Ralph Fiennes
Birthday: 1962-12-22
Place of Birth: 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 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.
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Strange Days
Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reali...
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The English Patient
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to ch...
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Schindler's List
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis ...
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Pa...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling batt...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the retur...
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The Constant Gardener
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not c...
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The End of the Affair
On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, hus...
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Onegin
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat....
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The Baby of Mâcon
Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristo...
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The Miracle Maker
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carp...
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Maid in Manhattan
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better...
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Quiz Show
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures vic...
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The Reader
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with ...
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In Bruges
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are the...
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Wuthering Heights
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthe...
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The Hurt Locker
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squa...
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The Duchess
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled...
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Red Dragon
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecte...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just a...
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The Avengers
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by ...
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Spider
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the ...
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Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener featurette....
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The Prince of Egypt
The strong bond between two brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at od...
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Beat the Devil
Drama by David Hare in which Ralph Fiennes stars as the playwright, recounting his experience of con...
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm whil...
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, invit...
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The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all...
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Cemetery Junction
In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing ...
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Skyfall
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headqu...
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Bernard and Doris
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty....
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Chromophobia
Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of...
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Oscar and Lucinda
After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican mini...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill i...
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Clash of the Titans
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god o...
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The White Countess
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristoc...
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Page Eight
Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file wh...
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Wrath of the Titans
Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity...
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The Wildest Dream
Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attemp...
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Coriolanus
Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protect...
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Great Expectations
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that h...
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s c...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars ...
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, r...
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The Invisible Woman
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and...
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The Cormorant
For a young couple, the small cottage tucked away in a quiet village in the mountains of north Wales...
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National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a...
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The Rat Catcher
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to o...
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The Swan
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl ...
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Poison
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor ra...
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The Return
After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The...
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Muse of Fire
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespear...
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Turks & Caicos
The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last s...
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Salting the Battlefield
David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on ...
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A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
This documentary follows director Brett Ratner through nearly every stage of production for the film...
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Hail, Caesar!
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer...
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The Good Thief
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already t...
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Spectre
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M ...
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Land of the Blind
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their c...
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Four Quartets
Four interwoven meditations on the nature of time, memory, experience and the quest for spiritual en...
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Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami...
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Two Women
A headstrong young woman is married to land baron. Her feelings for her son's tutor becomes a comple...
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A Bigger Splash
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Mar...
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Designing Bond
Production designer Mark Tildesley and costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb, along with cast and o...
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The Beacon
Joshua Nyaga travels to the countryside from London to spend a summer’s weekend with his girlfriend ...
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When Harry Left Hogwarts
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scene...
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National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Oedipus at the National...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stori...
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The Choral
As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of i...
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Macbeth
Blood will have blood. Unbridled ambition, supernatural forces, and murderous desires reign supreme ...
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28 Years Later
Twenty-eight years since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, now, still in a rut...
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The Lego Batman Movie
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, w...
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Bike Me Up
Six filmmakers take part in this anthology film which cross six European cities, celebrating the loc...
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Shakespeare Lives: The Works
A short film set in modern times with Shakespeare's language....
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Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
The Almeida Theatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III, ...
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: ...
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Sea Sorrow
A very personal and dynamic meditation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voi...
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Holmes & Watson
Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buck...
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Spielberg
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Stev...
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The White Crow
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold Wa...
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André: The Voice of Wine
André - The Voice of Wine takes us on a cinematic journey from Russia through Europe to America as w...
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No Time to Die
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived wh...
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My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw...
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Official Secrets
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasi...
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Hallelujah!
In the riotous, vibrant cities of 18th Century London and Dublin, the drink-sodden and cantankerous ...
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The Forgiven
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the li...
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Butterflies
Alexey is shooting a movie about himself. He is in search of a boyfriend. Everything would be alrigh...
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The Dig
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her e...
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National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of R...
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEG...
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The King's Man
As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out...
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Farnsworth House
The story of the creative and emotional entanglement in 1947 between legendary architect Mies Van de...
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Dolittle
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterin...
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How Proust Can Change Your Life
A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botto...
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Coup 53
Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed...
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The Menu
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepa...
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Ten Days to D-Day
Following the lives of ten characters through their letters and diaries in the ten days before D-Day...
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Conclave
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and anc...
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Return to the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games for the reaping of the 5...
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Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
An inside look into the creation of Universal Studio's Diagon Alley attraction....
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Sequestered - Inside Conclave
The making of the 2025 thriller movie Conclave about the papal election, starring Ralph Fiennes, Sta...
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the wo...
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An Oral History of: Schindler's List
Revisiting the making of the film through the voices of those involved, including director Steven Sp...
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