Kenneth Cranham
Acting
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.
TV Shows(66)
Finding Alice
Gerry
2021
Trying
Barry
2020
Hatton Garden
Brian Reader
2019
The Spanish Princess
John Morton
2019
Bancroft
Charlie Haverstock
2017
Strike
Dennis Creed
2017
The White Princess
John Morton
2017
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
War and Peace
Uncle Mikhail
2016
37 Days
John Burns
2014
Inside No. 9
Rupert
2014
In the Flesh
Vicar Oddie
2013
Death in Paradise
Father John
2011
Moving On
Mike
2009
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
W H Auden
2009
Merlin
Aulfric
2008
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Mr Clare
2008
Heroes and Villains
2007
Lilies
2007
The Line of Beauty
Sir Maurice Tipper
2006
Rome
Gnaeus Pompey Magnus
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Rex Fortescue
2004
The Genius of Mozart
Leopold Mozart
2004
Hustle
Francis Owen
2004
New Tricks
2004
Murder Investigation Team
Ray Morgan
2003
Believe Nothing
DI Aldiss
2002
Dickens
John Forster
2002
Without Motive
DCS Derek Henderson
2000
Our Mutual Friend
Silas Wegg
1998
Midsomer Murders
Jude Langham
1997
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Reverend Michael Millward
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe
Tommy Collingwood
1996
Kavanagh Q.C.
Roy Lawrence
1995
Between the Lines
DCI Stubbs
1992
Heartbeat
Charlie Wallace
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Colonel Schmidt
1992
Murder Most Horrid
Insp Salford
1991
Chimera
Hennessey
1991
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Pastor Finch
1990
Rules of Engagement
Martin Goodman
1989
The Play on One
Joe Shawcross
1988
Inspector Morse
Cedric Downes
1987
A Sort of Innocence
1986
Casualty
James Lawrence
1986
Lovejoy
Litvak
1986
Theatre Night
Stanley
1985
Natural World
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Lenin
1983
The Bell
Nick Fawley
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Harvey Moon
1982
Brideshead Revisited
Sergeant Block
1981
Cribb
Francis Mostyn-Smith
1980
Therese Raquin
Camille Raquin
1980
Minder
Walter
1979
Danger UXB
Sapper Salt
1979
Strangers
Willie Bruce
1978
Enemy at the Door
Jack Foster
1978
Crown Court
John Tucker
1972
Van der Valk
Dirk Boutsen
1972
Budgie
Inky Ballantine
1971
Play for Today
Alan Grieves
1970
From a Bird's Eye View
Tim O'Donovan
1970
ITV Playhouse
Private Seaton
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Antonio
1965
Coronation Street
Roy
1960
Movies(100)
Mr. Jones
Lloyd George
2019
Official Secrets
Judge Hyam
2019
Born a King
Lord Curzon
2019
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
Leopold Czihaczek
2018
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Himself
2017
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Joe Turner
2017
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
The Host
2017
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Self
2015
Maleficent
King Henry
2014
The Legend of Hercules
Lucius
2014
Closed Circuit
Cameron Fischer
2013
Flying Blind
Victor
2013
Panto!
Jerry
2012
Suspension of Disbelief
Bullock
2012
Graffiti Wars
Narrator (Voice)
2011
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Firs
2011
5 Days of War
Michael Stilton
2011
The Night Watch
Horace Mundy
2011
Made in Dagenham
Monty Taylor
2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2010
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
MJ O'Loughlin
2009
Valkyrie
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
2008
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
General Carteaux
2007
The Man from Montevideo
Gary Solway
2007
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Captain Turner
2007
Hot Fuzz
James Reaper
2007
A Good Year
Sir Nigel
2006
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Narrator
2006
The Chatterley Affair
Older Keith
2006
The Lavender List
Harold Wilson
2006
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Mr. Kent
2005
Layer Cake
Jimmy Price
2004
Trauma
DC Jackson
2004
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
Narrator
2004
Man Dancin'
D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers
2004
Sparkling Cyanide
George Barton
2003
Blackball
Chairman Collins
2003
Killing Hitler
Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
2003
Pollyanna
Mr. Pendleton
2003
Two Men Went To War
Sgt. Peter King
2002
Night Flight
Ted Atwell
2002
The Voynich Mystery
Narrator
2002
Women Talking Dirty
George
2001
Shiner
Gibson
2000
Born Romantic
Barney
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Colonel Schmidt
2000
Gangster No. 1
Tommy
2000
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Da
2000
Lady Audley's Secret
Sir Michael Audley
2000
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Vicar
2000
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Michael Mansfield QC
1999
The Last Yellow
Len
1999
Vigo
The Producer
1998
RPM
Biggerman
1998
The Boxer
Matt MaGuire
1997
Midnight Man
Brigadier Charles Ferguson
1997
Deep in the Heart
Robert Flaherty
1996
On Dangerous Ground
Brigadier Charles Ferguson
1996
Bed of Roses
Simon
1996
Requiem Apache
Tony
1994
The Vision Thing
Dick Naughton
1993
Royal Celebration
Douglas
1993
Tale of a Vampire
Edgar
1993
Monkey Boy
Hennessey
1992
A Little Bit of Lippy
Reggie Titherington
1992
Under Suspicion
Frank Vance
1991
Prospero's Books
Sebastian
1991
A Master of the Marionettes
Teddy
1989
Just Another Secret
Brosch
1989
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
1988
The Black and Blue Lamp
Supt. Cherry
1988
Stealing Heaven
Vice Chancellor Suger
1988
Chocolat
Jonathan Boothby
1988
The Party
Joe Shawcross
1988
Normal Service
Peter
1988
The Birthday Party
Stanley Webber
1987
Making Waves
Joe Nash
1987
Dead Man's Folly
Insp. Bland
1986
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lord Darlington
1985
The Dumb Waiter
Gus
1985
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
Self
1982
The Caretaker
Aston
1981
The Sin Bin
Alan Grieves
1981
The Merchant of Venice
Gratiano
1980
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Giovanni
1980
Donkeys' Years
Bill Taylor
1980
Butterflies Don't Count
Tom
1978
Joseph Andrews
The Wicked Squire
1977
Robin and Marian
Jack's Apprentice
1976
Vampira
Paddy
1974
The Changeling
Antonio
1974
Achilles Heel
Gordon
1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Paolo
1972
Up Pompeii
Christian
1971
Fragment of Fear
Joe
1970
All the Way Up
Tom Midway
1970
Sling Your Hook
Roland
1969
Otley
Kid
1969
Oliver!
Noah Claypole
1968
Death of a Private
Young intellectual
1967