Which actor did actress Emma Thompson marry in 1989?

Actress Emma Thompson married actor Kenneth Branagh in 1989.

Thompson and Branagh met through the theatre and became one of Britain’s best-known acting couples. They married in August 1989 and frequently worked together during their relationship. Their collaborations included the 1989 film Henry V, which Branagh directed and starred in, and the 1991 comedy-drama Dead Again, in which they played central roles.

Branagh and Thompson were both celebrated for work in Shakespearean drama as well as contemporary film. Branagh’s Henry V brought him major international attention, while Thompson earned acclaim for films including Howards End and The Remains of the Day. Thompson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Howards End in 1993.

The marriage ended in 1995. Their relationship is sometimes confused with Thompson’s later partnership with actor Greg Wise, whom she met while making Sense and Sensibility. Thompson and Wise married in 2003 and have two children, while Branagh later married film art director Lindsay Brunnock.