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Ralph Fiennes

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Recent Role:
on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Gender:
Male
Birthplace:
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Birth Name:
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes
Ralph is the eldest of 6 children. His father is photographer, Mark Fiennes and his mother, Jini, is novelist, Jennifer Lash. Ralph and his brother Joseph Fiennes are actors. His sister, Martha Fiennes is a director and his sister, Sophie Fiennes is a producer. His brother Magnus Fiennes is a musician. Following his graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts inMore 1987, Ralph joined the Royal National Theatre. A year later, he became of member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed in stage productions of many Shakespeare plays.



Ralph made his film debut in 1992 with the role of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. He did not become well known internationally until 1993 when he played the Nazi concentration camp commander, Amon Göth, in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. Ralph was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for that role. In 1996, Ralph garnered another Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in The English Patient.



Ralph married Alex Kingston in September, 1993 and they were divorced on October 28, 1997. He has been dating Francesca Annis since 1995.



In 2004, Ralph was cast as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The film was released in November 2005. The role earned him international recognition.

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    10 Perfect
    If there is anything that must be said about Ralph Fiennes it's that he is a VERY versatile performer. hide show

    Born into the British aristocracy, Ralph is an actor wwho can tackle any type of role and make a huge success of it. From playing evil villains in films such as 'Schinler's List' and several times in the 'Harry Potter' franchise, to a dying man in 'The English Patient' and 'Hamlet' on stage, Ralph has done just about everything there is and it doesn't look like he is going to stop anytime soon as his range and the types of roles he is willing to take on keeps on growing and growing.

    With his magnetic voice and a superb ability with accents, Ralph is always in demand and willing to stretch himself even further. For this reason, there will be PLENTY of Ralph Fiennes in the years ahead, both on stage and screen. Thank goodness for that!

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    He's a hero, he's a villian, he's...neither, he's generally adored by women everywhere. Unless he messes up again in an airline toilet with another stewardess. hide show

    The trouble with Ralph is that he's so smart as well as so cute, and then you add that accent... It's irresistable. He does a bunch of decent movies, and then he does a flop like the Avengers, which I actually loved, but apparently nobody else did. I'm glad he's gone Voldemort - playing the evil guy - because he was in danger fo being pigeonholed as the romantic lead in a bunch of sappy movies after "The English Patient" and "The Constant Gardner". He's got intense down pat though; that subtle not-overacting intense that just gives us girls goosebumps. Definitely my cup of tea, even if some of his movies aren't.

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    In my personal opinion this is the Greatest screen ACTOR since Laurence Olivier.
    From his tortured portrayal of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, to his violent multi-layered interpretation in Schindler's list,Ralph Fiennes has the intensity of a skilled craftsman. He never over states his performances and yet there is something that stands out in each of his characters.
    A truth.
    A cinematic reality, and yet it has been portrayed by skilled craft work. So real sometimes it's hard to watch,but it's impossible not to. A true Genius. I cannot believe he never won an Oscar for Schindler's list.

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    Ralph Fienes is a true actor. You really believe that he got into acting because he loves it for what it is. You'll never see him in any tabloids and you won't hear any gossip about him. In his roles, you sense more realism than many other actor's who are considered more talented than he. Of all of his roles in all of his movies, my favorite has to be "Schindler's List."

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    Awesome actor. He has appeared in a lot of great movies, like in Schindler's List (awesome film)( and has appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as the villanious Lord Voldemort, and will appear in the fifth again, and has also appeared in The English Patient, he is one great actor and one of the best, in my opinion.

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