Ralph Fiennes Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Siblings, Awards and Filmography
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Ralph Fiennes Biography
Ralph Fiennes who was born as Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is an English actor, film producer, and director. Fiennes achieved success at first onstage at the Royal National Theatre as a Shakespeare interpreter.
Fiennes’s portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler’s List (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient (1996) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination, for Best Actor, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
Fiennes has appeared in a number of notable films, including Quiz Show (1994), Strange Days (1995), The End of the Affair (1999), Red Dragon (2002), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), In Bruges (2008), The Reader (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Great Expectations (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
He voiced Rameses in The Prince of Egypt (1998), Lord Victor Quartermaine in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) and Alfred Pennyworth in The Lego Batman Movie (2017). Fiennes is also known for his roles in major film franchises such as the Harry Potter film series (2005–2011), in which he played Lord Voldemort, and the James Bond series, in which he has played Gareth Mallory / M, starting with the 2012 film Skyfall.
In 2011, Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus, in which he also played the title character. In 1995, he won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway. Since 1999, Fiennes has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK. Fiennes is also an Honorary Associate of London Film School. For his work behind the camera, in 2019 he received the Stanislavsky Award.
Ralph Fiennes Education
Fiennes was educated at St Kieran’s College for one year, followed by Newtown School, a Quaker independent school in County Waterford. They moved to Salisbury in England, where Fiennes finished his schooling at Bishop Wordsworth’s School. He went on to pursue painting at Chelsea College of Art before deciding that acting was his true passion.
Fiennes trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art between 1983 and 1985. He began his career at the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park and also at the National Theatre before achieving prominence at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Fiennes first worked on screen in 1990 and made his film debut in 1992 as Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights opposite Juliette Binoche.
Ralph Fiennes Age
Fiennes who is an English actor, film producer, and director was born on 22 December 1962 in Ipswich, United Kingdom. Ralph who was born as Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is 57 years old as of 2019.
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Ralph Fiennes Family
The following is the outline of the family of Ralph’s family while below is the detailed information about the family:
Grandparents and Great Grandparents
- Henry Alleyne Las (Grandfather)
- Maurice Fiennes (Grandfather)
- Sylvia Joan Fiennes (Grandmother)
- Joan Mary Moore (Grandmother)
- Gertrude Theodosia (Great Grandfather)
- Alberic Arthur Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (Great Grandfather)
Parents
- Mark Fiennes (Father)
- Jennifer Lash (Mother)
Siblings
- Michael Emery (Brother)
- Jacob Fiennes (Brother)
- Sophie Fiennes (Sister)
- Magnus Fiennes (Brother)
- Marth Fiennes (Sister)
- Joseph Fiennes (Brother)
Extended Family
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Nephew)
- Mercy Fiennes Tiffin (Niece)
- Titan Nathaniel Fiennes (Nephew)
- Cheyenne Allegra Fiennes (Niece)
- Teale Isabella Fiennes (Niece)
- Nathaniel Fiennes (Nephew)
- Shanti Atalanta Fiennes (Niece)
- Nicholas Lash (Uncle)
- Ephrem Lash (Uncle)
- Dominic Lash (Cousin)
- Isabel Fiennes
- Sam Fiennes
- Teale Isabella Twisleon-Wykeham-Fiennes
- Mercy Jini Willow Fiennes
- Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes
Fiennes Family
Ralph’s parents are Mark Fiennes (1933–2004) who was a farmer and photographer, and Jennifer Lash (1938–1993) who was a writer. Industrialist Sir Maurice Fiennes (1907–1994) and Brigadier Henry Alleyne Lash (1901–1975) were Ralph’s grandfathers. Edward Pomeroy Colley, a civil engineer and first-class passenger who died in the sinking of RMS Titanic, was his great-great-uncle.
Fiennes is also an eighth cousin of Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, and a third cousin of adventurer Ranulph Fiennes and author William Fiennes. His nephew Hero Fiennes-Tiffin played Tom Riddle, young Lord Voldemort, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Ralph Fiennes Siblings
Ralph Fiennes is the eldest of a family of six children. His siblings are English actor Joseph Fiennes, Martha Fiennes (film director), Magnus Fiennes (composer), Sophie Fiennes (a filmmaker) and Jacob Fiennes (a conservationist). His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist.
Joseph Fiennes and Ralph Fiennes
Joseph Fiennes is Ralph’s younger brother who is also an actor and has featured as William Shakespeare onstage. He is most known for appearing in the film, Shakespeare in Love.
