Keneth Branagh was born in north Belfast on December 10th 1960 but moved with his family to London when he was nine years old. He was from a working class family and he was forced to be English at school and Irish at home, the confused young Branagh sought an escape through acting. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and later as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, wowed audiences with lead performances in Hamlet and Henry V. The film version of Henry V earned him Oscar nominations for acting and directing. In 1989 he established his own Renaissance Theatre Company.

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Kenneth Branagh.