Person

Ralph Fiennes

Known for: Acting
Born: December 22, 1962
Place of birth: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Also known as: Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

Biography

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (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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In Catlg

9 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (9)

Filmography

28 Years Later: The Bone TempleFilm · 2026 · as Dr. Kelson
Eugene OneginFilm · 2026 · Director
Ian Fleming and the Curse of James BondFilm · 2026 · as Self
The Claudia Winkleman ShowTV · 2026 · as Self · 1 episode
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingFilm · 2026 · as President Coriolanus Snow
28 Years LaterFilm · 2025 · as Dr. Kelson
The ChoralFilm · 2025 · as Dr Henry Guthrie
ConclaveFilm · 2024 · as Lawrence
National Theatre Live: MacbethFilm · 2024 · as Macbeth
The ReturnFilm · 2024 · as Odysseus
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreFilm · 2024 · as Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)
PoisonFilm · 2023 · as Roald Dahl
The Rat CatcherFilm · 2023 · as Rat Man / Roald Dahl
The SwanFilm · 2023 · as Roald Dahl
The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarFilm · 2023 · as Roald Dahl / Policeman
Four QuartetsFilm · 2022 · as Self
Four QuartetsFilm · 2022 · Producer
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsFilm · 2022 · as Self
National Theatre Live: Straight Line CrazyFilm · 2022 · as Robert Moses
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergTV · 2022 · as Self - Actor · 2 episodes
The ForgivenFilm · 2022 · as David Henninger
The MenuFilm · 2022 · as Chef Slowik
Beat the DevilFilm · 2021 · as David Hare
Designing BondFilm · 2021 · as Self
No Time to DieFilm · 2021 · as M
The DigFilm · 2021 · as Basil Brown
The King's ManFilm · 2021 · as Orlando Oxford
DolittleFilm · 2020 · as Barry (voice)
Coup 53Film · 2019 · as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Official SecretsFilm · 2019 · as Ben Emmerson
The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartFilm · 2019 · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
An Oral History of: Schindler's ListFilm · 2018 · as Self (archive footage)
Holmes & WatsonFilm · 2018 · as James Moriarty
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard ShawFilm · 2018 · as Self
National Theatre Live: Antony & CleopatraFilm · 2018 · as Antony
The White CrowFilm · 2018 · as Alexander Pushkin
The White CrowFilm · 2018 · Director
The White CrowFilm · 2018 · Producer
André: The Voice of WineFilm · 2017 · as Narrator
Sea SorrowFilm · 2017 · as Self
SpielbergFilm · 2017 · as Self
The Lego Batman MovieFilm · 2017 · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard IIIFilm · 2016 · as Richard III
ButterfliesFilm · 2016 · as Self
Hail, Caesar!Film · 2016 · as Laurence Laurentz
Kubo and the Two StringsFilm · 2016 · as Moon King (voice)
Shakespeare Lives: The WorksFilm · 2016 · as Jaques
A Bigger SplashFilm · 2015 · as Harry Hawkes
National Theatre Live: Man and SupermanFilm · 2015 · as Jack Tanner/Don Juan
SpectreFilm · 2015 · as M
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon AlleyFilm · 2014 · as Self
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
Salting the BattlefieldFilm · 2014 · as Prime Minister Alec Beasley
The Grand Budapest HotelFilm · 2014 · as M. Gustave
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
Turks & CaicosFilm · 2014 · as Prime Minister Alec Beasley
Two WomenFilm · 2014 · as Mikhail Rakitin
Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
Muse of FireFilm · 2013 · as Self
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageFilm · 2013 · as Lambert Le Roux
The FrameTV · 2013 · as Lord Voldemort · 1 episode
The Invisible WomanFilm · 2013 · as Charles Dickens
The Invisible WomanFilm · 2013 · Director
Great ExpectationsFilm · 2012 · as Abel Magwitch
SkyfallFilm · 2012 · as Gareth Mallory
Wrath of the TitansFilm · 2012 · as Hades
50 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsFilm · 2011 · as Self - Lord Voldemort
CoriolanusFilm · 2011 · as Caius Martius Coriolanus
CoriolanusFilm · 2011 · Director
