Actor
Ralph Fiennes
Born 22 December 1962 · Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Ralph Fiennes is an English actor, producer and director, trained at RADA and acclaimed for Shakespearean stage work. He became a screen star as the Nazi commandant in Schindler's List, and later reached huge audiences as Lord Voldemort. He moves easily between prestige drama, comedy and blockbusters.
Key films
Schindler's List (1993)
Breakout screen role as camp commandant Amon Goeth, earning him a BAFTA and his first Oscar nomination.
The English Patient (1996)
Leading role in a Best Picture winner, bringing him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
His first appearance in person as Lord Voldemort, the role that made him familiar to a global audience.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Showcased his comic talent as concierge M. Gustave in Wes Anderson's celebrated caper.
Conclave (2024)
Lead role as a cardinal overseeing a papal election, earning another Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Key awards
- 1994 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Schindler's List)
- 1995 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (Hamlet)
- Academy Award nominations for Schindler's List (1993), The English Patient (1996) and Conclave (2024)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 110
- 1990Wanted: Marjory and OliverActor
- 1992Wuthering Heights · as HeathcliffActor
- 1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia · as T.E. LawrenceActor
- 1993Schindler's List · as Amon GoethActor
- 1993The Baby of Mâcon · as The Bishop's SonActor
- 1993The Cormorant · as John TalbotActor
- 1994Quiz Show · as Charles Van DorenActor
- 1995Strange Days · as Lenny NeroActor
- 1996The English Patient · as AlmásyActor
- 1997Oscar and Lucinda · as Oscar HopkinsActor
- 1998The Prince of Egypt · as Rameses (voice)Actor
- 1998The Avengers · as John SteedActor
- 1999The End of the Affair · as Maurice BendrixActor
- 1999Sunshine · as Ignatz / Adam / Ivan SorsActor
- 1999Onegin · as OneginActor
- 1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000The Miracle Maker · as Jesus (voice)Actor
- 2000How Proust Can Change Your Life · as Marcel ProustActor
- 2000The Beginning of the End of the Affair · as SelfActor
- 2002Red Dragon · as Francis DolarhydeActor
- 2002Maid in Manhattan · as Christopher MarshallActor
- 2002Spider · as SpiderActor
- 2003The Good Thief · as Tony Angel (uncredited)Actor
- 2003A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' · as SelfActor
- 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust · as SelfActor
- 2004Ten Days to D-Day · as NarratorActor
- 2004The End of the Affair: "Making of"Actor
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Lord VoldemortActor
- 2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · as Victor Quartermaine (voice)Actor
- 2005The Constant Gardener · as Justin QuayleActor
- 2005The Chumscrubber · as Mayor Michael EbbsActor
- 2005The White Countess · as Todd JacksonActor
- 2006Bernard and Doris · as Bernard LaffertyActor
- 2006Land of the Blind · as JoeActor
- 2006Chromophobia · as Stephen TullochActor
- 2006Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener · as SelfActor
- 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Lord VoldemortActor
- 2007J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life · as Voldemort (archival footage)Actor
- 2008The Hurt Locker · as Contractor Team LeaderActor
- 2008In Bruges · as HarryActor
- 2008The Reader · as Michael BergActor
- 2008The Duchess · as Duke of DevonshireActor
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Lord VoldemortActor
- 2010Clash of the Titans · as HadesActor
- 2010Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang · as Lord GrayActor
- 2010Cemetery Junction · as Mr. KendrickActor
- 2010The Wildest Dream · as George Mallory (voice)Actor
- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Lord VoldemortActor
- 2011CoriolanusDirector
- 2011Coriolanus · as Caius Martius CoriolanusActor
- 2011Page Eight · as Alec BeasleyActor
- 2011When Harry Left Hogwarts · as SelfActor
- 2012Skyfall · as Gareth MalloryActor
- 2012Wrath of the Titans · as HadesActor
- 2012Great Expectations · as Abel MagwitchActor
- 2013The Invisible WomanDirector
- 2013The Invisible Woman · as Charles DickensActor
- 2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage · as Lambert Le RouxActor
- 2013Muse of Fire · as SelfActor
- 2014The Grand Budapest Hotel · as M. GustaveActor
- 2014Turks & Caicos · as Prime Minister Alec BeasleyActor
- 2014Salting the Battlefield · as Prime Minister Alec BeasleyActor
- 2014Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley · as SelfActor
- 2014Two Women · as Mikhail RakitinActor
- 2015Spectre · as MActor
- 2015A Bigger Splash · as Harry HawkesActor
- 2015National Theatre Live: Man and Superman · as Jack Tanner/Don JuanActor
- 2016Hail, Caesar! · as Laurence LaurentzActor
- 2016Kubo and the Two Strings · as Moon King (voice)Actor
- 2016Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III · as Richard IIIActor
- 2016Butterflies · as SelfActor
- 2016Shakespeare Lives: The Works · as JaquesActor
- 2017The Lego Batman Movie · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)Actor
- 2017Spielberg · as SelfActor
- 2017Sea Sorrow · as SelfActor
- 2017André: The Voice of Wine · as NarratorActor
- 2018Holmes & Watson · as James MoriartyActor
- 2018The White CrowDirector
- 2018The White Crow · as Alexander PushkinActor
- 2018National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra · as AntonyActor
- 2018My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw · as SelfActor
- 2018An Oral History of: Schindler's List · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)Actor
- 2019Official Secrets · as Ben EmmersonActor
- 2019Coup 53 · as Self - Actor / Norman DarbyshireActor
- 2020Dolittle · as Barry (voice)Actor
- 2021No Time to Die · as MActor
- 2021The King's Man · as Orlando OxfordActor
- 2021The Dig · as Basil BrownActor
- 2021Beat the Devil · as David HareActor
- 2021Designing Bond · as SelfActor
- 2022The Menu · as Chef SlowikActor
- 2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts · as SelfActor
- 2022The Forgiven · as David HenningerActor
- 2022Four Quartets · as SelfActor
- 2022National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy · as Robert MosesActor
- 2023The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · as Roald Dahl / PolicemanActor
- 2023Poison · as Roald DahlActor
- 2023The Swan · as Roald DahlActor
- 2023The Rat Catcher · as Rat Man / Roald DahlActor
- 2024Conclave · as LawrenceActor
- 2024The Return · as OdysseusActor
- 2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More · as Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)Actor
- 2024National Theatre Live: Macbeth · as MacbethActor
- 202528 Years Later · as Dr. KelsonActor
- 2025The Choral · as Dr. Henry GuthrieActor
- 202628 Years Later: The Bone Temple · as Dr. KelsonActor
- 2026The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping · as President Coriolanus SnowActor
- 2026Eugene OneginDirector
- 2026Ian Fleming and the Curse of James Bond · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.