Veronica Mars is a 2014 American neo-noir mystery comedy-drama film produced and directed by Rob Thomas, who co-wrote the script with Diane Ruggiero.
 It is a continuing film adaptation based on Thomas' UPN/CW television series of the same name and stars Kristen Bell reprising her role as the title character.
 Its executive producers are Joel Silver, Bell, and Jenny Hinkey.
 Warner Bros.
 Pictures opened the film in the United States in a limited release and through video on demand on March 14, 2014.
Robert "Bob" Horwell is a British actor who was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.
 His father, whom he was named after, was a coal merchant and Audrey, his mother, was also a successful small businesswoman.
 His sisters Angela and Sue run a small designer clothing outlet in his hometown.
 He is best known for having played the role of Nick Neeson in the British soap opera "Coronation Street".
 Horwell has also appeared on stage in many productions including "War Horse", "Henry V" (Royal National Theatre), "Cyrano de Bergerac" (RSC and West End), "Lysistrata" (Sir Peter Hall Company Tour and West End), "Edmond" (Royal National Theatre, alongside Kenneth Branagh), "Alice in Wonderland" (Royal Shakespeare Company).
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 horror drama film directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, John Cleese, and Aidan Quinn.
 The picture was produced on a budget of $45 million and is considered the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus", despite several differences and additions in plot from the novel.
Murder on the Orient Express is an upcoming American mystery film directed by Kenneth Branagh.
 The screenplay by Michael Green is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.
 The film stars Branagh as Hercule Poirot, with Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer and Daisy Ridley in supporting roles.
 It is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 10, 2017 by 20th Century Fox.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a 2014 American action spy thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh.
 Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, and Keira Knightley star in leading roles.
 The film features the fictional character Jack Ryan created by author Tom Clancy.
 It is the fifth film in the "Jack Ryan" series but is presented as a reboot that departs from the previous installments.
 Unlike its predecessors, it is not an adaptation of a particular Clancy novel, but rather an original story.
 Pine stars in the title role, becoming the fourth actor to play Ryan, following Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck.
The Detective is a 2007 Hong Kong neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Oxide Pang, and starring Aaron Kwok as a private investigator hired to track down a missing young woman who may be linked to a series of murders in Thailand.
 The film was followed by a sequel, "The Detective 2", which was released in 2011.
Rufus Frederik Sewell ( ; born 29 October 1967) is an English actor.
 In film, he has appeared in Kenneth Branagh's rendition of "Hamlet" (1996) playing Fortinbras, "The Woodlanders", "Dangerous Beauty", "Dark City", "A Knight's Tale", "The Illusionist", "Tristan and Isolde", and "Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence".
 On television, he starred as "Obergruppenführer" John Smith in "The Man in the High Castle", an Italian detective in the BBC's television series "Zen" (2011) and also appeared in the mini-series "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010).
 In 1993 he played the hero, Will Ladislaw, in the BBC's adaptation of George Eliot's "Middlemarch".
 In 2003, he appeared in the lead role in "".
 He starred in the CBS drama "Eleventh Hour", which was cancelled in April 2009.
 On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" and the role of Jan in Stoppard's "Rock 'n' Roll"; the latter earned him an Olivier Award and a Tony Award nomination.
Dead Again is a 1991 American romantic fantasy neo-noir mystery thriller film written by Scott Frank and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
 It stars Branagh and his then-wife Emma Thompson, and co-stars Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams.
Shaun Prendergast (born 1958) is an English actor and writer.
 In 2014 he created the role of DS Holt in EastEnders as well as appearing on stage as the MC in Terry Johnson's Olivier nominated revival of Oh!
 What a Lovely War and filming the role of Morrell in Remainder, a feature film directed by Omer Fast.
 In 2012-13 created the role of Robert Bain in Waterloo Road, and has made frequent guest appearances in Casualty, The Bill, Holby, Doctors, Coronation Street, New Tricks, Peak Practise, Soldier Soldier among others.
 He played Greg Doland in British soap opera Emmerdale, appeared as Chief Supt. Mike Evans in the series "Collision", written by Anthony Horowitz He received a New York Critics' Choice award for his performance in A Place of Safety (ITV).
 He has over three hundred radio credits.
 He was a founder member of Sir Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company appearing on stage, screen and radio and has also made two appearances as a pantomime dame - described on his debut in the Daily Telegraph as 'the finest, funniest pantomime Dame in London.'
 He has written extensively for the stage, television, radio and film.
Sir Derek George Jacobi, ( ; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and stage director.

Question: The English actor and stage director who co-starred alongside Kenneth Branagh in a neo-noir mystery thriller film produced in 1991 was born in what year?
Answer: 1938