Ralph Fiennes

Acting · Born 1962-12-22 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Strange Days as Lenny Nero
• The English Patient as Almásy
• Schindler's List as Amon Goeth
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as Victor Quartermaine (voice)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Lord Voldemort
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Lord Voldemort
• The Constant Gardener as Justin Quayle
• The End of the Affair as Maurice Bendrix
• Onegin as Onegin
• The Baby of Mâcon as The Bishop's Son