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Not a very good photo. Anyone got a better one? Djbrianuk 16:29, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Someone should post a photo from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein hehe, he looked good in that :D (tyger 19:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]

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I removed the comments regarding Branagh playing the new Batman as well as being a canidate for Obi-Wan Kenobi. I am sure of the former, but if anybody can find a source for the latter, feel free to restore it. It appears that the prankster who inserted Batman did not insert the Obi Wan comment, so I suppose it could possibly be true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User:KMils (talk • contribs)

Some time after it was confirmed that the prequel films were going to be made, I remember having heard this. Further to that, I seem to remember hearing that he was considered too old for the part, and that is why he had been ultimately rejected. I don't have any source (nor can I remember the source I originally read it in .. probably some semi-official internet fansite), but I have re-inserted the information under a new trivia section, and I will look for a source. --Mal 19:51, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Theatre

Hi, I wonder, why there is no short list of his theatre work? E.g.his 'Hamlet' with the RSC or his 'Richard III' in Sheffield.I think, that his work in the theatre is important enough to be listed here. Anne-theater 23.42 CET 5th, May 2007

British, Irish, Northern Irish?

I have removed the description of him as a 'British' actor. Such a claim should not be used uncited given his origins in Belfast. Claiming someone from Belfast as British or Irish without adequate research is likely to be offensive to some, and inaccurate. The fact that he refused a British royal honour is indicative that such a statement should not be made without further backup. Some people from Belfast do not regard themselves as British, and some do not regard themselves as Irish. Editors should not unilaterally impose their own interpretation of someones nationality. Without further clarification I would propose 'Northern Irish'. 71.204.133.75 22:09, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If certain British citizens are so offended by their own Britishness, they're free to emigrate elsewhere. Otherwise, it's an inescapable fact of life. Branagh was born in a part of the UK, and he is therefore undeniably British, whether he personally likes this fact or not. It's also true to say he's Northern Irish. (It's even also true to say he's Irish, in the sense of coming from the island of Ireland). What's wrong with saying he's a British actor from Northern Ireland? Sean Connery is a British actor from Scotland. Richard Burton was a British actor from Wales. Roger Moore is a British actor from England. They're all British. -- JackofOz 22:19, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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 I have removed the description of him as a 'British' actor. Such a claim should not be used uncited given his origins in Belfast. Claiming someone from Belfast as British or Irish without adequate research is likely to be offensive to some, and inaccurate. The fact that he refused a British royal honour is indicative that such a statement should not be made without further backup. Some people from Belfast do not regard themselves as British, and some do not regard themselves as Irish. Editors should not unilaterally impose their own interpretation of someones nationality. Without further clarification I would propose 'Northern Irish'. [[User:71.204.133.75|71.204.133.75]] 22:09, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
+:If certain British citizens are so offended by their own Britishness, they're free to emigrate elsewhere.  Otherwise, it's an inescapable fact of life.  Branagh was born in a part of the UK, and he is therefore undeniably British, whether he personally likes this fact or not.  It's also true to say he's Northern Irish.  (It's even also true to say he's Irish, in the sense of coming from the island of Ireland).  What's wrong with saying he's a British actor from Northern Ireland?  Sean Connery is a British actor from Scotland.  Richard Burton was a British actor from Wales.  Roger Moore is a British actor from England.   They're all British.  --  [[User:JackofOz|JackofOz]] 22:19, 3 July 2007 (UTC)