Acting
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.
Filmography
Finding Alice
Series · 2021
Trying
Series · 2020
Official Secrets
Film · 2019
Mr. Jones
Film · 2019
Born a King
Film · 2019
Hatton Garden
Series · 2019
The Spanish Princess
Series · 2019
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
Film · 2018
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Film · 2017
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
Film · 2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Film · 2017
The White Princess
Series · 2017
Bancroft
Series · 2017
Strike
Series · 2017
War and Peace
Series · 2016
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Series · 2016
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Film · 2015
Maleficent
Film · 2014
The Legend of Hercules
Film · 2014
37 Days
Series · 2014
Inside No. 9
Series · 2014
Closed Circuit
Film · 2013
Flying Blind
Film · 2013
In the Flesh
Series · 2013
Panto!
Film · 2012
Suspension of Disbelief
Film · 2012
Graffiti Wars
Film · 2011
The Night Watch
Film · 2011
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Film · 2011
5 Days of War
Film · 2011
Death in Paradise
Series · 2011
Made in Dagenham
Film · 2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Film · 2010
Upstairs Downstairs
Series · 2010
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Film · 2009
Moving On
Series · 2009
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
Series · 2009
Valkyrie
Film · 2008
Merlin
Series · 2008
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Series · 2008
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Film · 2007
Hot Fuzz
Film · 2007
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
Film · 2007
The Man from Montevideo
Film · 2007
Lilies
Series · 2007
Lilies
Series · 2007
Heroes and Villains
Series · 2007
A Good Year
Film · 2006
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Film · 2006
The Lavender List
Film · 2006
The Chatterley Affair
Film · 2006
The Line of Beauty
Series · 2006
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Film · 2005
Rome
Series · 2005
Layer Cake
Film · 2004
Trauma
Film · 2004
Man Dancin'
Film · 2004
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
Film · 2004
Hustle
Series · 2004
New Tricks
Series · 2004
The Genius of Mozart
Series · 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Series · 2004
Killing Hitler
Film · 2003
Pollyanna
Film · 2003
Sparkling Cyanide
Film · 2003
Blackball
Film · 2003
Murder Investigation Team
Series · 2003
Two Men Went To War
Film · 2002
Night Flight
Film · 2002
The Voynich Mystery
Film · 2002
Believe Nothing
Series · 2002
Dickens
Series · 2002
Women Talking Dirty
Film · 2001
Neanderthal
Series · 2001
Gangster No. 1
Film · 2000
Born Romantic
Film · 2000
Shiner
Film · 2000
Lady Audley's Secret
Film · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Film · 2000
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Film · 2000
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Film · 2000
Justice in Wonderland
Film · 2000
Without Motive
Series · 2000
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Film · 1999
The Last Yellow
Film · 1999
RPM
Film · 1998
Vigo
Film · 1998
Our Mutual Friend
Series · 1998
Midnight Man
Film · 1997
The Boxer
Film · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Bed of Roses
Film · 1996
On Dangerous Ground
Film · 1996
Deep in the Heart
Film · 1996
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Series · 1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
Series · 1996
Kavanagh Q.C.
Series · 1995
Requiem Apache
Film · 1994
Tale of a Vampire
Film · 1993
The Vision Thing
Film · 1993
Royal Celebration
Film · 1993
He-Play She-Play
Series · 1993
A Little Bit of Lippy
Film · 1992
Monkey Boy
Film · 1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Series · 1992
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
Between the Lines
Series · 1992
Prospero's Books
Film · 1991
Under Suspicion
Film · 1991
Chimera
Series · 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Series · 1990
A Master of the Marionettes
Film · 1989
Just Another Secret
Film · 1989
Rules of Engagement
Series · 1989
Chocolat
Film · 1988
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Film · 1988
Stealing Heaven
Film · 1988
Normal Service
Film · 1988
The Black and Blue Lamp
Film · 1988
The Party
Film · 1988
The Play on One
Series · 1988
The Play on One
Series · 1988
The Play on One
Series · 1988
Making Waves
Film · 1987
The Birthday Party
Film · 1987
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
Dead Man's Folly
Film · 1986
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
A Sort of Innocence
Series · 1986
Casualty
Series · 1986
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
Lady Windermere's Fan
Film · 1985
The Dumb Waiter
Film · 1985
Theatre Night
Series · 1985
Summer Season
Series · 1985
Natural World
Series · 1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Series · 1983
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
Film · 1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Series · 1982
The Bell
Series · 1982
The Caretaker
Film · 1981
The Sin Bin
Film · 1981
Brideshead Revisited
Series · 1981
Donkeys' Years
Film · 1980
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Film · 1980
The Merchant of Venice
Film · 1980
Therese Raquin
Series · 1980
Cribb
Series · 1980
Minder
Series · 1979
Danger UXB
Series · 1979
Danger UXB
Series · 1979
Butterflies Don't Count
Film · 1978
Enemy at the Door
Series · 1978
Strangers
Series · 1978
Strangers
Series · 1978
Joseph Andrews
Film · 1977
Robin and Marian
Film · 1976
Against the Crowd
Series · 1975
Vampira
Film · 1974
The Changeling
Film · 1974
Village Hall
Series · 1974
Achilles Heel
Film · 1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Film · 1972
Van der Valk
Series · 1972
Crown Court
Series · 1972
New Scotland Yard
Series · 1972
Up Pompeii
Film · 1971
Budgie
Series · 1971
All the Way Up
Film · 1970
Fragment of Fear
Film · 1970
From a Bird's Eye View
Series · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Sling Your Hook
Film · 1969
Otley
Film · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
Oliver!
Film · 1968
Death of a Private
Film · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
Boy Meets Girl
Series · 1967
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
Coronation Street
Series · 1960