---
name: "Richard Branson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-branson"
fi1m_id: "richard-branson"
imdb_id: "nm0105232"
tmdb_id: 158079
wikidata_id: "Q194419"
roles: []
born: "18 July 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T03:43:11.102052+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Branson

## Identity

Richard Branson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-branson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-branson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0105232
- **TMDB ID:** 158079
- **Wikidata ID:** Q194419
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194419, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0105232/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/158079

Actor. Born 18 July 1950 in Blackheath, London, England, United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Born:** 18 July 1950, Blackheath, London, England, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 2004–2006
- **Also known as:** Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, Sir Richard Branson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Berlin International Film Festival:** 1 Berlin prize (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 58 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $463m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194419, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0105232/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/158079

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Around the World in 80 Days*](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md) (56)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Richard Branson is an English entrepreneur and occasional actor. He was born on 18 July 1950 in Blackheath, London.

Branson founded the Virgin Group and has made numerous cameo appearances in film and television. These include the role of Balloon Man in *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), an uncredited Man at Airport Security in *Casino Royale* (2006), a shuttle engineer in *Superman Returns* (2006), and a voice role as himself in an episode of *The Simpsons* (2015). He has also appeared in *Friends* (1998) and *Baywatch* (1989).

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *Superman Returns* (2006), Fi1m 60, as Shuttle Engineer — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md)
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), Fi1m 56, as Balloon Man — [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Day Today* (1994), Fi1m 86, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-day-today.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mrs Robinson* (2024), Actor
- *210 Days – Around the World with Jessica Watson* (2010), as Narrator
- *The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald* (2009), series, Actor
- *Oh So Cosmo* (2008), series, Actor
- *Casino Royale* (2006), as Man at Airport Security (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *Superman Returns* (2006), as Shuttle Engineer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md)
- *The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best* (2004), series, Actor
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), as Balloon Man — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)
- *FBI Music Magazine* (2000), series, Actor
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *Friends* (1994), series, as Vendor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)
- *Condom* (1990), Actor
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Richard Branson (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Birds of a Feather* (1989), series, as Richard Branson
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, as Richard Branson
- *Electric Dreams* (1984), Executive Producer
- *The Space Movie* (1980), Producer
- *Russell Harty* (1980), series, Actor
- *XTC at the Manor* (1980), Actor
- *Derek and Clive Get the Horn* (1979), as Man with a Beard
- *Horizon* (1964), series, Actor
- *Discovery Live: Into The Blue Hole*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Industrialist Richard Branson at the Time 100 Gala, May 3, 2010. Photo by David Shankbone. This photos is licensed under the Attribution 3.0 license, which mean](https://film.one/media/person/1004856/gallery-1881cab64145.jpg) Industrialist Richard Branson at the Time 100 Gala, May 3, 2010. Photo by David Shankbone. This photos is licensed under the Attribution 3.0 license, which mean — User:David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/5.3.10RichardBransonByDavidShankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/1004856/gallery-54825174381a.jpg) On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014) — Land Rover MENA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/British_Polo_Day_Morocco_%2813991237815%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/1004856/gallery-b8e966ea7d19.jpg) On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014) — Land Rover MENA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/British_Polo_Day_Morocco_%2813984569183%29.jpg/1280px-British_Polo_Day_Morocco_%2813984569183%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/1004856/gallery-d79cc0cd85a4.jpg) On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014) — Land Rover MENA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/British_Polo_Day_Morocco_%2813941495966%29.jpg/1280px-British_Polo_Day_Morocco_%2813941495966%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Branson](https://film.one/media/person/1004856/gallery-37bf9798dfc2.jpg) Richard Branson — Image via TMDB
- ![On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/1004856/gallery-ebdc4876d61b.jpg) On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014) — Land Rover MENA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/British_Polo_Day_Morocco_%2813991237515%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/1004856/gallery-49cc42f819f4.jpg) On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by Land Rover, brings elegance, style and the best amateur traditions of polo to African soil with the inaug (2014) — Land Rover MENA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/British_Polo_Day_Morocco_%2813968121556%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won

- 2003: Berliner Bär (won)

### Other awards — 4 won

- Giuseppe Motta Medal 2012: Giuseppe Motta Medal (won)
- Sergio Vieira de Mello Citizen of the World 2007: Sergio Vieira de Mello Citizen of the World (won)
- Tony Jannus Award 2000: Tony Jannus Award (won)
- Segrave Trophy 1986: Segrave Trophy (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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