Kenneth Branagh has been involved with 35 Shakespeare productions, including acclaimed screen adaptations of Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet

He has directed 21 feature films, including Thor, Cinderella and Murder on the Orient Express

Recent acting roles include such films as Dunkirk, My Week with Marilyn, and Oppenheimer

On TV he won both BAFTA and Emmy awards as Wallander

His film Belfast won him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Recent theatre credits include: Ivanov, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale and King Lear

This is Helen’s RSC debut 

Theatre includes: Betrayal (Goodman Theatre, Chicago), Eureka Day (Old Vic)

Television incudes: Hacks (HBO), Blindspotting (Starz), Mad About You (Spectrum Originals – including 4 Emmy Awards, 4 Golden Globe Awards (three for Lead Actress and one as a Producer for Best Comedy, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work on Mad About You), Empire Falls (HBO)  

Film includes: Lucca Mortis, The Sessions (Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female). The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and the Jury Prize for Best Ensemble), As Good As It Gets (Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as a Golden Globe and SAG Award).   

Her other widely recognized film credits include: Candy Jar, Ride (Netflix), Decoding Annie Parker, Soul Surfer, Every Day, Bobby, When She Found Me, As Good As It Gets, What Women Want, Castaway, A Good Woman, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Dr. T and The Women, Pay It Forward, Twister, How It Ends, The Night Clerk, I See You,  The Waterdance, Kiss of Death, Mr. Saturday Night, Peggy Sue Got Married, Next of Kin, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Project X, Miles From Home   

Earlier this summer, Hunt was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy, recognizing a career defined by versatility, intelligence, and creative courage.