Kenneth Brannagh (Lockhart)

Name: Kenneth Brannagh
Birthday: 10 December 1960
Starsign: Sagittarius
From: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Now lives in London.
Family: He has a brother called William and a sister called Joyce.

Showbiz CV: Ever since Kenneth made the move to join the Royal Shakespeare company at the age of 23, he has never had a dull day.

He has starred and directed in many stage productions and films including Much Ado About Nothing. Harry Potter's Chamber of Secrets is his first Potter film.

Potty about: Shakespeare of course! He 'luvvie' loves the language.

Movie Magic: Kenneth beat Scottish star Alan Cumming (from Spy Kids) to the role.

If he really had magic powers, he would... "share the joy of acting I experienced 20 years ago," he says.