Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the birthplace of Kenneth Charles Branagh. When he was nine years old, his family relocated to Reading, Berkshire, England, to avoid The Troubles. At age 23, Branagh joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he played starring roles in "Romeo and Juliet" and "Henry V." The Renaissance Theatre Company, which currently counts Prince Charles as one of its royal benefactors, was founded by him after he quickly realized that the RSC was too big and impersonal. At age 29, he helmed Henry V (1989), in which he and his then-wife, Emma Thompson, both appeared. He received Oscar nods for both Best Director and Best Actor for the movie.With the success of his 1993 production of Much Ado About Nothing, which included an all-star cast that included, among others, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, and Keanu Reeves, he once more introduced Shakespeare to general audiences. When he was thirty, he released his autobiography. At the age of 34, he directed and appeared as "Victor Frankenstein" in the high-profile adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein (1994), which starred Robert De Niro as the titular monster. A magnificent rendition of Hamlet that Branagh wrote, directed, and performed in was released in 1996. His outstanding film acting career also includes a variety of roles in films like Valkyrie (2008), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), and Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011), where he once again gave a standout performance that was nominated for an Academy Award. He has recently been starring in and directing new adaptations of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile as Hercule Poirot..

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