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Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a Northern Irish actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Berkshire, Branagh trained at RADA in London and served as its president from 2015 to 2024. His accolades include an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Olivier Award. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2012 and was given Freedom of the City in his native Belfast in 2018. In 2020, he was ranked in 20th place on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Branagh has directed and starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director for Henry V and Best Adapted Screenplay for Hamlet. He directed Swan Song (1992), which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He also directed Peter's Friends (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Thor (2011), and Cinderella (2015). For his semi-autobiographical film Belfast (2021), he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director and won Best Original Screenplay. Branagh directed and starred as Hercule Poirot in the Hercule Poirot film series (2017–present). He has also acted in Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Valkyrie (2008). His portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played supporting roles in Christopher Nolan's films Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). Branagh has starred in the BBC1 series Fortunes of War (1987), the Channel 4 series Shackleton (2002), the television film Warm Springs (2005), and the BBC One series Wallander (2008–2016). He received a Primetime Emmy Award and an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for portraying SS leader Reinhard Heydrich in the HBO film Conspiracy (2001).
Thor and Loki are reluctantly reunited when Amora the Enchantress, an Asgardian sorceress obsessed with Thor, launches a plot to claim Asgard’s throne. With her lover, Skurge the Executioner, she influences Odin with her magic forcing him into a deep slumber. Thor, seeking answers, returns to Asgard, bringing Jane Foster with him, much to the dismay of Lady Sif, who secretly harbors feelings for Thor. Amora’s schemes extend to Earth, where her magic causes chaos, drawing Jane and Sif into an uneasy alliance. Meanwhile, Loki exploits the chaos to secure his own position, only to discover that Amora’s plans threaten Asgard’s very existence. Realizing the stakes, Loki aids Thor, albeit with his trademark duplicity. The climax unfolds in Asgard, where Thor battles Skurge in a brutal showdown while Jane and Sif work together to break Amora’s spell over Odin. Loki matches wits with Amora, using his cunning to expose her vulnerabilities. Despite her defeat, Amora and Skurge escape, vowing to return. Thor and Jane break up. Thor vows to protect both Asgard and Earth, setting the stage for future challenges in realms unknown.
