Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham
Scottish born actor Kenneth Cranham is one of the most recognisable character actors in Britain. Having trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA, Cranham first came to prominence as Noah Claypole in the 1968 Carol Reed musical Oliver! In the late '70s, Cranham memorably played Sapper Salt in Euston Films' Danger UXB, before taking the title role in the popular postwar set period comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. His most famous film role from around this time was Dr. Philip Channard in Hellraiser II. In more recent years he has starred in the HBO series Rome, as well as the films Hot Fuzz, Layer Cake, Valkyrie, Made in Dagenham, Maleficent and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Among many stage credits are West End productions of Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, An Inspector Calls (both transferring to Broadway), The Ruffian on the Stair, The Birthday Party and Gaslight (at the Old Vic). For his role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2016, Cranham won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Andre in Florian Zeller's The Father. The play originated at the Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio in the Autumn of 2014, before touring the country and transferring to the West End in the Summer of 2015, and returning to the Duke of York's Theatre in Spring 2016. The play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication, and Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" His first wife was actress Diana Quick. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham with actress Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, actress Fiona Victory, whom he met on the set of Shine on Harvey Moon.
Acted Movies
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Andrea Chalupa,
Cast: Beata Pozniak, Celyn Jones, Fenella Woolgar, James Norton, Joseph Mawle, Kenneth Cranham, Krzysztof Pieczy?ski, Michalina Olsza?ska, Peter Sarsgaard, Vanessa Kirby,
Director: Robert Stromberg
Writers: Linda Woolverton,
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Brenton Thwaites, Elle Fanning, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Kenneth Cranham, Lesley Manville, Sam Riley, Sarah Flind, Sharlto Copley,
Director: John Crowley
Writers: Steven Knight,
Cast: Anne-Marie Duff, Ciarán Hinds, Denis Moschitto, Eric Bana, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Jim Broadbent, Julia Stiles, Kenneth Cranham, Rebecca Hall, Riz Ahmed,
Director: Nigel Cole
Writers: William Ivory,
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Bob Hoskins, Daniel Mays, Geraldine James, Jaime Winstone, Kenneth Cranham, Miranda Richardson, Rosamund Pike, Rupert Graves, Sally Hawkins,
Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Christopher McQuarrie,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Cranham, Kevin McNally, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson,
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writers: J.J. Connolly,
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Colm Meaney, Daniel Craig, George Harris, Jamie Foreman, Kenneth Cranham, Michael Gambon, Sally Hawkins, Sienna Miller, Tom Hardy,
Director: Marc Evans
Writers: Richard Smith,
Cast: Alison David, Brenda Fricker, Colin Firth, Kenneth Cranham, Martin Hancock, Mena Suvari, Naomie Harris, Neil Edmond, Sean Harris, Tommy Flanagan,
Director: Mel Smith
Writers: Tim Firth,
Cast: Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins, Ian McNeice, Imelda Staunton, James Cromwell, James Fleet, Johnny Vegas, Kenneth Cranham, Paul Kaye, Vince Vaughn,
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writers: Johnny Ferguson,
Cast: Andrew Lincoln, David Thewlis, Doug Allen, Eddie Marsan, Jamie Foreman, Kenneth Cranham, Malcolm McDowell, Paul Bettany, Razaaq Adoti, Saffron Burrows,
Director: Jim Sheridan
Writers: Terry George,
Cast: Brian Cox, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Hayman, Emily Watson, Gerard McSorley, John Wall, Ken Stott, Kenneth Cranham, Lorraine Pilkington, Niall Shanahan,
Director: Simon Moore
Writers: Simon Moore,
Cast: Alan Talbot, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Kenneth Cranham, Laura San Giacomo, Liam Neeson, Maggie O'Neill, Malcolm Storry, Martin Grace, Richard Graham, Stephen Moore,
Director: Peter Greenaway
Writers: Peter Greenaway,
Cast: Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco, John Gielgud, Kenneth Cranham, Marie Angel, Mark Rylance, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Tom Bell, Ute Lemper,
