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Sir Kenneth Branagh

(1960-), Actor and director

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh

Sitter in 6 portraits
Irish-born Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (of which he became President in 2015), joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984. He has directed and starred in film adaptations of Shakespeare, including Henry V (1989) and As You Like It (2006). He directed the films Thor (2011) and an adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2017) as well as a season of plays at the Garrick Theatre (2015-16). Other notable film and TV series include Frankenstein (1994), Wallander (2008-16) and Dunkirk (2017). He was knighted in 2012. In 2017, he received BAFTA's Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment and the Freedom of Belfast award.

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Sir Kenneth Branagh, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P1997

Sir Kenneth Branagh

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, 1992
NPG P1997

Sir Kenneth Branagh, by Colin Davidson - NPG 7045

Sir Kenneth Branagh

by Colin Davidson
crayon, 2014
NPG 7045

Sir Kenneth Branagh, by Michael Daks - NPG x126412

Sir Kenneth Branagh

by Michael Daks
bromide fibre print, 1982
NPG x126412

Sir Kenneth Branagh, by Trevor Leighton - NPG x46610

Sir Kenneth Branagh

by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 25 October 1992
NPG x46610

Sir Kenneth Branagh, by Trevor Leighton - NPG x46611

Sir Kenneth Branagh

by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 25 October 1992
NPG x46611

Sir Kenneth Branagh, by Alistair Morrison - NPG x76968

Sir Kenneth Branagh

by Alistair Morrison
bromide print, May 1993
NPG x76968

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