Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
    Birthday
    22 December 1962
Strange Days
Strange Days
7.011
The English Patient
The English Patient
7.16
Schindler's List
Schindler's List
8.566
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
7.1
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.801
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.674
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
7.003
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
6.591
Onegin
Onegin
6.159
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
7
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
5.9
Maid in Manhattan
Maid in Manhattan
6.127
Quiz Show
Quiz Show
7.3
The Reader
The Reader
7.473
In Bruges
In Bruges
7.494
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
6.614
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
7.257
The Duchess
The Duchess
6.996
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.74
Red Dragon
Red Dragon
7.028
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.086
The Avengers
The Avengers
4.421
Spider
Spider
6.7
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
4
The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
7.292
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
6
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
6.301
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
7.3
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber
6.5
Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Junction
6.541
Skyfall
Skyfall
7.251
Bernard and Doris
Bernard and Doris
6.038
Chromophobia
Chromophobia
5.213
Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda
6.4
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
7.235
Sunshine
Sunshine
6.5
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
5.917
The White Countess
The White Countess
6.231
Page Eight
Page Eight
6.561
Wrath of the Titans
Wrath of the Titans
5.747
The Wildest Dream
The Wildest Dream
6.9
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
5.838
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
6.4
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
6.5
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.036
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
6.4
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
5.931
The Cormorant
The Cormorant
4.8
National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
8
The Rat Catcher
The Rat Catcher
6.571
The Swan
The Swan
6.778
Poison
Poison
6.856
The Return
The Return
6.511
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
6.5
Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos
6.25
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield
6.229
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
7.333
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
5.926
The Good Thief
The Good Thief
6.096
Spectre
Spectre
6.56
Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind
5.8
Four Quartets
Four Quartets
6
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo and the Two Strings
7.631
Two Women
Two Women
6.429
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash
6.169
Designing Bond
5.5
When Harry Left Hogwarts
When Harry Left Hogwarts
7
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
5.6
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
7.444
The Choral
The Choral
0
Macbeth
Macbeth
8
28 Years Later
28 Years Later
6.872
The Lego Batman Movie
The Lego Batman Movie
7.226
Shakespeare Lives: The Works
Shakespeare Lives: The Works
6
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
7.7
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
6.25
Sea Sorrow
Sea Sorrow
5.286
Holmes & Watson
Holmes & Watson
4.288
Spielberg
Spielberg
7.564
The White Crow
The White Crow
6.615
André: The Voice of Wine
André: The Voice of Wine
6
No Time to Die
No Time to Die
7.358
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
6
Official Secrets
Official Secrets
7.211
The Forgiven
The Forgiven
5.742
Butterflies
Butterflies
4
The Dig
The Dig
6.863
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
7.2
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
6.7
The King's Man
The King's Man
6.74
Dolittle
Dolittle
6.593
How Proust Can Change Your Life
4.667
Coup 53
Coup 53
7.792
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
6.438
The Menu
The Menu
7.174
Ten Days to D-Day
Ten Days to D-Day
4.667
Conclave
Conclave
7.204
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
0
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
6.452
28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple
28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple
0