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    Ralph Fiennes

    1962-12-22 (61 years old) in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

    Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. Since 1999, Fiennes has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK. A Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. He made his film debut playing Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. A noted Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. Fiennes' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler's List (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient (1996) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination, for Best Actor, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations. Since then, Fiennes has been in a number of notable films, including Quiz Show (1994), Strange Days (1995), The End of the Affair (1999), Red Dragon (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), In Bruges (2008), The Reader (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Great Expectations (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He voiced Rameses in The Prince of Egypt (1998). Fiennes is most known for his role in the major film franchise series of Harry Potter films (2005–2011), in which he played the main villain, Lord Voldemort. In the James Bond series he played Gareth Mallory / M, starting with the 2012 film Skyfall. In 2011, Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus, in which he also played the title character. Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway.

    Movies

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    28 Years Later
    0 %|Jun 18, 2025
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    The Return
    0 %|Dec 6, 2024
    History
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    Conclave
    74 %|Oct 25, 2024
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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    Macbeth
    0 %|May 2, 2024
    Drama
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    Poison
    69 %|Sep 29, 2023
    Comedy, Thriller
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    The Rat Catcher
    66 %|Sep 28, 2023
    Comedy
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    The Swan
    68 %|Sep 27, 2023
    Drama
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    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
    72.41 %|Sep 20, 2023
    Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
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    The Menu
    71.82000000000001 %|Nov 17, 2022
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
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    Four Quartets
    60 %|Oct 16, 2022
    Drama
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    The Forgiven
    58 %|Jul 1, 2022
    Drama
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    The King's Man
    67.53 %|Dec 22, 2021
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Designing Bond
    0 %|Dec 20, 2021
    Documentary
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    Beat the Devil
    60 %|Nov 11, 2021
    Drama, TV Movie
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    No Time to Die
    73.73 %|Sep 29, 2021
    Action, Thriller, Adventure
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    Being James Bond
    78 %|Aug 29, 2021
    Documentary
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    The Dig
    68.71000000000001 %|Jan 14, 2021
    Drama, History
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    Dolittle
    66.03 %|Jan 2, 2020
    Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
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    Coup 53
    76 %|Sep 1, 2019
    Documentary, History
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    Official Secrets
    72.27000000000001 %|Aug 30, 2019
    Thriller, History, Drama
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    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
    67 %|Feb 6, 2019
    Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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    Holmes & Watson
    43 %|Dec 25, 2018
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
    65 %|Dec 10, 2018
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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    The White Crow
    66 %|Aug 31, 2018
    Drama
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    Sea Sorrow
    53 %|Nov 8, 2017
    Documentary
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    Spielberg
    76 %|Oct 5, 2017
    Documentary
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    André: The Voice of Wine
    60 %|Feb 15, 2017
    Documentary
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    The Lego Batman Movie
    72 %|Feb 8, 2017
    Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
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    Butterflies
    40 %|Oct 26, 2016
    Documentary, Drama
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    Kubo and the Two Strings
    76 %|Aug 18, 2016
    Animation, Adventure, Family
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    Hail, Caesar!
    59 %|Feb 5, 2016
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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    A Bigger Splash
    62 %|Nov 26, 2015
    Drama, Thriller, Romance
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    Spectre
    65 %|Oct 26, 2015
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Two Women
    68 %|Nov 23, 2014
    Romance, Drama
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    Salting the Battlefield
    62.66 %|Mar 27, 2014
    Action, Drama, Crime
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    Turks & Caicos
    63.010000000000005 %|Mar 20, 2014
    Thriller, Drama, Action, Mystery
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    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    80.5 %|Feb 26, 2014
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Invisible Woman
    59 %|Dec 25, 2013
    Drama, History, Romance
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    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
    70 %|Nov 2, 2013
    Documentary
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    Muse of Fire
    65 %|Sep 26, 2013
    Documentary
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    Great Expectations
    64 %|Nov 30, 2012
    Drama, Romance
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    Skyfall
    72.44 %|Oct 24, 2012
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Wrath of the Titans
    57.46000000000001 %|Mar 28, 2012
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action
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    When Harry Left Hogwarts
    65.71 %|Nov 11, 2011
    Documentary
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    Page Eight
    65.64 %|Aug 28, 2011
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    80.94 %|Jul 12, 2011
    Fantasy, Adventure
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    Coriolanus
    59 %|Feb 14, 2011
    Drama, Thriller
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
    77 %|Nov 17, 2010
