Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on December 22, 1962 is an English actor. Young Ralph Fiennes began his acting career on stage at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park and at National Theatre. He made his first break with Royal Shakespeare Company. He landed his Broadway debut in a play "Hamlet" (1995) in role as Prince Hamlet, at Belasco Theatre, for which he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He got his television debut in ITV biographical film A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1990) in role as T. E. Lawrence. He made his big screen debut in drama film Wuthering Heights (1992) in role as Heathcliff. Ralph breakthrough performance came as Amon Goeth in historical drama film Schindler's List (1993). He made his directorial debut with drama thriller film Coriolanus (2011), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Ralph Fiennes height is 5' 11" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 180.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 174 іn pоunds or 79 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 63 years old. His shoe size is 11.5 US.
Birth Date:
December 22, 1962
Age:
63 years old
Nationality:
England
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Net Worth:
$30 Million
Height:
5 ft 11 in | 180.5 cm
Weight:
79 kg | 174 lbs
Chest:
44 in | 111 cm
Waist:
33 in | 83.5 cm
Shoe Size:
11.5 US | 45 EU
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Amon Goeth in historical period drama movie Schindler's List (1993).
He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor, a BAFTA Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for The English Patient (1996) as Count Almásy, and Conclave (2024) as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence.
He played Lord Voldemort in fantasy films Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), for which he was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) Cameo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He portrayed Gareth Mallory / M, head of MI6 in spy films Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The End of the Affair (1999) as Maurice Bendrix, and The Constant Gardener (2005) as Justin Quayle.
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire in drama film The Duchess (2008).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Bernard Lafferty in comedy drama film Bernard and Doris (2008).
He was nominated for the London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year for his role as Dennis "Spider" Cleg in psychological thriller film Spider (2002).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Francis Dolarhyde in horror thriller movie Red Dragon (2002).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as M. Gustave, and The Menu (2022) as Chef Slowik.
He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Harry Hawkes in drama movie A Bigger Splash (2015).
He was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for his voice role as Lord Victor Quartermaine in stop-motion animated supernatural comedy film The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
He won the BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for his voice role as Moon King / Raiden in stop-motion animated action fantasy film Kubo and the Two Strings (2016).
Onegin (1999) - Evgeny Onegin
Maid in Manhattan (2002) - Christopher Marshall
In Bruges (2008) - Harry Waters
The Reader (2008) - Older Michael Berg
The Hurt Locker (2008) - Contractor Team Leader
He starred as Hades in action adventure fantasy films Clash of the Titans (2010) and Wrath of the Titans (2012).
Strange Days (1995) - Lenny Nero
Quiz Show (1994) - Charles Van Doren
Hail, Caesar! (2016) - Laurence Laurentz
The Avengers (1998) - John Steed
The Dig (2021) - Basil Brown
The King's Man (2021) - T. E. Lawrence
The Return (2024) - Odysseus
28 Years Later (2025) - Dr. Kelson
He played Alec Beasley in BBC television political thriller drama movies:
Page Eight (2011)
Turks & Caicos (2014)
Salting the Battlefield (2014)
He appeared in HBO Max special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022).
Attended St Kieran's College and Newtown School, in Ireland.
Attended Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Studied painting at Chelsea College of Art.
He trained acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London (1983-1985).
Has three younger brothers: Joseph, Magnus, Jacob and two younger sisters: Martha, Sophie.
Has English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Frank Hardy in a play "Faith Healer" (2006), at Booth Theatre.
He played Robert Moses in a play "Straight Line Crazy" (2022), at The Shed, New York City.
Huge fan of professional wrestling.
Good friends with actor Liam Neeson and rapper Jay-Z.
He voiced Lord Voldemort in video games Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
He voiced M in video game James Bond: World of Espionage (2015).
He is the 8th cousin of Prince Charles.
He is an Honorary Associate of London Film School.
He got Serbian citizenship in 2017.
He is a UNICEF UK ambassador.
He was honored with Stanislavsky Award in 2019.
He was married to English actress Alex Kingston (1993-1997).
He dated Patti Smith (2009), Amanda Harlech (2006), Ellen Barkin (2006) and Francesca Annis (1996-2006).
He started dating Amelia Richards in 2023.