Russell Brand

Acting

Russell Brand

Born 1975-06-04 · Grays, Essex, England, UK

Russell Brand (born 4 June 1975) is a British comedian, actor, columnist, author, TV & radio personality, presenter, activist, and campaigner. Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK for presenting a Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth, and for his radio show, among other television series and award ceremonies. He is noted for various controversies that have surrounded him in the British media, such as the 2008 prank calls that led to his resignation from the BBC.

Acting credits

Despicable Me poster
7.3

Determined to prove he's the world's greatest supervillain, Gru hatches an audacious plan to steal the Moon. To pull it off, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as pawns in his scheme. But the unexpected bond they form forces him to question the criminal life he's always known.

Despicable Me

2010

Minions: The Rise of Gru poster
7.3

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.

Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022

Despicable Me 2 poster
6.9

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

Despicable Me 2

2013

Death on the Nile poster
6.4

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.

Death on the Nile

2022

Trolls poster
6.6

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

Trolls

2016

Forgetting Sarah Marshall poster
6.5

When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008

Four Kids and It poster
6.2

A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.

Four Kids and It

2020

Rock of Ages poster
6.2

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Rock of Ages

2012

Hop poster
5.8

E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In L.A., he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.

Hop

2011

Get Him to the Greek poster
6.0

Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.

Get Him to the Greek

2010

Bedtime Stories poster
6.2

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

Bedtime Stories

2008

Catherine Called Birdy poster
6.0

A teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her father maps out for her.

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

Arthur poster
5.6

A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doesn't like.

Arthur

2011

Penelope poster
6.7

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

Penelope

2007

Under the Boardwalk poster
7.3

Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great summers to come.

Under the Boardwalk

2023

St Trinian's poster
5.9

When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.

St Trinian's

2007

Army of One poster
5.2

Gary Faulkner is an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote who receives a vision from God telling him to capture Osama Bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, the new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA - and even God and Osama themselves.

Army of One

2016

The Tempest poster
5.3

An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Using her magical powers, she draws her enemies to the island to exact her revenge.

The Tempest

2010

Katy Perry: Part of Me poster
7.1

Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams. Featuring rare behind-the-scenes interviews, personal moments between Katy and her friends, and all-access footage of rehearsals, choreography, Katy’s signature style and more, Katy Perry: Part of Me reveals the singer’s unwavering belief that if you can be yourself, then you can be anything.

Katy Perry: Part of Me

2012

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson poster
8.4

In honor of Homer's journey to the Hall of Fame, MLB all-stars and Springfield locals look back at the greatest corporate softball game ever played.

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

2017

Reclaiming Amy poster
7.3

To mark the ten year anniversary of her death, Amy Winehouse's closest family and friends reveal the truth about the music icon and the impact that her loss has had on them. With access to never-before-seen family archives and rare musical performances, this highly personal and powerful account of the life and death of one of Britain’s best-loved musicians offers a new interpretation of her life, her loves and her legacy.

Reclaiming Amy

2021

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8.0

A host of great comic talents, on stage and in sketches, gather together at London's O2 Arena to play to an audience of 16,000 in aid of the charity Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013

2013

Katy Perry: Getting Intimate poster
5.8

Just in time for her latest album and tour, delve deep into the pop phenomenon that is Katy Perry. From her cherry chap-stick beginnings, transformation after her marriage and now to her newest release, this diva is just hitting her stride as her fourth album just dropped.

Katy Perry: Getting Intimate

2014

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind poster
5.1

Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an alien crystal.

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

2007

Behind the camera

The Emperor's New Clothes poster
6.4

An uproarious critique of the world financial crisis. Building on actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand’s emergence as an activist following his 2014 book Revolution, where he railed against “corporate tyranny, ecological irresponsibility, and economic inequality".

The Emperor's New Clothes

2015

Russell Brand in New York City poster
4.9

In this feature Brand details the difficulty of handling his newfound fame in America, recounts the time he meet the Queen and instructs women on how to approach him.

Russell Brand in New York City

2009

Russell Brand in New York City poster
4.9

In this feature Brand details the difficulty of handling his newfound fame in America, recounts the time he meet the Queen and instructs women on how to approach him.

Russell Brand in New York City

2009

RUSSELL BRAND: RE:BIRTH poster
6.4

Russell ruminates on the state of the world and reflects how life has changed since he became a father.

RUSSELL BRAND: RE:BIRTH

2018

Russell Brand: Live poster
4.2

At the Shepherd's Bush Empire, Russell Brand talks about sex and the ridiculous wording of tabloid newspaper stories.

Russell Brand: Live

2006

Russell Brand: End the Drugs War poster
7.9

In this personal journey for BBC Three, Russell Brand sets out to find out how other countries are tackling their problems of drug abuse and to explore how the framework of criminalization implicit in the 'war on drugs' produces enormous harm in the treatment of addicts.

Russell Brand: End the Drugs War

2014

Russell Brand: The World According to Russell Brand poster
7.0

This is The World According To Russell Brand. Expect a ménage a trois of sexy, dark and hilarious jokes from Britain’s most notorious and talented comedian. In The World According To Russell Brand we’re taken on an irreverent tour of Russell’s scandalous life, delving into childhood memories, travelling experiences and thoughts on sex, lies and being famous. This is the very best of Russell Brand, taken from his Russell Brand Live, Live – Doing Life and Ponderland DVD’s.

Russell Brand: The World According to Russell Brand

2010

Russell Brand: Messiah Complex poster
7.0

Recorded live at Hammersmith Apollo, Russell questions the values of heroes and leaders. ‘Messiah Complex’ is a disorder where sufferers think they might be the messiah. Did Jesus have it? What about Che Guevara, Gandhi, Malcolm X and Hitler? All these men have shaped our lives and influenced the way we think. Their images are used to represent ideas that often do not relate to them at all. Would Gandhi be into Apple? Would Che Guevara endorse Madonna? Would Jesus be into Christianity? He concludes it’s all a load of rubbish and encourages the audience to stop voting, ignore advertising, look to the transcendent within themselves and others...and kick over some bins on their way home. Plus there’s sex. Obviously.

Russell Brand: Messiah Complex

2013

Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery poster
6.5

BBC 3 follows actor and comedian Russell Brand, as he campaigns for abstinence-based recovery programmes and the compassionate treatment of addiction as an illness rather than a crime.

Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery

2012

Russell Brand: Doing Life Live poster
3.8

Russell Brand displays his distinctive sense of humour live at Hackney Empire.

Russell Brand: Doing Life Live

2007

Russell Brand: Scandalous poster
5.3

Filmed in front of 16,000 at London's O2, the most thrilling comedian of his generation delivers his first live DVD for two years. With 80 minutes of blistering, boundry-pushing stand-up, featuring Brand's first hand experience of hosting the MTV Video Music Awards, his rise to Hollywood fame, sexual notoriety and the media storm around 'Sachsgate'.

Russell Brand: Scandalous

2009