Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a British film, television, radio and stage actor. His most notable screen roles were in Oliver! (1968), 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), Rome, War & Peace (2016) and The White Princess (2017).

On stage he has been twice been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play, for Inspector Goole in the National Theatre award-winning production of An Inspector Calls and winning it in 2016, for his performance in The Father. He appeared in three Orton plays including the radio and stage premieres of The Ruffian on the Stair and the first successful revival of Loot.