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Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[a](/reɪf ˈfaɪnz/; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Fiennes was trained at and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1985. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before succeeding at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1995, Fiennes made his Broadway debut playing Prince Hamlet in the revival of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He was later Tony-nominated for his role as a travelling faith healer in the Brian Friel play Faith Healer (2006). Fiennes made his film debut playing Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1992). He has earned three Academy Award nominations for his performances in the films Schindler's List (1993), The English Patient (1996), and Conclave (2024). He has also acted in Quiz Show (1994), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), In Bruges (2008), The Reader (2008), The Duchess (2008), The Hurt Locker (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), A Bigger Splash (2015), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and The Menu (2022). Fiennes gained wider recognition for playing Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series (2005–2011) and Gareth Mallory / M in the James Bond films (2012–2021); and has voiced roles in the animated films The Prince of Egypt (1998), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), and The Lego Batman Movie (2017). He directed and starred in the films Coriolanus (2011) and The Invisible Woman (2013). Aside from acting, Fiennes has been an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Fiennes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Birthday: 1962-12-22

Place of birth: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

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Also known as: レイフ・ファインズ, רייף פיינס, 雷夫·范恩斯, Рейф Файнс, ریف فاینز, 랄프 파인즈, رالف فاینز, Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

Strange Days
Strange Days

1995-10-13

Lenny Nero

The English Patient
The English Patient

1996-11-14

Count László Adolf Ede György Mária Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós

Schindler's List
Schindler's List

1993-12-15

Amon Goeth

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005-09-15

Victor Quartermaine (voice)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005-11-16

Lord Voldemort

The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener

2005-08-31

Justin Quayle

The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair

1999-12-03

Maurice Bendrix

Onegin
Onegin

1999-12-22

Onegin

The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon

1993-09-17

The Bishop's Son

The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker

2000-03-31

Jesus (voice)

Maid in Manhattan
Maid in Manhattan

2002-12-13

Christopher Marshall

Quiz Show
Quiz Show

1994-08-25

Charles Van Doren

The Reader
The Reader

2008-12-10

Michael Berg

In Bruges
In Bruges

2008-02-08

Harry

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights

1992-10-16

Heathcliff

The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker

2008-10-10

Contractor Team Leader

The Duchess
The Duchess

2008-09-05

Duke of Devonshire

Red Dragon
Red Dragon

2002-10-02

Francis Dolarhyde

The Avengers
The Avengers

1998-08-13

John Steed

Spider
Spider

2002-11-06

Spider

The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt

1998-12-16

Rameses (voice)

Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil

2021-11-11

David Hare

The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber

2005-06-08

Mayor Michael Ebbs

Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Junction

2010-04-14

Mr. Kendrick

Skyfall
Skyfall

2012-10-24

Gareth Mallory

Bernard and Doris
Bernard and Doris

2006-09-01

Bernard Lafferty

Chromophobia
Chromophobia

2006-05-10

Stephen Tulloch

Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda

1997-12-31

Oscar Hopkins

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023-09-20

Roald Dahl / Policeman

Sunshine
Sunshine

1999-09-13

Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors

Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans

2010-03-26

Hades

The White Countess
The White Countess

2005-10-30

Todd Jackson

Page Eight
Page Eight

2011-08-28

Alec Beasley

Wrath of the Titans
Wrath of the Titans

2012-03-28

Hades

The Wildest Dream
The Wildest Dream

2010-08-06

George Mallory (voice)

Coriolanus
Coriolanus

2011-02-14

Caius Martius Coriolanus

Great Expectations
Great Expectations

2012-11-30

Abel Magwitch

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014-02-26

M. Gustave

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman

2013-12-25

Charles Dickens

The Cormorant
The Cormorant

1993-02-21

John Talbot

Poison
Poison

2023-09-29

Roald Dahl

The Swan
The Swan

2023-09-27

Roald Dahl

The Rat Catcher
The Rat Catcher

2023-09-28

Rat Man / Roald Dahl

The Return
The Return

2024-09-07

Odysseus (Ulisse)

Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire

2013-09-26

Self

Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos

2014-03-20

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield

2014-03-27

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!

2016-02-05

Laurence Laurentz

The Good Thief
The Good Thief

2002-09-06

Tony Angel (uncredited)

Spectre
Spectre

2015-10-26

M

Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind

2006-05-01

Joe

Four Quartets
Four Quartets

2022-10-16

Self

Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo and the Two Strings

2016-08-18

Moon King (voice)

Two Women
Two Women

2014-11-23

Mikhail Rakitin

A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash

2015-11-26

Harry Hawkes

Designing Bond
Designing Bond

2021-12-20

Self

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

2015-05-14

Jack Tanner/Don Juan

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024-03-14

Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)

The Choral
The Choral

2025-11-07

Dr. Guthrie

Macbeth
Macbeth

2024-05-02

Macbeth

28 Years Later
28 Years Later

2025-06-18

Dr. Ian Kelson

The Lego Batman Movie
The Lego Batman Movie

2017-02-08

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Bike Me Up
Bike Me Up

Paris Segment

Sea Sorrow
Sea Sorrow

2017-11-08

Self

Holmes & Watson
Holmes & Watson

2018-12-25

Prof. James Moriarty / Jacob Musgrave

Spielberg
Spielberg

2017-10-05

Self

The White Crow
The White Crow

2018-08-31

Alexander Pushkin

André: The Voice of Wine
André: The Voice of Wine

2017-02-15

Narrator

No Time to Die
No Time to Die

2021-09-29

M

Official Secrets
Official Secrets

2019-08-30

Ben Emmerson

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

George Frideric Handel

The Forgiven
The Forgiven

2022-07-01

David Henninger

Butterflies
Butterflies

2016-10-26

himself

The Dig
The Dig

2021-01-14

Basil Brown

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019-02-06

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

The King's Man
The King's Man

2021-12-22

Orlando Oxford

Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Dolittle
Dolittle

2020-01-02

Barry (voice)

How Proust Can Change Your Life
How Proust Can Change Your Life

2000-03-19

Marcel Proust

Coup 53
Coup 53

2019-09-01

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

1999-09-14

Self (archive footage)

The Menu
The Menu

2022-11-17

Chef Slowik

Ten Days to D-Day
Ten Days to D-Day

2004-01-02

Narrator

Conclave
Conclave

2024-10-25

Lawrence

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

2026-11-18

President Coriolanus Snow

Trailers Schmailers
Trailers Schmailers

2002-03-03

(Archival)

Friar's Rubbing Wood - Fall Of Nottingham
Friar's Rubbing Wood - Fall Of Nottingham

2022-03-19

Victor Quartermaine (voice)