Ralph Fiennes Partner
Ralph Fiennes began dating English actress Alex Kingston in 1983 after they met at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where they were students. In 1993 they tied the knot but got divorced in 1997 following his affair with actress Francesca Annis.
He then dated Francesca Annis from 1995 until they separated on 7th February 2006 in a parting described as “acrimonious”, following rumors that he had an affair with a Romanian singer by the name Cornelia Crisan.
Ralph Fiennes Children
Ralph Fiennes doesn’t have any children.
Ralph Fiennes Body Measurements
- Height: 5 ft 9 in'(1.8 Meters or 180 cm)
- Weight: 174 Pounds(lbs) or 79 kilograms
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Body Shape: Not Available
- Hair Colour: Black
Ralph Fiennes Salary
Ralph who is widely known for his prowess in the acting field is known to receive an annual salary that is estimated to be $1,000,000.
Ralph Fiennes Net Worth
Fiennes is an English actor who has a net worth of $30 million dollars.
Ralph Fiennes Harry Potter
Ralph plays the character of Lord Voldemort, the main character in the Harry Potter novels series by J. K. Rowling. Ralph plays the role from the 4th season titled Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire through to the 8th season – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Ralph Fiennes Filmography
- 1992 Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights
- 1993 The Baby of Mâcon
- 1993 Schindler’s List
- 1994 Quiz Show
- 1995 Strange Days
- 1996 The English Patient
- 1997 Oscar and Lucinda
- 1998 The Avengers
- 1998 The Prince of Egypt
- 1999 Sunshine
- 1999 Onegin
- 1999 The End of the Affair
- 1999 Seasons of Giving
- 2000 The Miracle Maker
- 2002 Spider
- 2002 The Good Thief
- 2002 Red Dragon
- 2002 Maid in Manhattan
- 2005 The Chumscrubber
- 2005 Chromophobia
- 2005 The Constant Gardener
- 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- 2005 The White Countess
- 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2006 Land of the Blind
- 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- 2008 In Bruges
- 2008 The Duchess
- 2008 The Reader
- 2009 The Hurt Locker
- 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- 2010 Cemetery Junction
- 2010 Clash of the Titans
- 2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
- 2010 The Wildest Dream
- 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- 2011 Coriolanus
- 2012 Wrath of the Titans
- 2012 Skyfall
- 2012 Great Expectations
- 2013 The Invisible Woman
- 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
- 2014 Two Women
- 2015 A Bigger Splash
- 2015 Spectre
- 2016 Hail, Caesar!
- 2016 Kubo and the Two Strings
- 2017 The Lego Batman Movie
- 2017 Sea Sorrow
- 2018 The White Crow
- 2018 Holmes & Watson
- 2019 Official Secrets
- 2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
- 2020 Dolittle
- 2020 No Time to Die
- 2020 The King’s Man
- TBA The Dig
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Ralph Fiennes Awards
- 2018: European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
- 2015: Empire Legend Award
- 2012: Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rumble
- 2011: British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award.
- 2009: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble, The Hurt Locker
- 2009: Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance – The Hurt Locker
- 2005: British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, The Constant Gardener.
- 1999: European Film Award for Best Actor, Sunshine
- 1995: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play – Hamlet
- 1995: Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, Hamlet
- 1994: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Schindler’s List.
- 1994: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor – Schindler’s List
Frequently Asked Questions About Ralph Fiennes
Who is Ralph Fiennes?
Ralph is an English born actor, film producer, and director.
How old is Ralph Fiennes?
Fiennes celebrates his birthday on 22nd December every year. As of 2019, Ralph is 57 years old.
How tall is Ralph Fiennes?
The English born actor measures a standing height of 1.8 meters which is equivalent to 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Is Ralph Fiennes married?
Ralph was in a relationship with actress Alex Kingston. Fiennes was also involved in a relationship with Francesca Annis from 1995 to February 2006.
How much is Ralph Fiennes worth?
Fiennes is an English actor who has a net worth of $30 million dollars.
How much does Ralph Fiennes make?
Ralph who is widely known for his prowess in the acting field is known to receive an annual salary that is estimated to be $1,000,000.
Where does Ralph Fiennes live?
The English born actor is yet to reveal where he lives. This information will soon be updated.
Is Ralph Fiennes dead or alive?
Ralph is alive and healthy.
Where is Ralph Fiennes now?
Fiennes is working on new projects.
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