Ralph Ineson
Biography
Ralph Ineson is an English actor, narrator and writer who grew up in Leeds and studied theater at Lancaster University, where he helped out at open-air Shakespeare productions. He moved into film with early credits such as First Knight (1995) and The Damned United (2009), and played the Death Eater Amycus Carrow in the final Harry Potter films. He credited The Witch (2015), in which he starred for Robert Eggers, with changing his career, and went on to supporting roles in Ready Player One (2018), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), The Green Knight (2021), Nosferatu (2024) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), as Galactus. On television he played Chris Finch in The Office, Dagmer Cleftjaw in Game of Thrones and a role in Chernobyl, and his deep voice has been heard in video games including Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Final Fantasy XVI.
56years old
Turns 57 on December 15in 63 days
- Born Leeds
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Ralph Michael Ineson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 33
- Career span
- 31 years1994 to 2025
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Big break
Ralph Ineson credited Robert Eggers and The Witch with giving him a career breakthrough, saying the part changed everything for him and led to work with Spielberg and the Coen brothers.
Big break
In 2025, Ineson portrayed Galactus, the gigantic planet-eating supervillain from Marvel Comics, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The part came to him without an audition.
Getting ready for a role
To prepare for Galactus, Ineson visited the tallest buildings he could find so he could look down and grasp the character's perspective.
Early training
Ineson studied theater at Furness College, part of Lancaster University. After his first year there, he lived in a flat in Lancaster and worked security at The Dukes, assisting with its open-air Shakespeare shows in Williamson Park.
Beyond film
Ineson voiced Gunvald Larsson in The Martin Beck Killings from 2012 to 2013. The BBC Radio series adapted all ten Martin Beck crime novels written by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö.
Ralph Ineson movies on Netflix
Frankensteinas Professor Krempe
The Fantastic 4: First Stepsas Galactus
Nosferatuas Dr. Wilhelm Sievers
The First Omenas Father Brennan
Lord of Misruleas Jocelyn Abney
Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Soulsas Abaddon (voice)
The Creatoras General Andrews
The Pope's Exorcistas Asmodeus (voice)
To Catch a Killeras Dean Possey
Catherine Called Birdyas Golden Tiger
Edge of the Worldas Sir Edward Beech
Everybody's Talking About Jamieas Jamie's Dad
Gunpowder Milkshakeas Jim McAlester
The Green Knightas Green Knight
The Last Victimas Jake
Brahms: The Boy IIas Joseph
Here Are the Young Menas Mr. Landerton
Agatha and the Truth of Murderas Detective Inspector Dicks
Ready Player Oneas Rick
The Ballad of Buster Scruggsas Posse Leader (segment "Near Algodones")
The Hurricane Heistas Perkins
The Huntsman: Winter's Waras Barkeep
The Witchas William
The Selfish Giantas Johnny Jones
Great Expectationsas Sergeant
Intrudersas Alarm Installer
Another Yearas Drill Worker
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Rollas The Sulphate Strangler
The Damned Unitedas Journalist
Is Anybody There?as Mr. Kelly
Shooting Fishas Mr. Ray
First Knightas Ralf
Shoppingas Dix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Eggers directed two of these films, William Brent Bell two. David Bradley appears in three 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
David Bradley3 films together, 2010 to 2025
David Bradley's page Frankenstein2025IMDb rating 7.4Ineson as Professor KrempeBradley as Blind Man
Catherine Called Birdy2022IMDb rating 6.6Ineson as Golden TigerBradley as Lord Gideon Sidebottom
Another Year2010IMDb rating 7.4Ineson as Drill WorkerBradley as Ronnie
Jim Broadbent2 films together, 2009 to 2010
Jim Broadbent's page Another Year2010IMDb rating 7.4Ineson as Drill WorkerBroadbent as Tom
The Damned United2009IMDb rating 7.5Ineson as JournalistBroadbent as Sam Longson
Charles Dance2 films together, 2024 to 2025
Charles Dance's page Frankenstein2025IMDb rating 7.4Ineson as Professor KrempeDance as Leopold Frankenstein
The First Omen2024IMDb rating 6.5Ineson as Father BrennanDance as Father Harris
Ben Mendelsohn2 films together, 2018 to 2023
Ben Mendelsohn's page To Catch a Killer2023IMDb rating 6.6Ineson as Dean PosseyMendelsohn as Geoffrey Lammark
Ready Player One2018IMDb rating 7.4Ineson as RickMendelsohn as Sorrento
Ben Cross2 films together, 1995 to 2018
Ben Cross's page The Hurricane Heist2018IMDb rating 5.2Ineson as PerkinsCross as Dixon
First Knight1995IMDb rating 6.0Ineson as RalfCross as Prince Malagant
Anya Taylor-Joy2 films together, 2015 to 2020
Anya Taylor-Joy's page Here Are the Young Men2020IMDb rating 4.7Ineson as Mr. LandertonTaylor-Joy as Jen
The Witch2015IMDb rating 7.0Ineson as WilliamTaylor-Joy as Thomasin
Robert EggersDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2024
William Brent BellDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2023
All films by William Brent Bell Lord of Misrule2023IMDb rating 5.3Ineson as Jocelyn Abney
Brahms: The Boy II2020IMDb rating 4.7Ineson as Joseph
Also two films together5 more actors
- Susan LynchHere Are the Young Men (2020) and Ready Player One (2018)
- Kate DickieThe Green Knight (2021) and The Witch (2015)
- Bill MilnerSex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) and Is Anybody There? (2008)
- Dean-Charles ChapmanCatherine Called Birdy (2022) and Here Are the Young Men (2020)
- Ed BirchGunpowder Milkshake (2021) and The Hurricane Heist (2018)
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 Ineson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.0 billion
23 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 33 films: 23 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.
- 23Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$607M30.6% of the total
- 2$522M26.3% of the total
- 3$182M9.2% of the total
- 4$165M8.3% of the total
- 5$128M6.4% of the total
- 6$104M5.3% of the total
- 7$77M3.9% of the total
- 8$54M2.7% of the total










