Editing Kenneth Branagh (section)

=== 2000–2010: Established director ===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-054-16, Reinhard Heydrich.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Branagh won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Emmy Award]] for his portrayal of [[Reinhard Heydrich]] in ''[[Conspiracy (2001 film)|Conspiracy]]'' (2001)]]
Branagh found commercial and critical failure with ''[[Love's Labour's Lost (film)|Love's Labour's Lost]]'', which paused his directorial career. That same year he voiced Miguel in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks Animated]] film ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (2000) alongside [[Kevin Kline]]. The film received mixed reviews but has since gained a [[cult following]]. The following year he acted in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Conspiracy (2001 film)|Conspiracy]]'' (2001) portraying [[SS]]-[[Obergruppenführer]] [[Reinhard Heydrich]]. The film is a depiction of the [[Wannsee Conference]], where [[Nazi]] officials decided on the [[Final Solution]]. Branagh acted alongside [[Colin Firth]] and [[Stanley Tucci]]. He earned critical acclaim for his performance as well as the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]].

In 2002, Branagh played [[A. O. Neville]] in the drama film ''[[Rabbit-Proof Fence]]'' and portrayed a humorous role as Professor [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] in the film adaptation of [[J.K. Rowling]]'s ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''. He also portrayed [[Ernest Shackleton|Sir Ernest Shackleton]] in the [[Channel 4]] television film [[Shackleton (TV serial)|''Shackleton'']] (2002). The film is a dramatization of the 1914 [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]]'s battle for survival, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA award and an Emmy.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272839/awards "Shackleton" awards].</ref> That same year Branagh starred at the [[Crucible Theatre]], [[Sheffield]] as [[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]. In 2003, he starred in the [[Royal National Theatre]]'s production of [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Edmond (play)|Edmond]]''. Branagh directed ''[[The Play What I Wrote]]'' in England in 2001<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4725734/Branagh-ready-for-the-next-stage.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4725734/Branagh-ready-for-the-next-stage.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Branagh ready for the next stage |newspaper=Telegraph |date= 24 September 2001|access-date=7 March 2010 | location=London |first=Graeme |last=Archer}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and directed a Broadway production in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curtainup.com/playwhatiwrote.html |title=The Play What I Wrote, a CurtainUp London and New York review |publisher=Curtainup.com |access-date=7 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/PlayWhat.html |title=Talkin' Broadway Review: The Play What I Wrote |publisher=Talkinbroadway.com |date=30 March 2003 |access-date=7 March 2010}}</ref>
[[File:KennethBranaghRFFJuly09.jpg|thumb|upright|170px|left|Branagh won the Roma Fiction Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award (2009)]]
Branagh has been involved in several [[Television film|made-for-TV film]]s. Among his most acclaimed portrayals is that of [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in the film ''[[Warm Springs (film)|Warm Springs]]'' (2005), for which he received an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]] nomination. The film received 16 Emmy nominations, winning five (including [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Made for Television Movie]]); Branagh did not win the award for his portrayal. In 2006, Branagh directed the film version of ''[[As You Like It (2006 film)|As You Like It]]'' starring [[Romola Garai]], [[Bryce Dallas Howard]], and [[Kevin Kline]]. That same year he also directed a film version of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]'s opera ''[[The Magic Flute]]''. Branagh has also directed the thriller ''[[Sleuth (2007 film)|Sleuth]]'' (2007), a remake of the 1972 film starring [[Jude Law]] and [[Michael Caine]]. The film received mixed reviews with critics praising the performances and noting Branagh's darker interpretation of the material. Branagh then took the role of Major General [[Henning von Tresckow]] in ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]'' (2008) and played the Minister, Dormandy (a parody of [[Postmaster General of the United Kingdom|PMG]] [[Tony Benn]]), in the film ''[[The Boat That Rocked]]'' (2009).

Branagh is the star of the English-language ''[[Wallander (UK TV series)|Wallander]]'' television series, adaptations of [[Henning Mankell]]'s best-selling ''[[Kurt Wallander|Wallander]]'' crime novels. Branagh plays the eponymous Inspector [[Kurt Wallander]] and also serves as the executive producer of the series. The first series of three episodes was broadcast on [[BBC One]] in November and December 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk49/feature_wallander.shtml |title=Killing time |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=7 March 2010}}</ref> Branagh won the award for best actor at the 35th [[Broadcasting Press Guild|Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Awards]] (2009). It was his first major television award win in the UK.<ref name="BPG win">Douglas, Torin (27 March 2009). "[http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/?p=770 Winners&nbsp;– 35th BPG Television and Radio Awards]". Broadcasting Press Guild. Retrieved on 27 March 2009.</ref> He received his first [[British Academy Television Award|BAFTA TV]] on 26 April 2009 for the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series]].<ref>"[http://bafta.org/awards/television/tv-noms-2009,709,BA.html Television Awards Nominations 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327032142/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/tv-noms-2009%2C709%2CBA.html |date=27 March 2009 }}". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 24 March 2009.</ref> For his performance in the episode ''One Step Behind'', he was nominated in the Outstanding Actor, Miniseries, or Movie category of the [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>Martin, Lara (16 July 2009). "[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a165494/emmys-awards-2009-the-nominees.html Emmys Awards 2009: The nominees]". Digital Spy. Retrieved on 16 July 2009.</ref> The role also gained him a nomination for Best Actor at the 2009 [[Crime Thriller Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Allen, Kate |date=7 September 2009 |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/96297-coben-cole-atkinson-vie-for-crime-awards.html |title=Coben, Cole, Atkinson vie for crime awards |work=The Bookseller |access-date=7 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910005647/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/96297-coben-cole-atkinson-vie-for-crime-awards.html |archive-date=10 September 2009 }}</ref> The second ''Wallander'' series of three episodes aired initially in January 2010 on the BBC, and the third season aired in July 2012.<ref name="bbc-series3">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kv4pw | title=BBC One – Wallander, Series 3 | publisher=BBC | date=22 July 2012 | access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> The fourth and final series was shot from October 2014 to January 2015 and premiered on German TV, dubbed into German, in December 2015; it aired in the UK, with its original English soundtrack, in May and June 2016.

From September to November 2008, Branagh appeared at [[Wyndham's Theatre]] as the title character in the [[Donmar Warehouse|Donmar West End]] revival of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[Ivanov (play)|Ivanov]]'' in a new version by [[Tom Stoppard]]. His performance was lauded as the "performance of the year" by several critics.<ref>Staff writer (18 September 2008). "[http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/tv/rave-reviews-kenneth-branaghs-west-end-return-$1241274.htm Rave reviews for Kenneth Branagh's West End return] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315072957/http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/tv/rave-reviews-kenneth-branaghs-west-end-return-$1241274.htm |date=15 March 2012 }}", ''inthenews.co.uk''. Retrieved on 18 September 2008.</ref> It won him the [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] for Best Male Performance but did not get him a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] nomination, to the surprise of critics.<ref>Hoyle, Ben (4 February 2009). "[https://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article5654820.ece David Tennant and Kenneth Branagh miss out on Olivier nominations]{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", ''The Times'', Times Newspapers. Retrieved on 22 February 2009.</ref>