Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Acting
Born 1944-12-12Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

Biography

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.

Movies (101)

Maleficent
7.1

Maleficent

2014Movie7.1
Hot Fuzz
7.6

Hot Fuzz

2007Movie7.6
Valkyrie
7.0

Valkyrie

2008Movie7.0
Layer Cake
6.9

Layer Cake

2004Movie6.9
Lady Audley's Secret
4.6

Lady Audley's Secret

2000Movie4.6
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6.4

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988Movie6.4
The Legend of Hercules
4.8

The Legend of Hercules

2014Movie4.8
Official Secrets
7.2

Official Secrets

2019Movie7.2
A Good Year
6.7

A Good Year

2006Movie6.7
The Boxer
6.7

The Boxer

1997Movie6.7
Closed Circuit
5.9

Closed Circuit

2013Movie5.9
Oliver!
7.0

Oliver!

1968Movie7.0
Robin and Marian
6.3

Robin and Marian

1976Movie6.3
Mr. Jones
6.7

Mr. Jones

2019Movie6.7
Under Suspicion
5.9

Under Suspicion

1991Movie5.9
Gangster No. 1
6.4

Gangster No. 1

2000Movie6.4
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
7.3

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009Movie7.3
5 Days of War
5.7

5 Days of War

2011Movie5.7
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7.0

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972Movie7.0
Kevin & Perry Go Large
5.0

Kevin & Perry Go Large

2000Movie5.0
Bed of Roses
5.9

Bed of Roses

1996Movie5.9
Made in Dagenham
6.7

Made in Dagenham

2010Movie6.7
Blackball
5.2

Blackball

2003Movie5.2
Killing Hitler
6.5

Killing Hitler

2003Movie6.5
Royal Celebration
7.5

Royal Celebration

1993Movie7.5
Chocolat
6.9

Chocolat

1988Movie6.9
The Night Watch
5.8

The Night Watch

2011Movie5.8
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
6.3

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017Movie6.3
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
6.0

Mangal Pandey - The Rising

2005Movie6.0
A Master of the Marionettes

A Master of the Marionettes

1989Movie
Dead Man's Folly
6.4

Dead Man's Folly

1986Movie6.4
Born Romantic
6.0

Born Romantic

2000Movie6.0
Two Men Went To War
6.7

Two Men Went To War

2002Movie6.7
Shiner
5.4

Shiner

2000Movie5.4
Joseph Andrews
5.1

Joseph Andrews

1977Movie5.1
Prospero's Books
6.8

Prospero's Books

1991Movie6.8
The Caretaker

The Caretaker

1981Movie
Death of a Private
9.0

Death of a Private

1967Movie9.0
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

1982Movie
Pollyanna
8.4

Pollyanna

2003Movie8.4
Graffiti Wars
6.0

Graffiti Wars

2011Movie6.0
Trauma
5.2

Trauma

2004Movie5.2
Sparkling Cyanide
5.0

Sparkling Cyanide

2003Movie5.0
Flying Blind
4.8

Flying Blind

2013Movie4.8
The Changeling
8.5

The Changeling

1974Movie8.5
Night Flight
7.5

Night Flight

2002Movie7.5
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
5.4

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000Movie5.4
Stealing Heaven
6.2

Stealing Heaven

1988Movie6.2
The Vision Thing

The Vision Thing

1993Movie
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
5.7

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

2006Movie5.7
The Birthday Party
6.8

The Birthday Party

1987Movie6.8
The Party

The Party

1988Movie
Otley
6.3

Otley

1969Movie6.3
Vampira
5.2

Vampira

1974Movie5.2
Suspension of Disbelief
4.1

Suspension of Disbelief

2012Movie4.1
Just Another Secret
9.0

Just Another Secret

1989Movie9.0
Women Talking Dirty
5.4

Women Talking Dirty

2001Movie5.4
Fragment of Fear
5.9

Fragment of Fear

1970Movie5.9
Midnight Man
5.3

Midnight Man

1997Movie5.3
Born a King
7.4

Born a King

2019Movie7.4
The Merchant of Venice
7.3

The Merchant of Venice

1980Movie7.3
Vigo
5.1

Vigo

1998Movie5.1
The Sin Bin

The Sin Bin

1981Movie
Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017Movie
Up Pompeii
6.1

Up Pompeii

1971Movie6.1
Donkeys' Years

Donkeys' Years

1980Movie
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6.4

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

2015Movie6.4
Requiem Apache
7.5

Requiem Apache

1994Movie7.5
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
8.0

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010Movie8.0
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
5.7

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

2000Movie5.7
The Black and Blue Lamp

The Black and Blue Lamp

1988Movie
RPM
3.3

RPM

1998Movie3.3
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
6.3

Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

2007Movie6.3
Deep in the Heart
8.0

Deep in the Heart

1996Movie8.0
Tale of a Vampire
5.6

Tale of a Vampire

1993Movie5.6
Justice in Wonderland

Justice in Wonderland

2000Movie
On Dangerous Ground
5.1

On Dangerous Ground

1996Movie5.1
All the Way Up
7.0

All the Way Up

1970Movie7.0
The Man from Montevideo

The Man from Montevideo

2007Movie
Lady Windermere's Fan
9.0

Lady Windermere's Fan

1985Movie9.0
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

2018Movie
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
8.5

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

2011Movie8.5
The Voynich Mystery

The Voynich Mystery

2002Movie
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

2007Movie
Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy

1992Movie
Sling Your Hook
8.0

Sling Your Hook

1969Movie8.0
The Lavender List

The Lavender List

2006Movie
Man Dancin'
4.3

Man Dancin'

