| American Playhouse | 1988 | TV Series | Gordon Evans |
| Lorna | 1987 | TV Movie | Billy |
| The Lady's Not for Burning | 1987 | TV Movie | Thomas Mendip |
| Fortunes of War | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Guy Pringle |
| A Month in the Country | 1987 | James Moon | |
| High Season | 1987 | Rick | |
| Theatre Night | 1987 | TV Series | Oswald |
| Coming Through | 1985 | TV Movie | D.H. Lawrence |
| Play for Today | 1982-1984 | TV Series | Billy Martin |
| Boy in the Bush | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Jack Grant |
| Maybury | 1983 | TV Series | Robert Clyde Moffat |
| To the Lighthouse | 1983 | TV Movie | Charles Tansley |
| Play for Tomorrow | 1982 | TV Series | Student |
| Chariots of Fire | 1981 | Cambridge Student - Society Day crowd (uncredited) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder on the Orient Express | 2017 | producer post-production | |
| Artemis Fowl | producer announced | ||
| Wallander | 2008-2015 | TV Series executive producer - 12 episodes | |
| Thor: The Dark World | 2013 | producer | |
| Sleuth | 2007 | producer | |
| As You Like It | 2006 | executive producer / producer | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | 2000 | producer | |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | 1994 | co-producer | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 1993 | producer | |
| Peter's Friends | 1992 | producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder on the Orient Express | 2017 | post-production | |
| Artemis Fowl | announced | ||
| Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale | 2015 | stage director | |
| Cinderella | 2015/I | ||
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | 2014 | ||
| Macbeth | 2013 | ||
| Thor | 2011 | ||
| Sleuth | 2007 | ||
| The Magic Flute | 2006 | ||
| As You Like It | 2006 | ||
| Listening | 2003 | Short | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | 2000 | ||
| Hamlet | 1996 | ||
| A Midwinter's Tale | 1995 | ||
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | 1994 | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing | 1993 | ||
| Peter's Friends | 1992 | ||
| Swan Song | 1992 | Short | |
| Dead Again | 1991 | ||
| Henry V | 1989 |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Magic Flute | 2006 | adapted for the screen by / screenplay | |
| As You Like It | 2006 | adaptation | |
| Listening | 2003 | Short writer | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | 2000 | screenplay | |
| Hamlet | 1996 | screenplay | |
| A Midwinter's Tale | 1995 | written by | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 1993 | adaptation for the screen | |
| Henry V | 1989 | adapted for the screen by |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFI Friday | 2015 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Cinderella | 2015/I | writer: "Strong" | |
| Warm Springs | 2005 | TV Movie performer: "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" | |
| The Road to El Dorado | 2000 | performer: "It's Tough to Be a God" | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | 2000 | performer: "I'd Rather Charleston", "I Won't Dance", "Cheek To Cheek", "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "They Can't Take That Away From Me" | |
| Peter's Friends | 1992 | performer: "The Way You Look Tonight", "Orpheus In the Underworld" | |
| Thompson | 1988 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet | 2016 | play director | |
| The Periwig-Maker | 1999 | Short supporter | |
| Great Composers | 1997 | TV Series documentary narrated by - 1 episode | |
| Twelfth Night, or What You Will | 1988 | TV Movie director of stage production | |
| Forty Minutes | 1988 | TV Series documentary narrator - 1 episode |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Man 2 | 2010 | director: post-credits scene - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | 2014 | TV Movie documentary thanks | |
| The Avengers | 2012 | thanks | |
| A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics | 2009 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers | 2009 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Indigo | 2009/I | Short special thanks | |
| Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence | 2002 | TV Movie documentary thanks | |
| Spinning Candyfloss | 2000 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galapagos | 1999 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Making of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Book That Wrote Itself | 1999 | Himself | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-1998 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Universal Horror | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Cold War | 1998 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| Dennis Pennis R.I.P. | 1997 | Video | Himself |
| In Search of Hamlet | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay & Presenter: Shakespeare and the Movies |
| Electric Circus | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great Composers | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Narrated by / Narrator |
| To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet | 1997 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Making 'Hamlet' | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Very Important Pennis | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| 100 Years of Horror | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Looking for Richard | 1996 | Documentary | Himself (Interview) |
| Anne Frank Remembered | 1995 | Documentary | Narration (voice) |
| 39 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Real Frankenstein: The Untold Story | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Symphony for the Spire | 1992 | Documentary | Himself (performing excerpts from 'Henry V') |
| Discovering Hamlet | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Hamlet |
| The1990 European Film Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Best Director / Presenter: Best Makeup |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Henry V: A Little Touch of Harry - The Making of Henry V | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Caught in the Act | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Wogan | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Good Morning Britain | 2017 | TV Series | Himself - Special Award Winner |
| The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016 | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - Winner: Honorary Award |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| TFI Friday | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Cinema 3 | 1990-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Días de cine | 1996-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Director, Cinderella |
