Ralph Fiennes

Born

December 22, 1962 (62 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

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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The Return

The Return

Odysseus (Ulisse)

6.5

2024

Poison

Poison

Roald Dahl

6.9

2023

The Rat Catcher

The Rat Catcher

Rat Man / Roald Dahl

6.6

2023

The Swan

The Swan

Roald Dahl

6.8

2023

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Roald Dahl / Policeman

7.2

2023

Four Quartets

Four Quartets

Self

6.0

2022

National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

Robert Moses

8.0

2022

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Self

7.3

2022

Designing Bond

Self

0.0

2021

Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

David Hare

6.0

2021

Being James Bond

Being James Bond

Self (archive footage)

7.7

2021

Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moon King (voice)

7.6

2016

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Laurence Laurentz

5.9

2016

A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

Harry Hawkes

6.2

2015

Spectre

Spectre

M

6.6

2015

Two Women

Two Women

Mikhail Rakitin

6.4

2014

Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

6.3

2014

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Prime Minister Alec Beasley

6.3

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

M. Gustave

8.0

2014

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

Charles Dickens

5.9

2013

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

Self

6.5

2013

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Abel Magwitch

6.4

2012

Skyfall

Skyfall

Gareth Mallory

7.3

2012

Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

Hades

5.7

2012

Page Eight

Page Eight

Alec Beasley

6.6

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Lord Voldemort

8.1

2011

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Caius Martius Coriolanus

5.8

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Lord Voldemort

7.7

2010

The Wildest Dream

The Wildest Dream

George Mallory (voice)

6.9

2010

Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

Mr. Kendrick

6.5

2010

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Lord Gray

6.3

2010

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

Hades

5.9

2010

The Reader

The Reader

Michael Berg

7.5

2008

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

Contractor Team Leader

7.3

2008

The Duchess

The Duchess

Duke of Devonshire

7.0

2008

In Bruges

In Bruges

Harry

7.5

2008

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Lord Voldemort

7.7

2007

Bernard and Doris

Bernard and Doris

Bernard Lafferty

6.0

2006

Chromophobia

Chromophobia

Stephen Tulloch

5.2

2006

Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

Joe

5.8

2006

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

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

Self

4.0

2006

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Lord Voldemort

7.8

2005

The White Countess

The White Countess

Todd Jackson

6.2

2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Victor Quartermaine (voice)

7.1

2005

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

Justin Quayle

7.0

2005

The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

Mayor Michael Ebbs

6.5

2005

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Self

6.5

2004

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

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

Self

7.3

2003

Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan

Christopher Marshall

6.1

2002

Spider

Spider

Spider

6.6

2002

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

Francis Dolarhyde

7.0

2002

The Good Thief

The Good Thief

Tony Angel (uncredited)

6.1

2002

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

Jesus (voice)

5.9

2000

Onegin

Onegin

Onegin

6.2

1999

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Maurice Bendrix

6.6

1999

Sunshine

Sunshine

Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors

6.5

1999

The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

Rameses (voice)

7.3

1998

The Avengers

The Avengers

John Steed

4.4

1998

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar Hopkins

6.4

1997

The English Patient

The English Patient

Count László Adolf Ede György Mária Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós

7.2

1996

Strange Days

Strange Days

Lenny Nero

7.0

1995

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

Charles Van Doren

7.3

1994

Schindler's List

Schindler's List

Amon Goeth

8.6

1993

The Baby of Mâcon

The Baby of Mâcon

The Bishop's Son

7.0

1993

The Cormorant

The Cormorant

John Talbot

4.8

1993

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff

6.6

1992

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

T.E. Lawrence

6.4

1992

The Beacon

0.0

The Choral

Dr. Guthrie

0.0

2025

28 Years Later

28 Years Later

Dr. Ian Kelson

7.2

2025

Macbeth

Macbeth

Macbeth

8.0

2024

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)

7.5

2024

The Forgiven

The Forgiven

David Henninger

5.7

2022

The King's Man

The King's Man

Orlando Oxford

6.7

2021

No Time to Die

No Time to Die

M

7.4

2021

The Dig

The Dig

Basil Brown

6.9

2021

Dolittle

Dolittle

Barry (voice)

6.6

2020

Coup 53

Coup 53

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

7.8

2019

Official Secrets

Official Secrets

Ben Emmerson

7.2

2019

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

6.7

2019

Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

Prof. James Moriarty / Jacob Musgrave

4.3

2018

National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra

National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra

Antony

7.2

2018

The White Crow

The White Crow

Alexander Pushkin

6.6

2018

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

Himself

6.0

2018

Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow

Self

5.3

2017

Spielberg

Spielberg

Self

7.6

2017

André: The Voice of Wine

André: The Voice of Wine

Narrator

6.0

2017

The Lego Batman Movie

The Lego Batman Movie

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

7.2

2017

Butterflies

Butterflies

himself

4.0

2016

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III

Richard III

7.7

2016

Shakespeare Lives: The Works

Shakespeare Lives: The Works

Jaques

6.0

2016

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

Jack Tanner/Don Juan

5.6

2015

When Harry Left Hogwarts

When Harry Left Hogwarts

Self

7.0

2011

Bike Me Up

Paris Segment

0.0

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Lambert Le Roux

6.3

2013

Hallelujah!

George Frideric Handel

0.0

Farnsworth House

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

0.0

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

President Coriolanus Snow

0.0

2026

28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple

28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple

Dr. Ian Kelson

0.0

2026

Conclave

Conclave

Lawrence

7.2

2024

The Menu

The Menu

Chef Slowik

7.2

2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Self – Actor · (1 episode)

2.7

2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Self - Actor · (1 episode)

2.7

2022

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self · (1 episode)

5.0

2014

Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley

Self

6.2

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

2014

Ten Days to D-Day

Ten Days to D-Day

Narrator

4.7

2004

conclave behind the scenes

Cardinal Lawrence

0.0

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(1 episode)

5.9

2014

Trailers Schmailers

Trailers Schmailers

(Archival)

0.0

2002

Sequestered - Inside Conclave

Sequestered - Inside Conclave

Self

0.0

The Frame

The Frame

Lord Voldemort · (1 episode)

10.0

2013

Creating the World of Harry Potter

Creating the World of Harry Potter

Self - 'Lord Voldemort' · (8 episodes)

10.0

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · (5 episodes)

5.1

2009

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self · (3 episodes)

7.2

2007

The One Show

The One Show

Self · (1 episode)

4.5

2006

How Proust Can Change Your Life

Marcel Proust

4.7

2000

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

Self (archive footage)

6.4

1999

The Directors

The Directors

Self · (1 episode)

5.8

1999

Parkinson

Parkinson

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1998

Arthouse

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1997

The View

The View

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.5

1997

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

Wilfred Owen (voice) · (1 episode)

8.3

1996

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.4

1996

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1994

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

(3 episodes)

5.4

1992

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

Michael · (1 episode)

7.8

1991

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

5.1

1956

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self · (3 episodes)

7.1

1953

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee · (1 episode)

7.2

1944