Ralph Fiennes
Biography
Ralph Fiennes is an English actor and director who trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1985. He built his reputation on stage with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in 1995 he won a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway. His film debut came as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights (1992), and he earned an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Amon Göth in Schindler's List (1993). Further Academy Award nominations followed for The English Patient (1996) and Conclave (2024). He became widely known as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series and as M in the James Bond films, and he has voiced roles in animated features including The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016). He also directed and starred in Coriolanus (2011) and The Invisible Woman (2013).
63years old
Turns 64 on December 22in 69 days
- Born Ipswich
- Star sign: CapricornFirst day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
- Also credited as Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes
Movie Career
- Films
- 67
- Career span
- 34 years1992 to 2026
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Big break
Fiennes made his Broadway debut in 1995 as Prince Hamlet in the play's revival, and the performance won him the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play.
Early training
After studying painting at Chelsea College of Arts, Fiennes decided his real passion was acting. He then trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, known as RADA, from 1983 to 1985.
Languages
Fiennes speaks some Russian, which allowed him to play Alexander Pushkin in his own film The White Crow, a drama about ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev that he also directed and starred in.
First role
Ralph Fiennes first appeared on film in 1992, playing Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Juliette Binoche starred opposite him in that adaptation.
First role
In 1990, Ralph Fiennes made his screen debut as T. E. Lawrence in the British television film A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia.
Ralph Fiennes movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Yates directed three of these films, David Hare three and Sam Mendes two. Helena Bonham Carter appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Helena Bonham Carter's page
Bill Nighy's page
Rhys Ifans's page
Robbie Coltrane's page
Daniel Radcliffe's page
Emma Watson's page
All films by David Yates
All films by David Hare
Also five films together1 more actor
- Rupert GrintHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ralph Fiennes's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$11.0 billion
49 of the 67 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 67 films: 49 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 49Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 67% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B12.2% of the total
- 2$1.1B10.0% of the total
- 3$954M8.7% of the total
- 4$938M8.5% of the total
- 5$896M8.1% of the total
- 6$881M8.0% of the total
- 7$774M7.0% of the total
- 8$493M4.5% of the total
$3.6 billionfrom the other 41 films with a worldwide figure, 33% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 1994 to 2018, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 1994 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Schindler's List | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1995 | Best Actor in a Play | Hamlet | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award | Won | |
| 1999 | European Film Award for Best Actor | Sunshine | Won |
| 1995 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| James Joyce Awards | Won | ||
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