| The Talk | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The View | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Richard Attenborough: A Life | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself - Actor and Director (as Sir Kenneth Branagh) |
| Jack Ryan: A Thinking Man of Action | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Jack Ryan: Old Enemies Return | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Jack Ryan: Plotting a Global Thriller | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Jack Ryan: The Smartest Guy in the Room | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Sir Kenneth Branagh: The Tsar of Shadow Recruit | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| The 68th Annual Tony Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Skavlan | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Rencontres de cinéma | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2007-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Richard Briers: A Tribute | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself - 'Gilderoy Lockhart' |
| London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder | 2012 | TV Special | Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Movie Talk with Peter Bart | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| SAG Foundation Conversations | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talking to Billy | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - 'Billy' |
| ES.TV HD | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1993-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Chelsea Lately | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Thor: Assembling the Troupe | 2011 | Video short | Himself - Director |
| Thor: Creating Laufey | 2011 | Video short | Himself - Director |
| Thor: From Asgard to Earth | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| Thor: Hammer Time | 2011 | Video short | Himself - Director |
| Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Poem Is... | 2011 | TV Series | Narrator |
| The Big Picture | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Troldspejlet | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
| Daybreak | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | 2011 | TV Series | |
| My Week with Marilyn: The Untold Story of an American Icon | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Laurence Olivier |
| With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Golden Globes Red Carpet Live | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself - 'Gilderoy Lockhart' |
| A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Journey to 'Valkyrie' | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cinetipp | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992-2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Who Is Kurt Wallander? | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Sunday AM | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Kenneth Branagh Films 'The Magic Flute' | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| James Ellis: An Actor's Life | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself / Billy |
| Parkinson | 2000-2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996-2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Eigo de shabera-night | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Secrets of the Dead | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Bible Readings |
| Continuarà... | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| As You Like It: From Page to Screen Featurette | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| As You Like It | 2006 | Himself - offscreen voice (uncredited) | |
| Walking with Monsters | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself- Narrator |
| Warm Springs: Making of Featurette | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Goebbels Experiment | 2005 | Documentary | Narrator (English version, voice) |
| The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Tribute to Joe Mantegna | 2004 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| World War 1 in Colour | 2003 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| The 57th Annual Tony Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Interviews with Professors & More | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Narrator |
| HBO First Look | 1996-2002 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Rabbit-Proof Fence: Cast and Crew Interviews | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself - Actor |
| The Tramp and the Dictator | 2002 | Documentary | Himself / Narrator (voice) |
| Omnibus | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Walking with Prehistoric Beasts | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| The Beasts Within | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (UK version) (voice) |
| Triumph of the Beasts | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (UK version) (voice) |
| Behind the Scenes: Road to El Dorado | 2000 | Video documentary | |
| William Shakespeare | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Big Al Uncovered | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Narrator (UK version) |
| The Ballad of Big Al | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Narrator (UK version) (voice) |
| Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Narrator (voice) |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 54th Annual Tony Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Funny Turns | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 11 O'Clock Show | 2000 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Will Smith Music Video Collection | 1999 | Video documentary | Dr. Arliss Loveless (segment "Wild Wild West") |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Wogan: The Best Of | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Imagine | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Colonel Tim Collins |
| Stars in Shorts | 2012 | Mark Snow | |
| The Wright Stuff | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| Shakespeare Uncovered | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Henry V |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Prophets of Science Fiction | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Victor Frankenstein in 'Frankenstein' |
| Thor: Our Fearless Leader | 2011 | Video short | Himself - Director |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2007 | TV Series | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Silenci? | 2006 | TV Series | Lee Simon |
| The King's Head: A Maverick in London | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Build a Scene | 2003 | Video documentary short | Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart (uncredited) |
