Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 159
2020s
- 2021
Finding Alice
Gerry Walsh · 6 episodes
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Hatton Garden
Brian Reader · 4 episodes
Born a King
Lord Curzon
- 2018
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
Leopold Czihaczek
- 2017
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
The Host
- 2016
- 2014
37 Days
John Burns · 3 episodes
- 2013
Flying Blind
Victor
- 2012
Panto!
Jerry
Suspension of Disbelief
Bullock
- 2011
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Firs
The Night Watch
Horace Mundy
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
MJ O'Loughlin
- 2008
- 2007
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
General Carteaux
Heroes and Villains
TV
The Man from Montevideo
Gary Solway
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Captain Turner
Lilies
Health Inspector · 1 episode
- 2006
The Line of Beauty
Sir Maurice Tipper · 1 episode
The Chatterley Affair
Older Keith
- 2005
- 2004
Trauma
DC Jackson
The Genius of Mozart
Leopold Mozart · 3 episodes
- 2003
Killing Hitler
Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
- 2002
Believe Nothing
DI Aldiss · 1 episode
Dickens
John Forster · 3 episodes
- 2001
Women Talking Dirty
George
- 2000
Without Motive
DCS Derek Henderson · 12 episodes
Shiner
Gibson
Born Romantic
Barney
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Colonel Schmidt
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Da
1990s
- 1999
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Michael Mansfield QC
The Last Yellow
Len
- 1998
Vigo
The Producer
RPM
Biggerman
- 1997
- 1996
Deep in the Heart
Robert Flaherty
On Dangerous Ground
Brigadier Charles Ferguson
- 1995
- 1994
Requiem Apache
Tony
- 1993
The Vision Thing
Dick Naughton
Royal Celebration
Douglas
He-Play She-Play
Detective Inspector · 1 episode
Tale of a Vampire
Edgar
- 1992
Monkey Boy
Hennessey
A Little Bit of Lippy
Reggie Titherington
- 1991
Prospero's Books
Sebastian
Chimera
Hennessey · 4 episodes
- 1990
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Pastor Finch · 3 episodes
1980s
- 1989
A Master of the Marionettes
Teddy
Just Another Secret
Brosch
- 1988
The Black and Blue Lamp
Supt. Cherry
Stealing Heaven
Vice Chancellor Suger
Chocolat
Jonathan Boothby
The Party
Joe Shawcross
Normal Service
Peter
- 1987
The Birthday Party
Stanley Webber
Making Waves
Joe Nash
- 1986
Dead Man's Folly
Insp. Bland
- 1985
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lord Darlington
The Dumb Waiter
Gus
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
The Caretaker
Aston
The Sin Bin
Alan Grieves
- 1980
The Merchant of Venice
Gratiano
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Giovanni
Cribb
Francis Mostyn-Smith · 1 episode
Therese Raquin
Camille Raquin · 2 episodes
1970s
- 1979
Danger UXB
Sapper Salt, L / Corporal Salt · 5 episodes
- 1978
Butterflies Don't Count
Tom
- 1977
Joseph Andrews
The Wicked Squire
- 1976
- 1974
Village Hall
Lop · 1 episode
The Changeling
Antonio
- 1973
Achilles Heel
Gordon
- 1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Paolo
- 1971
Up Pompeii
Christian
- 1970
From a Bird's Eye View
Tim O'Donovan · 1 episode
Fragment of Fear
Joe
All the Way Up
Tom Midway
1960s
- 1969
Sling Your Hook
Roland
Otley
Kid
- 1968
- 1967
Death of a Private
Young intellectual
Boy Meets Girl
Tom Last · 1 episode
- 1965
- 1960
Appearances9
2010s
- 2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Himself
- 2015
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Self
- 2011
Graffiti Wars
Narrator (Voice)
- 2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2000s
- 2006
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Narrator
- 2004
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
Narrator
- 2002
The Voynich Mystery
Narrator
- 2001
Neanderthal
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes
1980s
- 1982
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
Self