2004Movie4.3
The Chatterley Affair
5.3

The Chatterley Affair

2006Movie5.3
The Last Yellow
7.5

The Last Yellow

1999Movie7.5
Butterflies Don't Count
10.0

Butterflies Don't Count

1978Movie10.0
Normal Service
10.0

Normal Service

1988Movie10.0
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
6.0

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

1980Movie6.0
Making Waves
6.8

Making Waves

1987Movie6.8
The Dumb Waiter
8.0

The Dumb Waiter

1985Movie8.0
Panto!

Panto!

2012Movie
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
6.8

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

1999Movie6.8
Achilles Heel
4.0

Achilles Heel

1973Movie4.0
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

2017Movie
A Little Bit of Lippy
9.0

A Little Bit of Lippy

1992Movie9.0
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
7.5

Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome

2004Movie7.5

TV Shows (75)

Coronation Street
5.4

Coronation Street

1960Series5.4
Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Death in Paradise
7.4

Death in Paradise

2011Series7.4
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
Merlin
7.8

Merlin

2008Series7.8
Natural World
7.4

Natural World

1983Series7.4
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
Crown Court
5.7

Crown Court

1972Series5.7
Trying
7.6

Trying

2020Series7.6
Minder
7.1

Minder

1979Series7.1
Heartbeat
7.2

Heartbeat

1992Series7.2
New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

2004Series7.3
Hustle
7.7

Hustle

2004Series7.7
Inspector Morse
7.9

Inspector Morse

1987Series7.9
Rome
8.2

Rome

2005Series8.2
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014Series8.1
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969Series7.0
Dalziel and Pascoe
6.4

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996Series6.4
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
Strike
7.2

Strike

2017Series7.2
The Spanish Princess
7.5

The Spanish Princess

2019Series7.5
Between the Lines
5.5

Between the Lines

1992Series5.5
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992Series6.5
Lovejoy
7.4

Lovejoy

1986Series7.4
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
Upstairs Downstairs
7.4

Upstairs Downstairs

2010Series7.4
War and Peace
7.5

War and Peace

2016Series7.5
Moving On
7.3

Moving On

2009Series7.3
Murder Most Horrid
6.9

Murder Most Horrid

1991Series6.9
Kavanagh Q.C.
7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995Series7.3
The Play on One
6.0

The Play on One

1988Series6.0
Shine on Harvey Moon
7.7

Shine on Harvey Moon

1982Series7.7
New Scotland Yard
6.3

New Scotland Yard

1972Series6.3
The White Princess
7.7

The White Princess

2017Series7.7
Van der Valk
6.2

Van der Valk

1972Series6.2
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
6.2

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

2016Series6.2
Brideshead Revisited
7.8

Brideshead Revisited

1981Series7.8
Enemy at the Door
8.2

Enemy at the Door

1978Series8.2
Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983Series7.0
Budgie
7.2

Budgie

1971Series7.2
Strangers
7.3

Strangers

1978Series7.3
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
7.5

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

2008Series7.5
Murder Investigation Team
7.0

Murder Investigation Team

2003Series7.0
Heroes and Villains
7.0

Heroes and Villains

2007Series7.0
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1967Series
Lilies
7.4

Lilies

2007Series7.4
Danger UXB
8.0

Danger UXB

1979Series8.0
Believe Nothing
6.8

Believe Nothing

2002Series6.8
Bancroft
6.9

Bancroft

2017Series6.9
In the Flesh
7.2

In the Flesh

2013Series7.2
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
7.5

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

1996Series7.5
Cribb
8.0

Cribb

1980Series8.0
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985Series
Chimera
6.0

Chimera

1991Series6.0
Our Mutual Friend
7.8

Our Mutual Friend

1998Series7.8
The Line of Beauty
6.8

The Line of Beauty

2006Series6.8
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
6.6

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990Series6.6
Hatton Garden
6.0

Hatton Garden

2019Series6.0
Finding Alice
5.6

Finding Alice

2021Series5.6
From a Bird's Eye View
6.0

From a Bird's Eye View

1970Series6.0
37 Days
7.5

37 Days

2014Series7.5
Neanderthal

Neanderthal

2001Series
Dickens
7.0

Dickens

2002Series7.0
Therese Raquin
5.5

Therese Raquin

1980Series5.5
Against the Crowd

Against the Crowd

1975Series
He-Play She-Play

He-Play She-Play

1993Series
Rules of Engagement
4.5

Rules of Engagement

1989Series4.5
The Genius of Mozart
9.0

The Genius of Mozart

2004Series9.0
The Bell
3.0

The Bell

1982Series3.0
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

2009Series
Without Motive
6.0

Without Motive

2000Series6.0
A Sort of Innocence
10.0

A Sort of Innocence

1986Series10.0