Kenneth Branagh Net Worth

Kenneth Branagh's Quotes

• 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.
• I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.
• I'm just a foul-mouthed Brit.
• My definition of success is control.
• Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

Interesting Facts about Kenneth Branagh

1. Originally cast as the lead in Amadeus (1984) before the production company decided on casting American actors in the leading roles.
2. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London.
3. Grew up in poverty in the shadow of a tobacco factory in Belfast.
4. At age 23, he became the youngest actor in the Royal Shakespeare Company to ever play the lead in Shakespeare's "Henry V".
5. Co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with David Parfitt, with Prince Charles as a royal patron.
6. Youngest actor to receive the Golden Quill (Gielgud Award), 2000.
7. He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in 1994.
8. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in "Another Country".
9. Was one of the directors considered for Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban (2004). He had appeared in the previous film, Harry Potter en de geheime kamer (2002).
10. 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.
11. He was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Special Award.
12. He was nominated for a 2004 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Edmond" at the Royal National Theatre.
13. 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.
14. Was age 15 when he first saw "Hamlet" performed.
15. A Member of the RADA Council.
16. 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).
17. Wrote many of the In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) characters for specific actors.
18. He was one of the guests at Prince Charles's and Camilla Parker-Bowles' wedding on 9 April 2005.
19. Is a vice-president of Chichester Cinema at New Park. Maggie Smith and Anita Roddick are also vice-presidents.
20. In 1990, he received an honorary doctorate in Literature from Queen's University (located in Belfast, Northern Ireland).