Ralph Fiennes

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1962-12-22

From

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 BrontĂ«'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.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
★7.1
MOVIE2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

as Dr Kelson

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
★7.8
MOVIE2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as Lord Voldemort

Schindler's List
★8.6
MOVIE1993

Schindler's List

as Amon Goeth

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
★7.7
MOVIE2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Lord Voldemort

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
★8.1
MOVIE2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Lord Voldemort

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
★7.7
MOVIE2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Lord Voldemort

28 Years Later
★6.6
MOVIE2025

28 Years Later

as Dr. Ian Kelson

No Time to Die
★7.3
MOVIE2021

No Time to Die

as M

Spectre
★6.6
MOVIE2015

Spectre

as M

The Menu
★7.2
MOVIE2022

The Menu

as Chef Slowik

Skyfall
★7.3
MOVIE2012

Skyfall

as Gareth Mallory

Conclave
★7.2
MOVIE2024

Conclave

as Lawrence

The Grand Budapest Hotel
★8.0
MOVIE2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

as M. Gustave

The Prince of Egypt
★7.3
MOVIE1998

The Prince of Egypt

as Rameses (voice)

The Lego Batman Movie
★7.2
MOVIE2017

The Lego Batman Movie

as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Clash of the Titans
★5.9
MOVIE2010

Clash of the Titans

as Hades

The King's Man
★6.7
MOVIE2021

The King's Man

as Orlando Oxford

Dolittle
★6.6
MOVIE2020

Dolittle

as Barry (voice)

The Reader
★7.5
MOVIE2008

The Reader

as Michael Berg

Wrath of the Titans
★5.8
MOVIE2012

Wrath of the Titans

as Hades

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
★6.3
MOVIE2010

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

as Lord Gray

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
★7.3
MOVIE2022

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

as Self

The Hurt Locker
★7.3
MOVIE2008

The Hurt Locker

as Contractor Team Leader

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
★7.1
MOVIE2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

as Victor Quartermaine (voice)

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
MOVIE2026

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

as President Coriolanus Snow

In Bruges
★7.5
MOVIE2008

In Bruges

as Harry

The English Patient
★7.1
MOVIE1996

The English Patient

as AlmĂĄsy

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
★6.7
MOVIE2019

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Hail, Caesar!
★5.9
MOVIE2016

Hail, Caesar!

as Laurence Laurentz

Kubo and the Two Strings
★7.6
MOVIE2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

as Moon King (voice)

The Return
★6.5
MOVIE2024

The Return

as Odysseus (Ulisse)

