Ralph Fiennes
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 Nat
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.
Born
Dec 22, 1962
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
107 acting
14 crew
Popularity
4.8
Known For
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026
as Dr. Ian Kelson
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Lord Voldemort
28 Years Later
2025
as Dr. Ian Kelson
Schindler's List
1993
as Amon Goeth
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Lord Voldemort
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Lord Voldemort
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Lord Voldemort
Skyfall
2012
as Gareth Mallory
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as M. Gustave
No Time to Die
2021
as M
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