Kenneth Branagh

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a Northern Irish-British actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for directing numerous adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, such as , , , and . His other film credits include , , and . He also voiced Miguel in the 2000 animated film .
For Disney, he directed the 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella and the 2020 film Artemis Fowl. He also played Herr Knopp and Gestapo in Swing Kids. He directed the 2011 film Thor, which served as the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also did an uncredited voice appearance as the Asgardian Distress Caller at the beginning of Avengers: Infinity War. Additionally, he directed the Fox films Death on the Nile and A Haunting in Venice, in which he reprised his role of Hercule Poirot from 2017's Murder on the Orient Express.
==Roles==
Herr Knopp.jpg|Herr Knopp(Swing Kids)
Hercule Poirot.jpg|Hercule Poirot(Death on the Nile and A Haunting in Venice)
==Gallery==
Kenneth Branagh Summer TCA.jpg|Sir Kenneth Branagh speaks at the panel at the 2012 Summer TCA Tour.
Ken Branagh Cinderella premiere.jpg|Sir Kenneth Branagh at the premiere of Cinderella in March 2015.
Kenneth Branagh visits Stephen Colbert.jpg|Sir Kenneth Branagh visits in July 2016.
Kenneth Branagh visits JKL.jpg|Sir Kenneth Branagh visiting in October 2017.
Kenneth Branagh at Chinese Theatre Handprint ceremony.jpg|Sir Kenneth Branagh at his Chinese Theatre Handprint ceremony in October 2017.
==Trivia==
*He was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in . However, Ewan McGregor was cast instead.
*Branagh was once married with Dame Emma Thompson from 1989 to 1995, of which they met in 1987 during the filming of the television series and has appeared together in several films, such as , , , , and , and both couple would eventually separate in 1995 due to Branagh's affair with Helena Bonham Carter. In addition, Branagh, Thompson, and Bonham Carter later went on to appear in the franchise, albeit in different films; as well as participated in the respective Disney live-action adaptations (of which Branagh directed 2015's Cinderella, with Bonham Carter playing the Fairy Godmother and Thompson playing Mrs. Potts in 2017's Beauty and the Beast, respectively).
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