Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Date of Birth:

Dec 12, 1944

Place of Birth:

Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

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:

Vigo Vigo

1998

Night Flight Night Flight

2002

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000

Blackball Blackball

2003

Robin and Marian Robin and Marian

1976

The Boxer The Boxer

1997

Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

2017

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

2018

The Sin Bin The Sin Bin

1981

The Caretaker The Caretaker

1981

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

1999

Official Secrets Official Secrets

2019

Deep in the Heart Deep in the Heart

1996

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

2011

Harold Pinter: A Celebration Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017

Fragment of Fear Fragment of Fear

1970

Lady Audley's Secret Lady Audley's Secret

2000

Shiner Shiner

2000

Otley Otley

1969

'Tis Pity She's a Whore 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

1980

Kevin & Perry Go Large Kevin & Perry Go Large

2000

The Birthday Party The Birthday Party

1987

Normal Service Normal Service

1988

Royal Celebration Royal Celebration

1993

Chocolat Chocolat

1988

Born a King Born a King

2019

A Little Bit of Lippy A Little Bit of Lippy

1992

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

2006

A Master of the Marionettes A Master of the Marionettes

1989

Death of a Private Death of a Private

1967

Sling Your Hook Sling Your Hook

1969

The Vision Thing The Vision Thing

1993

The Party The Party

1988

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

2007

Achilles Heel Achilles Heel

1973

Joe Orton Laid Bare Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017

The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice

1980

Mr. Jones Mr. Jones

2019

Suspension of Disbelief Suspension of Disbelief

2012

The Dumb Waiter The Dumb Waiter

1985

The Last Yellow The Last Yellow

1999

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

2000

Butterflies Don't Count Butterflies Don't Count

1978

Sparkling Cyanide Sparkling Cyanide

2003

Made in Dagenham Made in Dagenham

2010

On Dangerous Ground On Dangerous Ground

1996

Midnight Man Midnight Man

1997

Oliver! Oliver!

1968

Two Men Went To War Two Men Went To War

2002

Killing Hitler Killing Hitler

2003

Pollyanna Pollyanna

2003

Closed Circuit Closed Circuit

2013

Stealing Heaven Stealing Heaven

1988

Women Talking Dirty Women Talking Dirty

2001

Maleficent Maleficent

2014

Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

2007

Joseph Andrews Joseph Andrews

1977

Bed of Roses Bed of Roses

1996

Prospero's Books Prospero's Books

1991

Layer Cake Layer Cake

2004

Gangster No. 1 Gangster No. 1

2000

Dead Man's Folly Dead Man's Folly

1986

Hellbound: Hellraiser II Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988

Tale of a Vampire Tale of a Vampire

1993

A Good Year A Good Year

2006

Under Suspicion Under Suspicion

1991

Flying Blind Flying Blind

2013

The Legend of Hercules The Legend of Hercules

2014

RPM RPM

1998

Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz

2007

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

2015

Donkeys' Years Donkeys' Years

1980

Lady Windermere's Fan Lady Windermere's Fan

1985

Man Dancin' Man Dancin'

2004

Requiem Apache Requiem Apache

1994

The Changeling The Changeling

1974

Valkyrie Valkyrie

2008

Vampira Vampira

1974

Panto! Panto!

2012

Trauma Trauma

2004

All the Way Up All the Way Up

1970

The Lavender List The Lavender List

2006

Just Another Secret Just Another Secret

1989

Making Waves Making Waves

1987

Graffiti Wars Graffiti Wars

2011

The Night Watch The Night Watch

2011

Born Romantic Born Romantic

2000

The Black and Blue Lamp The Black and Blue Lamp

1988

Monkey Boy Monkey Boy

1992

Brother Sun, Sister Moon Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

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