| Interviews with Students | 2003 | Video documentary short | Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart (uncredited) |
| Aleph, lectures contades | 2000 | TV Series documentary | |
| Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes | 1993 | TV Special | Himself on Wogan |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dilys Powell Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ||
| 2015 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Heartland Film | Cinderella (2015) | |
| 2012 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Supporting Actor of the Year | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2011 | Variety Award | British Independent Film Awards | ||
| 2011 | Capri Ensemble Cast Award | Capri, Hollywood | My Week with Marilyn (2011) | |
| 2010 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Wallander (2008) |
| 2009 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Drama Series | Wallander (2008) |
| 2009 | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actor | Wallander (2008) |
| 2007 | Queer Lion - Special Mention | Venice Film Festival | Sleuth (2007) | |
| 2005 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Warm Springs (2005) |
| 2003 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Supporting Actor of the Year | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Conspiracy (2001) |
| 2000 | Inspiration Award | Empire Awards, UK | ||
| 1998 | Special Jury Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Hamlet (1996) | |
| 1996 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1995 | Film Excellence Award | Boston Film Festival | ||
| 1995 | Audience Award | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) |
| 1995 | Golden Osella | Venice Film Festival | Best Director | In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) |
| 1994 | Guild Film Award - Silver | Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) |
| 1994 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Producer of the Year | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) |
| 1994 | Audience Award | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Peter's Friends (1992) |
| 1993 | Michael Balcon Award | BAFTA Awards | ||
| 1991 | Sant Jordi | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Direction | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | Young European Film of the Year | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | European Actor of the Year | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Film | Henry V (1989) |
| 1989 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Director | Henry V (1989) |
| 1989 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best New Director | Henry V (1989) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Wallander (2008) |
| 2012 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | Dagger | Crime Thriller Awards, UK | Best Leading Actor | Wallander (2008) |
| 2012 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Wallander (2008) |
| 2012 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2012 | SFX Award | SFX Awards, UK | Best Director | Thor (2011) |
| 2012 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2011 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2011 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2011 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2011 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
| 2010 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Wallander (2008) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Wallander (2008) |
| 2009 | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Drama Series | Wallander (2008) |
| 2009 | Dagger | Crime Thriller Awards, UK | Best Leading Actor | Wallander (2008) |
| 2009 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Wallander (2008) |
| 2009 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Wallander (2008) |
| 2007 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Sleuth (2007) | |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Warm Springs (2005) |
| 2006 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Warm Springs (2005) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Warm Springs (2005) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor | Warm Springs (2005) |
| 2005 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Warm Springs (2005) |
| 2003 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Conspiracy (2001) |
| 2003 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Shackleton (2002) |
| 2003 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Conspiracy (2001) |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Shackleton (2002) |
| 2002 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Actor of the Year - Male - TV Movie or Mini-Series | Conspiracy (2001) |
| 2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Shackleton (2002) |
| 2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Villain | Wild Wild West (1999) |
| 2000 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Wild Wild West (1999) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1997 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1996 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1996 | Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders) | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Honorable Mentions | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1996 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Othello (1995) |
| 1995 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) |
| 1995 | European Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | |
| 1995 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) | |
| 1994 | Goya | Goya Awards | Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) | Peter's Friends (1992) |
| 1994 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) |
| 1993 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Short Film, Live Action | Swan Song (1992) |
| 1993 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | |
| 1992 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Dead Again (1991) | |
| 1992 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Peter's Friends (1992) |
| 1991 | European Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Henry V (1989) | |
| 1990 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Henry V (1989) |
| 1990 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Actor | Henry V (1989) |
| 1988 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Fortunes of War (1987) |
Known for movies
Valkyrie (2008)
as Major-General Henning von Tresckow
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
as Victor Frankenstein
Henry V (1989)
as King Henry V
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
as Viktor Cherevin