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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 22, 1962
Place of Birth:
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
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Ralph Fiennes
Biography
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self – Actor |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2013 | The Frame | Lord Voldemort |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Creating the World of Harry Potter | Self - 'Lord Voldemort' |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 1999 | The Directors | Self |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Arthouse | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1996 | The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century | Wilfred Owen (voice) |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Michael |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |