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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-12-22 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

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

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Fiennes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Strange Days

1995

Strange Days

as

Lenny Nero

The English Patient

1996

The English Patient

as

Count László Adolf Ede György Mária Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós

Schindler's List

1993

Schindler's List

as

Amon Goeth

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

as

Victor Quartermaine (voice)

The Constant Gardener

2005

The Constant Gardener

as

Justin Quayle

The End of the Affair

1999

The End of the Affair

as

Maurice Bendrix

Onegin

1999

Onegin

as

Onegin

The Baby of Mâcon

1993

The Baby of Mâcon

as

The Bishop's Son

The Miracle Maker

2000

The Miracle Maker

as

Jesus (voice)

Maid in Manhattan

2002

Maid in Manhattan

as

Christopher Marshall

Quiz Show

1994

Quiz Show

as

Charles Van Doren

The Reader

2008

The Reader

as

Michael Berg

In Bruges

2008

In Bruges

as

Harry

Wuthering Heights

1992

Wuthering Heights

as

Heathcliff

The Hurt Locker

2008

The Hurt Locker

as

Contractor Team Leader

The Duchess

2008

The Duchess

as

Duke of Devonshire

Red Dragon

2002

Red Dragon

as

Francis Dolarhyde

The Avengers

1998

The Avengers

as

John Steed

Spider

2002

Spider

as

Spider

The Prince of Egypt

1998

The Prince of Egypt

as

Rameses (voice)

Beat the Devil

2021

Beat the Devil

as

David Hare

The Chumscrubber

2005

The Chumscrubber

as

Mayor Michael Ebbs

Being James Bond

2021

Being James Bond

as

Self (archive footage)

Cemetery Junction

2010

Cemetery Junction

as

Mr. Kendrick

Skyfall

2012

Skyfall

as

Gareth Mallory

Bernard and Doris

2006

Bernard and Doris

as

Bernard Lafferty

Chromophobia

2006

Chromophobia

as

Stephen Tulloch

Oscar and Lucinda

1997

Oscar and Lucinda

as

Oscar Hopkins

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

as

Roald Dahl / Policeman

Sunshine

1999

Sunshine

as

Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors

The White Countess

2005

The White Countess

as

Todd Jackson

Page Eight

2011

Page Eight

as

Alec Beasley

The Wildest Dream

2010

The Wildest Dream

as

George Mallory (voice)

Coriolanus

2011

Coriolanus

as

Caius Martius Coriolanus

Great Expectations

2012

Great Expectations

as

Abel Magwitch

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

as

M. Gustave

The Invisible Woman

2013

The Invisible Woman

as

Charles Dickens

The Cormorant

1993

The Cormorant

as

John Talbot

The Rat Catcher

2023

The Rat Catcher

as

Rat Man / Roald Dahl

The Swan

2023

The Swan

as

Roald Dahl

Poison

2023

Poison

as

Roald Dahl

The Return

2024

The Return

as

Odysseus (Ulisse)

Muse of Fire

2013

Muse of Fire

as

Self

Turks & Caicos

2014

Turks & Caicos

as

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Salting the Battlefield

2014

Salting the Battlefield

as

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Hail, Caesar!

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as

Laurence Laurentz

The Good Thief

2002

The Good Thief

as

Tony Angel (uncredited)

Spectre

2015

Spectre

as

M

Four Quartets

2022

Four Quartets

as

Self

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

as

Moon King (voice)

Two Women

2014

Two Women

as

Mikhail Rakitin

A Bigger Splash

2015

A Bigger Splash

as

Harry Hawkes

Designing Bond

2021

Designing Bond

as

Self

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

2015

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

as

Jack Tanner/Don Juan

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

as

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

The Choral

2025

The Choral

as

Dr. Guthrie

Macbeth

2024

Macbeth

as

Macbeth

28 Years Later

2025

28 Years Later

as

Dr. Ian Kelson

The Lego Batman Movie

2017

The Lego Batman Movie

as

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Bike Me Up

Bike Me Up

as

Paris Segment

Sea Sorrow

2017

Sea Sorrow

as

Self

Holmes & Watson

2018

Holmes & Watson

as

Prof. James Moriarty / Jacob Musgrave

Spielberg

2017

Spielberg

as

Self

The White Crow

2018

The White Crow

as

Alexander Pushkin

Official Secrets

2019

Official Secrets

as

Ben Emmerson

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

as

George Frideric Handel

The Forgiven

2022

The Forgiven

as

David Henninger

Butterflies

2016

Butterflies

as

himself

The Dig

2021

The Dig

as

Basil Brown

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

as

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

The King's Man

2021

The King's Man

as

Orlando Oxford

Farnsworth House

Farnsworth House

as

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Dolittle

2020

Dolittle

as

Barry (voice)

Coup 53

2019

Coup 53

as

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

1999

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

as

Self (archive footage)

The Menu

2022

The Menu

as

Chef Slowik

Ten Days to D-Day

2004

Ten Days to D-Day

as

Narrator

Conclave

2024

Conclave

as

Lawrence

conclave behind the scenes

conclave behind the scenes

as

Cardinal Lawrence

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

2026

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

as

President Coriolanus Snow

Trailers Schmailers

2002

Trailers Schmailers

as

(Archival)

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

as

Michael

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

Arthouse

Arthouse

as

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Frame

The Frame

as

Lord Voldemort

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

Creating the World of Harry Potter

Creating the World of Harry Potter

as

Self - 'Lord Voldemort'

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Production

Crew

Coup 53

2019

Coup 53

as

Directing