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Wildest Dream
    70.14 %|Aug 6, 2010
    Documentary
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    Cemetery Junction
    65 %|Apr 14, 2010
    Drama, Comedy
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    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
    62.97 %|Mar 26, 2010
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family
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    Clash of the Titans
    59.089999999999996 %|Mar 26, 2010
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
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    The Reader
    74.71000000000001 %|Dec 10, 2008
    Drama, Romance
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    The Hurt Locker
    72.56 %|Oct 10, 2008
    Drama, Thriller, War
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    The Duchess
    70 %|Sep 5, 2008
    Drama, History, Romance
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    In Bruges
    74.92 %|Feb 8, 2008
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    76.78 %|Jul 8, 2007
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Bernard and Doris
    60 %|Sep 1, 2006
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Chromophobia
    53 %|May 10, 2006
    Drama, Thriller
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    Land of the Blind
    59 %|May 1, 2006
    Drama, Thriller
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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    78.11 %|Nov 16, 2005
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The White Countess
    62 %|Oct 30, 2005
    Drama, History, Family, Romance, War
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    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
    70.94 %|Sep 15, 2005
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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    The Constant Gardener
    70 %|Aug 31, 2005
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Chumscrubber
    64.95 %|Jun 8, 2005
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Good Thief
    61 %|Apr 2, 2003
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Making of 'Gosford Park'
    50 %|Jun 18, 2002
    Documentary
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    The Beacon
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    Drama, Thriller
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    The Choral
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    Bike Me Up
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    Hallelujah!
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    Comedy, Drama, History
    actor
    Farnsworth House
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama
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    Ten Days to D-Day
    65 %|Jan 2, 2004
    War, Documentary, History
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    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
    65 %|Jan 1, 2004
    Documentary, History
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    Maid in Manhattan
    61.050000000000004 %|Dec 13, 2002
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Spider
    66 %|Nov 6, 2002
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Red Dragon
    70 %|Oct 2, 2002
    Crime, Thriller, Horror
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    The Miracle Maker
    59 %|Mar 31, 2000
    Animation, Family, Drama
    actor
    How Proust Can Change Your Life
    65 %|Mar 19, 2000
    Documentary
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    Onegin
    62 %|Dec 22, 1999
    Drama, Romance
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    The End of the Affair
    66 %|Dec 3, 1999
    Romance, Drama
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    The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
    63.849999999999994 %|Sep 14, 1999
    Documentary
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    Sunshine
    65.56 %|Sep 13, 1999
    Drama, History, Romance, War
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    The Prince of Egypt
    73 %|Dec 16, 1998
    Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family
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    The Avengers
    44 %|Aug 13, 1998
    Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction, Comedy
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    Oscar and Lucinda
    63 %|Dec 31, 1997
    Drama, Romance
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    The English Patient
    71.72 %|Nov 14, 1996
    Drama, Romance, War
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    Strange Days
    70 %|Oct 13, 1995
    Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Quiz Show
    72.72999999999999 %|Aug 25, 1994
    History, Drama, Mystery
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    Schindler's List
    86 %|Dec 15, 1993
    Drama, History, War
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    The Baby of Mâcon
    68.91 %|Sep 17, 1993
    Drama, History
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    The Cormorant
    48 %|Feb 21, 1993
    Drama, Horror, TV Movie
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    Wuthering Heights
    66 %|Oct 16, 1992
    Drama, Romance
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    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
    64 %|Apr 18, 1992
    Drama, History, TV Movie

    Series

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    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
    27 %|Sep 4, 2022
    News, Talk
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    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
    44.290000000000006 %|Dec 21, 2014
    Talk
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    Late Night with Seth Meyers
    55 %|Feb 25, 2014
    Talk, Comedy
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    58 %|Feb 17, 2014
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Frame
    100 %|Apr 9, 2013
    News, Documentary
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    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
    49 %|Jul 16, 2009
    Talk, Comedy
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    The Graham Norton Show
    72 %|Feb 22, 2007
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Directors
    51 %|Jan 1, 1999
    Documentary
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    Parkinson
    0 %|Jan 9, 1998
    Talk
    actor
    Arthouse
    0 %|Oct 26, 1997
    Documentary
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    The View
    45 %|Aug 11, 1997
    Talk
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    The Daily Show
    64 %|Jul 22, 1996
    News, Comedy
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    Inside the Actors Studio
    73 %|Aug 14, 1994
    Talk
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    53.730000000000004 %|May 25, 1992
    Talk, Comedy
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    Prime Suspect
    77 %|Apr 7, 1991
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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    Brideshead Revisited
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama