
Richard Branson
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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./
Known for
Credits

Casino Royale (2006)
as Man at Airport Security (uncredited)

Superman Returns (2006)
as Shuttle Engineer

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
as Balloon Man

Send It! (2021)
as Self (as Sir Richard Branson)

A Man's Story (2011)
as Self

We Are Many (2014)
as Self

The 21st Century Race For Space (2017)
as Self

DEVO (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

The Filth and the Fury (2000)
as Self (archive footage)

The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
Rabbit Fever (2006)
as Self

Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014)
as Self
Miracle Rising: South Africa (2013)
as Self

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (2012)
as Self

The Kodiak Queen (2018)
as Self

Fuel (2008)
as Self - Founder, Virgin Group

Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021)
as Self

There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
as Self

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)
as Self
One Planet (—)
as Self

Matthews (2017)
as Self
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne (2016)
as Self (archive footage)

When Albums Ruled the World (2013)
as Self

Space Titans: Musk, Bezos, Branson (2021)
as Self

210 Days – Around the World with Jessica Watson (2010)
as Narrator

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers (2017)
as Self
Mrs Robinson (2024)
Actor

XTC at the Manor (1980)
Actor

Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)
as Man with a Beard

Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip (2018)
as Self

Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story (2013)
as Self

Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story (2015)
as Self

Choice Point (2012)
as Self

Condom (1990)
Actor

Don't Look Down (2016)
as Self

Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins (2016)
as Self - Rider

Discovery Live: Into The Blue Hole (—)
Actor





