Kenneth Branagh

Birth Name:

Kenneth Charles Branagh

Birth Place:

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Assistant director

Longtime British TV Actor Richard Briers Dies at 79

British actor Richard Briers, who enjoyed a prolific TV career in his home country, died Sunday, BBC News reports. He was 79. Briers' agent told the BBC that he died "peacefully" at his home in London. He had been battling a serious lung condition for several years. In interviews, Briers blamed years of smoking for...

Mon, Feb 18, 2013

Longtime British TV Actor Richard Briers Dies at 79

Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: Wallander, Dinosaurs on Doctor Who, and More

In the tradition of all great detectives, Swedish bundle-of-brooding Kurt Wallander can't escape crime no matter where he goes — and that includes the country home he is just moving into with his lady love as the first of three new Wallander movies kicks off a third season on Masterpiece Mystery! (Sunday, PBS, check tvguide.com listings).

Fri, Sep 7, 2012

Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: Wallander, Dinosaurs on Doctor Who, and More

Olympics: London's Closing Ceremony Rocks On and Rocks Out

[SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched the Olympic Closing Ceremonies and don't want to know how it all went down, don't read any further.]

Mon, Aug 13, 2012

Olympics: London's Closing Ceremony Rocks On and Rocks Out

The Artist and Hugo Top Broadcast Film Critics Nominations; George Clooney Sets Record

The Artist and Hugo, two films that pay homage to the early days of moviemaking, led Tuesday's Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations with 11 each.They were followed by The Help and Drive, both of which scored eight nods, and The Descendants and War Horse, each with seven. All six are up for Best Picture against Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball and The Tree of Life.The Best Actor race features ...

Tue, Dec 13, 2011

The Artist and Hugo Top Broadcast Film Critics Nominations; George Clooney Sets Record

10 Questions with Chuck's Zachary Levi

The new season of Chuck is just around the corner (Jan. 10, 9/8c), so TVGuide.com hit the set of the NBC spy series to get the lowdown on what's ahead for the super-charged Chuck. Zachary Levi lounged with us between scenes in a new location that we cannot disclose, under threat of being relocated by the CIA. However, Levi was more than willing to dish on Chuck's new love interest, how the Intersect 2.0 works and what's ahead in the additional six episodes ordered by the peacock network...

Wed, Dec 9, 2009