Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[a](/reɪf ˈfaɪnz/; 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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Known For

The Return
Odysseus (Ulisse)
2024

Poison
Roald Dahl
2023

The Rat Catcher
Rat Man / Roald Dahl
2023

The Swan
Roald Dahl
2023

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Roald Dahl / Policeman
2023

Four Quartets
Self
2022

National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
Robert Moses
2022

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
2022
Designing Bond
Self
2021

Beat the Devil
David Hare
2021

Being James Bond
Self (archive footage)
2021

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moon King (voice)
2016

Hail, Caesar!
Laurence Laurentz
2016

A Bigger Splash
Harry Hawkes
2015

Spectre
M
2015

Two Women
Mikhail Rakitin
2014

Salting the Battlefield
Prime Minister Alec Beasley
2014

Turks & Caicos
Prime Minister Alec Beasley
2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel
M. Gustave
2014

The Invisible Woman
Charles Dickens
2013

Muse of Fire
Self
2013

Great Expectations
Abel Magwitch
2012

Skyfall
Gareth Mallory
2012

Wrath of the Titans
Hades
2012

Page Eight
Alec Beasley
2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Lord Voldemort
2011

Coriolanus
Caius Martius Coriolanus
2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Lord Voldemort
2010

The Wildest Dream
George Mallory (voice)
2010

Cemetery Junction
Mr. Kendrick
2010

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Lord Gray
2010

Clash of the Titans
Hades
2010

The Reader
Michael Berg
2008

The Hurt Locker
Contractor Team Leader
2008

The Duchess
Duke of Devonshire
2008

In Bruges
Harry
2008

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Lord Voldemort
2007

Bernard and Doris
Bernard Lafferty
2006

Chromophobia
Stephen Tulloch
2006

Land of the Blind
Joe
2006

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Self
2006

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Lord Voldemort
2005

The White Countess
Todd Jackson
2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Victor Quartermaine (voice)
2005

The Constant Gardener
Justin Quayle
2005

The Chumscrubber
Mayor Michael Ebbs
2005

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
2004

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
2003

Maid in Manhattan
Christopher Marshall
2002

Spider
Spider
2002

Red Dragon
Francis Dolarhyde
2002

The Good Thief
Tony Angel (uncredited)
2002

The Miracle Maker
Jesus (voice)
2000

Onegin
Onegin
1999

The End of the Affair
Maurice Bendrix
1999

Sunshine
Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors
1999

The Prince of Egypt
Rameses (voice)
1998

The Avengers
John Steed
1998

Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar Hopkins
1997

The English Patient
Count László Adolf Ede György Mária Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós
1996

Strange Days
Lenny Nero
1995

Quiz Show
Charles Van Doren
1994

Schindler's List
Amon Goeth
1993

The Baby of Mâcon
The Bishop's Son
1993

The Cormorant
John Talbot
1993

Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff
1992

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
T.E. Lawrence
1992
The Beacon
The Choral
Dr. Guthrie
2025

28 Years Later
Dr. Ian Kelson
2025

Macbeth
Macbeth
2024

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)
2024

The Forgiven
David Henninger
2022

The King's Man
Orlando Oxford
2021

No Time to Die
M
2021

The Dig
Basil Brown
2021

Dolittle
Barry (voice)
2020

Coup 53
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
2019

Official Secrets
Ben Emmerson
2019

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2019

Holmes & Watson
Prof. James Moriarty / Jacob Musgrave
2018

National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
Antony
2018

The White Crow
Alexander Pushkin
2018

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
Himself
2018

Sea Sorrow
Self
2017

Spielberg
Self
2017

André: The Voice of Wine
Narrator
2017

The Lego Batman Movie
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2017

Butterflies
himself
2016

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
Richard III
2016

Shakespeare Lives: The Works
Jaques
2016

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
Jack Tanner/Don Juan
2015

When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
2011
Bike Me Up
Paris Segment

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Lambert Le Roux
2013
Hallelujah!
George Frideric Handel
Farnsworth House
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
President Coriolanus Snow
2026

28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple
Dr. Ian Kelson
2026

Conclave
Lawrence
2024

The Menu
Chef Slowik
2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Actor · (1 episode)
2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self - Actor · (1 episode)
2022

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
Self
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014

Ten Days to D-Day
Narrator
2004
conclave behind the scenes
Cardinal Lawrence

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014

Trailers Schmailers
(Archival)
2002

Sequestered - Inside Conclave
Self

The Frame
Lord Voldemort · (1 episode)
2013

Creating the World of Harry Potter
Self - 'Lord Voldemort' · (8 episodes)
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (5 episodes)
2009

The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007

The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Marcel Proust
2000

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
1999

The Directors
Self · (1 episode)
1999

Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Arthouse
Self · (1 episode)
1997

The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Wilfred Owen (voice) · (1 episode)
1996

The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996

Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
1992

Prime Suspect
Michael · (1 episode)
1991

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956

The Oscars
Self · (3 episodes)
1953

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944