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Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Acting

Born: December 22, 1962Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

President Coriolanus Snow

2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Dr. Ian Kelson

2026
The Choral

The Choral

Dr. Henry Guthrie

2025
28 Years Later

28 Years Later

Dr. Ian Kelson

2025
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection

Victor Quartermaine

2024
The Return

The Return

Odysseus (Ulisse)

2024
Conclave

Conclave

Lawrence

2024
Macbeth

Macbeth

Macbeth

2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

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

2024
Poison

Poison

Roald Dahl

2023
The Rat Catcher

The Rat Catcher

Rat Man / Roald Dahl

2023
The Swan

The Swan

Roald Dahl

2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Roald Dahl / Policeman

2023
The Menu

The Menu

Chef Slowik

2022
Four Quartets

Four Quartets

Self

2022
The Forgiven

The Forgiven

David Henninger

2022
National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

Robert Moses

2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Self

2022
The King's Man

The King's Man

Orlando Oxford

2021

Designing Bond

Self

2021
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

David Hare

2021
No Time to Die

No Time to Die

M

2021
The Dig

The Dig

Basil Brown

2021
Dolittle

Dolittle

Barry (voice)

2020
Coup 53

Coup 53

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

2019
Official Secrets

Official Secrets

Ben Emmerson

2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

2019
Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

Prof. James Moriarty / Jacob Musgrave

2018

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

Self (archive footage)

2018
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra

National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra

Antony

2018
The White Crow

The White Crow

Alexander Pushkin

2018
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

Self

2018
Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow

Self

2017
Spielberg

Spielberg

Self

2017
André: The Voice of Wine

André: The Voice of Wine

Narrator

2017
The Lego Batman Movie

The Lego Batman Movie

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

2017
Butterflies

Butterflies

Self

2016
Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moon King (voice)

2016
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Richard III

2016
Shakespeare Lives: The Works

Shakespeare Lives: The Works

Jaques

2016
Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Laurence Laurentz

2016
A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

Harry Hawkes

2015
Spectre

Spectre

M

2015
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

Jack Tanner/Don Juan

2015
Two Women

Two Women

Mikhail Rakitin

2014
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley

Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley

Self

2014
Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

2014
Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

M. Gustave

2014
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

Charles Dickens

2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Lambert Le Roux

2013
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

Self

2013
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Abel Magwitch

2012
Skyfall

Skyfall

Gareth Mallory

2012
Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

Hades

2012
When Harry Left Hogwarts

When Harry Left Hogwarts

Self

2011
Page Eight

Page Eight

Alec Beasley

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Lord Voldemort

2011
Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Caius Martius Coriolanus

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Lord Voldemort

2010
The Wildest Dream

The Wildest Dream

George Mallory (voice)

2010
Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

Mr. Kendrick

2010
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

Hades

2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Lord Gray

2010
The Reader

The Reader

Michael Berg

2008
The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

Contractor Team Leader

2008
The Duchess

The Duchess

Duke of Devonshire

2008
In Bruges

In Bruges

Harry

2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Lord Voldemort

2007
Bernard and Doris

Bernard and Doris

Bernard Lafferty

2006
Chromophobia

Chromophobia

Stephen Tulloch

2006
Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

Joe

2006
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

Self

2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Lord Voldemort

2005
The White Countess

The White Countess

Todd Jackson

2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Victor Quartermaine (voice)

2005
The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

Justin Quayle

2005
The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

Mayor Michael Ebbs

2005
Ten Days to D-Day

Ten Days to D-Day

Narrator

2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Self

2004
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

Self

2003
The Good Thief

The Good Thief

Tony Angel (uncredited)

2003
Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan

Christopher Marshall

2002
Spider

Spider

Spider

2002
Red Dragon

Red Dragon

Francis Dolarhyde

2002
The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

Jesus (voice)

2000
How Proust Can Change Your Life

How Proust Can Change Your Life

Marcel Proust

2000
Onegin

Onegin

Onegin

1999
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Maurice Bendrix

1999
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

Self (archive footage)

1999
Sunshine

Sunshine

Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors

1999
The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

Rameses (voice)

1998
The Avengers

The Avengers

John Steed

1998
Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar Hopkins

1997
The English Patient

The English Patient

Almásy

1996
Strange Days

Strange Days

Lenny Nero

1995
Quiz Show

Quiz Show

Charles Van Doren

1994
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

Amon Goeth

1993
The Baby of Mâcon

The Baby of Mâcon

The Bishop's Son

1993
The Cormorant

The Cormorant

John Talbot

1993
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff

1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

T.E. Lawrence

1992