CoriolanusFilm · 2011 · Producer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Film · 2011 · as Lord Voldemort
Page EightFilm · 2011 · as Alec Beasley
When Harry Left HogwartsFilm · 2011 · as Self
Cemetery JunctionFilm · 2010 · as Mr. Kendrick
Clash of the TitansFilm · 2010 · as Hades
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Film · 2010 · as Lord Voldemort
Nanny McPhee and the Big BangFilm · 2010 · as Lord Gray
The Wildest DreamFilm · 2010 · as George Mallory (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV · 2009 · as Self - Guest · 5 episodes
In BrugesFilm · 2008 · as Harry
The DuchessFilm · 2008 · as Duke of Devonshire
The Hurt LockerFilm · 2008 · as Contractor Team Leader
The ReaderFilm · 2008 · as Michael Berg
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixFilm · 2007 · as Lord Voldemort
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the LifeFilm · 2007 · as Voldemort (archival footage)
The Graham Norton ShowTV · 2007 · as Self · 3 episodes
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant GardenerFilm · 2006 · as Self
Bernard and DorisFilm · 2006 · as Bernard Lafferty
ChromophobiaFilm · 2006 · as Stephen Tulloch
Land of the BlindFilm · 2006 · as Joe
The One ShowTV · 2006 · as Self · 1 episode
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFilm · 2005 · as Lord Voldemort
The ChumscrubberFilm · 2005 · as Mayor Michael Ebbs
The Constant GardenerFilm · 2005 · as Justin Quayle
The White CountessFilm · 2005 · as Todd Jackson
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitFilm · 2005 · as Victor Quartermaine (voice)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustFilm · 2004 · as Self
Ten Days to D-DayFilm · 2004 · as Narrator
The End of the Affair: "Making of"Film · 2004 · Acting
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'Film · 2003 · as Self
The Good ThiefFilm · 2003 · as Tony Angel (uncredited)
Maid in ManhattanFilm · 2002 · as Christopher Marshall
Red DragonFilm · 2002 · as Francis Dolarhyde
SpiderFilm · 2002 · as Spider
How Proust Can Change Your LifeFilm · 2000 · as Marcel Proust
The Beginning of the End of the AffairFilm · 2000 · as Self
The Miracle MakerFilm · 2000 · as Jesus (voice)
OneginFilm · 1999 · as Onegin
SunshineFilm · 1999 · as Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors
The DirectorsTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
The End of the AffairFilm · 1999 · as Maurice Bendrix
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to ScreenFilm · 1999 · as Self (archive footage)
ParkinsonTV · 1998 · as Self · 1 episode
The AvengersFilm · 1998 · as John Steed
The Prince of EgyptFilm · 1998 · as Rameses (voice)
ArthouseTV · 1997 · as Self · 1 episode
Oscar and LucindaFilm · 1997 · as Oscar Hopkins
The ViewTV · 1997 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
The Daily ShowTV · 1996 · as Self · 1 episode
The English PatientFilm · 1996 · as Almásy
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th CenturyTV · 1996 · as Wilfred Owen (voice) · 1 episode
Strange DaysFilm · 1995 · as Lenny Nero
Inside the Actors StudioTV · 1994 · as Self · 1 episode
Quiz ShowFilm · 1994 · as Charles Van Doren
Schindler's ListFilm · 1993 · as Amon Goeth
The Baby of MâconFilm · 1993 · as The Bishop's Son
The CormorantFilm · 1993 · as John Talbot
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaFilm · 1992 · as T.E. Lawrence
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV · 1992 · Acting · 3 episodes
Wuthering HeightsFilm · 1992 · as Heathcliff
Prime SuspectTV · 1991 · as Michael · 2 episodes
Wanted: Marjory and OliverFilm · 1990 · Acting
Screen TwoTV · 1985 · as John Talbot · 1 episode
Film '72TV · 1971 · as Self · 2 episodes
Tony AwardsTV · 1956 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 3 episodes
Golden Globe AwardsTV · 1944 · as Self - Nominee · 2 episodes
ArtFilm · as Marc
Bike Me UpFilm · as Paris Segment
EmbersFilm · as Henrik
Farnsworth HouseFilm · as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Hallelujah!Film · as George Frideric Handel
The BeaconFilm · Acting
The BeaconFilm · Director
The BeaconFilm · Writer

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Sources

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