Quiz Show
★7.3
MOVIE1994

Quiz Show

as Charles Van Doren

Wuthering Heights
★6.6
MOVIE1992

Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff

The Choral
★6.2
MOVIE2025

The Choral

as Dr. Henry Guthrie

The Constant Gardener
★7.0
MOVIE2005

The Constant Gardener

as Justin Quayle

Strange Days
★7.0
MOVIE1995

Strange Days

as Lenny Nero

Spider
★6.6
MOVIE2002

Spider

as Spider

Maid in Manhattan
★6.1
MOVIE2002

Maid in Manhattan

as Christopher Marshall

The Duchess
★7.0
MOVIE2008

The Duchess

as Duke of Devonshire

Great Expectations
★6.4
MOVIE2012

Great Expectations

as Abel Magwitch

Coriolanus
★5.9
MOVIE2011

Coriolanus

as Caius Martius Coriolanus

Official Secrets
★7.2
MOVIE2019

Official Secrets

as Ben Emmerson

Holmes & Watson
★4.3
MOVIE2018

Holmes & Watson

as Prof. James Moriarty / Jacob Musgrave

Sunshine
★6.5
MOVIE1999

Sunshine

as Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
★7.2
MOVIE2023

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

as Roald Dahl / Policeman

The Forgiven
★5.7
MOVIE2022

The Forgiven

as David Henninger

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
★7.5
MOVIE2024

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

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

A Bigger Splash
★6.2
MOVIE2015

A Bigger Splash

as Harry Hawkes

Spielberg
★7.6
MOVIE2017

Spielberg

as Self

Page Eight
★6.6
MOVIE2011

Page Eight

as Alec Beasley

Cemetery Junction
★6.5
MOVIE2010

Cemetery Junction

as Mr. Kendrick

The Dig
★6.8
MOVIE2021

The Dig

as Basil Brown

Chromophobia
★5.2
MOVIE2006

Chromophobia

as Stephen Tulloch

The Avengers
★4.5
MOVIE1998

The Avengers

as John Steed

The End of the Affair
★6.6
MOVIE1999

The End of the Affair

as Maurice Bendrix

The Rat Catcher
★6.6
MOVIE2023

The Rat Catcher

as Rat Man / Roald Dahl

Salting the Battlefield
★6.3
MOVIE2014

Salting the Battlefield

as Prime Minister Alec Beasley

Poison
★6.9
MOVIE2023

Poison

as Roald Dahl

The White Countess
★6.2
MOVIE2005

The White Countess

as Todd Jackson

The White Crow
★6.6
MOVIE2018

The White Crow

as Alexander Pushkin

The Invisible Woman
★5.9
MOVIE2013

The Invisible Woman

as Charles Dickens

Oscar and Lucinda
★6.4
MOVIE1997

Oscar and Lucinda

as Oscar Hopkins

Onegin
★6.1
MOVIE1999

Onegin

as Onegin

The Miracle Maker
★6.1
MOVIE2000

The Miracle Maker

as Jesus (voice)

Turks & Caicos
★6.3
MOVIE2014

Turks & Caicos

as Prime Minister Alec Beasley

The Good Thief
★6.1
MOVIE2003

The Good Thief

as Tony Angel (uncredited)

Red Dragon
★7.0
MOVIE2002

Red Dragon

as Francis Dolarhyde

The Swan
★6.8
MOVIE2023

The Swan

as Roald Dahl

Muse of Fire
★6.5
MOVIE2013

Muse of Fire

as Self

The Chumscrubber
★6.5
MOVIE2005

The Chumscrubber

as Mayor Michael Ebbs

Bernard and Doris
★6.1
MOVIE2006

Bernard and Doris

as Bernard Lafferty

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
★7.7
MOVIE2016

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

as Richard III

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
★6.2
MOVIE2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

as Lambert Le Roux

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
★6.6
MOVIE2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

as Self

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
★6.6
MOVIE1999

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Land of the Blind
★5.8
MOVIE2006

Land of the Blind

as Joe

When Harry Left Hogwarts
★7.2
MOVIE2011

When Harry Left Hogwarts

as Self

Sea Sorrow
★5.3
MOVIE2017

Sea Sorrow

as Self

The Baby of MĂącon
★6.9
MOVIE1993

The Baby of MĂącon

as The Bishop's Son

An Oral History of: Schindler's List
MOVIE2018

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

as Self (archive footage)

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
★5.6
MOVIE2015

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

as Jack Tanner/Don Juan

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
★7.8
MOVIE2003

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

as Self

Designing Bond
★5.5
MOVIE2021

Designing Bond

as Self

The Wildest Dream
★7.0
MOVIE2010

The Wildest Dream

as George Mallory (voice)

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
★6.4
MOVIE1992

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

as T.E. Lawrence

Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
★7.8
MOVIE2014

Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley

as Self

National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
★8.0
MOVIE2022

National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

as Robert Moses

Two Women
★6.1
MOVIE2014

Two Women

as Mikhail Rakitin

Coup 53
★8.0
MOVIE2019

Coup 53

as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

The Cormorant
★4.5
MOVIE1993

The Cormorant

as John Talbot

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
★4.0
MOVIE2006

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

as Self

Macbeth
★8.0
MOVIE2024

Macbeth

as Macbeth

Bike Me Up
MOVIETBA

Bike Me Up

as Paris Segment

How Proust Can Change Your Life
★5.2
MOVIE2000

How Proust Can Change Your Life

as Marcel Proust

Four Quartets
★6.0
MOVIE2022

Four Quartets

as Self

Butterflies
★3.2
MOVIE2016

Butterflies

as Self

National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
★7.2
MOVIE2018

National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra

as Antony

Embers
MOVIETBA

Embers

as Henrik

Hallelujah!
MOVIETBA

Hallelujah!

as George Frideric Handel

Farnsworth House
MOVIETBA

Farnsworth House

as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Beat the Devil
★6.0
MOVIE2021

Beat the Devil

as David Hare

Shakespeare Lives: The Works
★6.0
MOVIE2016

Shakespeare Lives: The Works

as Jaques

Ten Days to D-Day
★5.2
MOVIE2004

Ten Days to D-Day

as Narrator

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection
MOVIE2024

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection

as Victor Quartermaine

The Beacon
MOVIETBA

The Beacon

André: The Voice of Wine
★6.0
MOVIE2017

André: The Voice of Wine

as Narrator

The Beginning of the End of the Affair
MOVIE2000

The Beginning of the End of the Affair

as Self

Sequestered - Inside Conclave
MOVIETBA

Sequestered - Inside Conclave

as Self

Art
MOVIETBA

Art

as Marc

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
★6.0
MOVIE2018

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

as Self

Wanted: Marjory and Oliver
MOVIE1990

Wanted: Marjory and Oliver

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