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Ralph Fiennes
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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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No Time to Die
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
As Lord Voldemort
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
As Lord Voldemort
Schindler's List
As Amon Goeth
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
As Lord Voldemort
The Return
Appears in a KinoChain journey
In Bruges
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Kubo and the Two Strings
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Chains
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Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Epic Journey: An Odyssey Narrative Chain
Homer's Odyssey is the foundational blueprint for the homebound journey, tracking a weary warrior's attempt to return to his family. This six-film narrative cha...
6 films
Remakes That Missed but Matter
From Neil LaBute's Wicker Man to Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, a journey through remakes that stumbled yet reveal why we keep returning to the classics.
8 films
When Studios Marry: Films Born of Corporate Chaos
From the ashes of mergers and acquisitions come some of cinema's most fascinating experiments. This chain traces how boardroom decisions shaped the art on scree...
8 films
Five Essential Summer Films
A curated selection of films that capture summer's heat, languor, and menace, sidestepping the usual suspects for more surprising, evocative choices.
5 films
The Stage on Screen: A Theatrical Journey
From the claustrophobic confines of a cabin to the sprawling sets of a Shakespearean epic, these eight films celebrate the art of theatre translated to cinema.
7 films
The Ghosts We Carry
A journey through stop-motion films that turn loss into art, from mainstream masterpieces to hidden gems.
8 films
25 Years of Flailing: How Bridget Jones Perfected the Best Worst Fight Scene Ever
From Bridget Jones's iconic street brawl to a Greek restaurant showdown, trace the lineage of cinema's most gloriously awkward fights.
5 films
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026 · President Coriolanus Snow
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 · Dr. Kelson
28 Years Later
2025 · Dr. Kelson
The Return
2024 · Odysseus
The Menu
2022 · Chef Slowik
The Forgiven
2022 · David Henninger
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022 · Self
The King's Man
2021 · Orlando Oxford
No Time to Die
2021 · M
The Dig
2021 · Basil Brown
Dolittle
2020 · Barry (voice)
Official Secrets
2019 · Ben Emmerson
Spielberg
2017 · Self
The Lego Batman Movie
2017 · Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · Moon King (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
2016 · Laurence Laurentz
A Bigger Splash
2015 · Harry Hawkes
Spectre
2015 · M
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · M. Gustave
Skyfall
2012 · Gareth Mallory
Page Eight
2011 · Alec Beasley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Lord Voldemort
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Lord Voldemort
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · Lord Gray
Clash of the Titans
2010 · Hades
The Reader
2008 · Michael Berg
The Hurt Locker
2008 · Contractor Team Leader
The Duchess
2008 · Duke of Devonshire
In Bruges
2008 · Harry
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Lord Voldemort
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Lord Voldemort
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 · Victor Quartermaine (voice)
Red Dragon
2002 · Francis Dolarhyde
Onegin
1999 · Onegin
The End of the Affair
1999 · Maurice Bendrix
The Prince of Egypt
1998 · Rameses (voice)
The Avengers
1998 · John Steed
The English Patient
1996 · Almásy
Strange Days
1995 · Lenny Nero
Quiz Show
1994 · Charles Van Doren
Schindler's List
1993 · Amon Goeth
Wuthering Heights
1992 · Heathcliff