Cultural depictions of Henry V of England

Henry V of England has been depicted in popular culture a number of times.

Literature

Henry V is the subject of the eponymous play by William Shakespeare, which largely concentrates on his campaigns in France. He is also a central character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, where Shakespeare dramatises him as "Prince Hal", a wanton youth.

Film

Henry has been portrayed on screen by:

• Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare's Henry V (1944), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor
• Dan O'Herlihy in The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), with Tony Curtis
• Keith Baxter in Chimes at Midnight (1965), a merger of several Shakespeare plays
• Kenneth Branagh in Shakespeare's Henry V (1989), reprising his stage role with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Television

Henry has been portrayed a number of times on television, mainly in versions of Shakespeare's plays. He has been played by:

• Robert Hardy in the BBC series An Age of Kings (1960), which contained all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III
• Lars Lind in Henrik IV (1964), a Swedish version of Henry IV
• David Gwillim in the BBC Shakespeare versions of both parts of Henry IV and Henry V (1979)
• Michael Pennington in the BBC series The Wars of the Roses (1989), which included all of Shakespeare's history plays performed by the English Shakespeare Company
• Jonathan Firth......
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