Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham CBE
Cranham in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Born	(1944-12-12) 12 December 1944 (age 79) Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–present
Spouse(s)	Diana Quick ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1978)​ Fiona Victory
Partner	Charlotte Cornwell
Children	2

Kenneth Cranham CBE (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. His most notable screen roles were in Oliver! (1968), Up Pompeii (1971), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Chocolat (1988), Layer Cake (2004), Gangster No. 1 (2000), Hot Fuzz (2007), Maleficent (2014) and Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017).

On television he appeared in Budgie (1972), Boon (1989), Minder (1993), Merlin (2008), Rome, Death in Paradise (2013), War & Peace (2016) and The White Princess (2017).

On stage he has twice been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play, winning it in 2016, for his performance in The Father.