Richard Branson
Born: 1950-07-18 in Blackheath, London, England, United Kingdom
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate and investor, best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies. At the age of sixteen his first business venture was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic and expanded the Virgin Records music label. According to the Forbes 2012 list of billionaires, Branson is the sixth richest citizen of the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of US$4.6 billion. /Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Branson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia./
Filmography
2025
2024
- DEVO as Self (archive footage)
- Mrs Robinson
2022
- Branson as Self
2021
- Send It! as Self (as Sir Richard Branson)
- Eating Our Way to Extinction as Self
- Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson as Self
2020
- The Secret Life of Lele Pons as Himself
2018
- Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip as Himself
2017
- Matthews as Self
- The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers as Self
- The 21st Century Race For Space as Self
2016
- Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne as Self (archive footage)
- Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins as Himself - Rider
- Don't Look Down as Himself
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story as Himself
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- We Are Many as Self
- ANIXE auf Reisen as Self
- Nelson Mandela Redrawn as Self
2013
- When Albums Ruled the World as Himself
- Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story as Self
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- Choice Point as Self
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia as Self
2011
- A Man's Story as Self
2010
- 210 Days – Around The World With Jessica Watson as Narrator
2009
- Shark Tank as Self
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Kate Garraway's Life Stories as Self
- The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald
2008
- Fuel as Self - Founder, Virgin Group
- Oh So Cosmo
2006
- Casino Royale as Man at Airport Security (uncredited)
- Superman Returns as Shuttle Engineer
- Rabbit Fever as Himself
- Tripping Over as Himself
2005
- The Colbert Report
- The X Factor as Self
- Iconoclasts as Self
2004
- Around the World in 80 Days as Balloon Man
- Open Access as Self
- The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2001
- Richard & Judy as Self
- Good Day Live as Self
2000
- Click as Self
- The Filth and the Fury as Self (archive footage)
- FBI Music Magazine
1999
- Loose Women as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Fox News Sunday
1994
- Friends as Vendor
1990
1989
- The Simpsons as Richard Branson (voice)
- Birds of a Feather as Richard Branson
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987
- Going Live! as Self
1984
- Electric Dreams ... (Executive Producer)
1980
- The Space Movie ... (Producer)
- Russell Harty
- XTC at the Manor
1979
- Question Time as Self - Panellist
- Derek and Clive Get the Horn as Man with a Beard
1967
- Omnibus as Self