Ralph Fiennes

Name: Ralph Fiennes
Date of Birth: December 22, 1962
Place of Birth: Suffolk, England

Mini-bio: The eldest of 6 children, Fiennes trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988. He is the only actor ever to have won a Tony Award for playing "Ha...( read more)mlet" on Broadway. In 2001, Fiennes received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Fiennes made his film debut in 1992 as Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights" opposite Juliette Binoche. But it was in the following year that he became known internationally, portraying the amoral Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List", for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He did not win the Oscar, but he did win the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for the role.

In 1994, he portrayed American academic Charles Van Doren in "Quiz Show", and in 1996, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the World War II epic romance "The English Patient". Fiennes' work has ranged from thrillers ("Red Dragon") to animated Biblical epic ("The Prince of Egypt") to campy nostalgia ("The Avengers") to romantic comedy ("Maid in Manhattan"). In 2002, Fiennes and Miranda Richardson received critical acclaim for their performances in David Cronenberg's award-winning thriller Spider.

In 2004, Fiennes was cast as Lord Voldemort in the fourth film of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The film was released in November 2005. Fiennes will reprise the role in its sequels. Also in 2005, "The Constant Gardener" was released, with Fiennes as the title role. The film is set in the slums of Kibera and Loiyangalani, Kenya. The situation affected the crew to the extent that they set up the Constant Gardener Trust in order to provide basic education around these villages. Fiennes is a patron of the charity.
Also, Fiennes was said to be a contender to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in the upcoming movie "Casino Royale", although there were multiple so called "contenders", including Jude Law, Clive Owen, Orlando Bloom, and Daniel Craig. Eventually, Craig was chosen for the iconic role.
His recent performance in the play "Faith Healer" gained him a nomination for a Tony Award.

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The eldest of 6 children, Fiennes trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988. He is the only actor ever to have won a Tony Award for playing "Hamlet" on Broadway. In 2001, Fiennes received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Fiennes made his film debut in 1992 as Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights" opposite Juliette Binoche. But it was in the following year that he became known internationally, portraying the amoral Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List", for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He did not win the Oscar, but he did win the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for the role.

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In 1994, he portrayed American academic Charles Van Doren in "Quiz Show", and in 1996, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the World War II epic romance "The English Patient". Fiennes' work has ranged from thrillers ("Red Dragon") to animated Biblical epic ("The Prince of Egypt") to campy nostalgia ("The Avengers") to romantic comedy ("Maid in Manhattan"). In 2002, Fiennes and Miranda Richardson received critical acclaim for their performances in David Cronenberg's award-winning thriller Spider.

In 2004, Fiennes was cast as Lord Voldemort in the fourth film of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The film was released in November 2005. Fiennes will reprise the role in its sequels. Also in 2005, "The Constant Gardener" was released, with Fiennes as the title role. The film is set in the slums of Kibera and Loiyangalani, Kenya. The situation affected the crew to the extent that they set up the Constant Gardener Trust in order to provide basic education around these villages. Fiennes is a patron of the charity.
Also, Fiennes was said to be a contender to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in the upcoming movie "Casino Royale", although there were multiple so called "contenders", including Jude Law, Clive Owen, Orlando Bloom, and Daniel Craig. Eventually, Craig was chosen for the iconic role.
His recent performance in the play "Faith Healer" gained him a nomination for a Tony Award.

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Ralph Fiennes Information

Eye color:Blue

Height: 6' (1.83 m)

Nickname(s): Ralph

Notable feature(s): Rich, mellifluous voice

Education: Bishop Wordsworth Boys' School, the Chelsea College of Art & Design, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Britain's Royal National Theatre (1987) and the Royal Shakespeare Company (1988)

Family: Mark Fiennes (father), Jennifer Lash (mother), Martha, Magnus, Sophie, Joseph, and Jacob (siblings), Michael (foster brother), Sir Ranulph Fiennes (cousin), Alex Kingston (wife, September 1993 - 28 October 1997; divorced)

Resides in:UK

Religious affiliations:Christian

Political affiliation:Conservative

Personal interests/hobbies: professional wrestling

Charities/Causes: UNICEFambassador

Other: is the 8th cousin of Prince Charles
Name pronounced "Rafe Fines".
His uncle, Nicholas Lash, is a former priest and Cambridge theology professor, and his great-uncle, Dom Patrick Moore, is a Benedictine monk.

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FLV

Kudos Ralph...you're amazing!!!!

posted 83 days ago
olenkiet

would you marry me Ralph?

posted 117 days ago
AgentLexi2132

Thought I'd leave some feedback to one of my favourite actors, every film of Ralph's I've loved. Schindler's List, English Patient, In Bruges, HP Pheonix, Constant Gardner....

A Big fan,

Alexander Curran

posted 221 days ago
MellowCool14

Loved you in Red Dragon. As Voldemort you were great. You have very sexy eyes!!!!

posted 228 days ago
gimmeabucket

"Retract that bit about my **** ******* kids!!"

posted 258 days ago
andrea12mg

I can't believe his older than Kiefer Sutherland¡¡¡ He looks much more younger, well not that much, but younger..

posted 285 days ago
noeldaiana

Most wonderful and sentimental actor ever. He's humble and too sexy. Jesus I love this guy.

He's the only actor so far who really makes you feel a connection with the movie where you get to a point and forget that it was a movie.

And he's english with a voice.... oh god.

Let me shut up here.
I think I have a Ralph-fiennes complex.

Let's say it: He's the best.

posted 296 days ago
Kategau

I Adore Ralph He Is The Ideal Of My Life.... :) :*:*:*

posted 306 days ago
ilorahilorswicKED

kong hei fat choi!

posted 330 days ago
andrea12mg

man, i did´t have idea he was voldemort till in saw him on an interview. Make up is awsome if they can do that with his beautiful face¡¡¡

posted 337 days ago