Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 12/12/1944 (79 years old)
  • Place of birth: Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
2021

Drama

5.9
57%
Mr. Jones
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Lloyd George
2019

Drama

History

Thriller

6.9
67%
Official Secrets
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Judge Hyam & 1 more
2019

Drama

History

Thriller

7.3
72%
Born a King
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 83%
role:
Lord Curzon
2019

Drama

History

7.3
83%
2017

Drama

Romance

6.7
65%
The White Princess
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 79%
role:
John Morton
2017

Drama

7.5
79%
War and Peace
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 79%
role:
Uncle Mikhail
2016

Drama

Romance

8.1
79%
Maleficent
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 71%
role:
King Henry
2014

Action

Adventure

Family

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
71%
37 Days
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
John Burns
2014

Drama

8.1
80%
2014

Action

Adventure

4.3
47%
Closed Circuit
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
Cameron Fischer
2013

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.2
59%
The Night Watch
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 55%
role:
Horace Mundy
2011

Drama

TV Movie

War & Politics

6.4
55%
Made in Dagenham
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 67%
role:
Monty Taylor
2010

Comedy

Drama

History

7.1
67%
Valkyrie
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
2008

Drama

History

Thriller

War & Politics

7.1
69%
2008

Drama

7.6
77%
Hot Fuzz
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
James Reaper
2007

Action

Comedy

Crime

7.8
76%
A Good Year
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Sir Nigel
2006

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.9
67%
2006

Documentary

6.7
53%
Layer Cake
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Jimmy Price
2004

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.3
70%
2000

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.7
66%
2000

Comedy

Music

5.7
49%
The Boxer
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Matt MaGuire
1997

Drama

Romance

7.0
67%
Bed of Roses
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Simon
1996

Drama

Romance

6.1
60%
Prospero's Books
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Sebastian
1991

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
69%
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
1988

Horror

6.4
64%
Robin and Marian
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Jack's Apprentice
1976

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

6.5
64%
1972

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.2
65%
Oliver!
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Noah Claypole
1968

Drama

Family

Music

7.4
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Kenneth Cranham are, for example, Finding Alice, Mr. Jones and Official Secrets.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are War and Peace (8.0), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (7.7) and Hot Fuzz (7.7).