Ralph Fiennes

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AKA: Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes, Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes
Nationality: British
Birthdate: 12/22/1962
Birthplace: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

biography

A magnetic stage actor with England's National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, Ralph Fiennes earned particular favor in America for a string of unforgettable performances in several prominent dramas in the 1990s. The British performer announced his arrival after receiving critical raves and an Oscar nomination for his horrifying, yet complex human portrayal of Amon Goeth, commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at Plaszow, in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed Holocaust epic, "Schindler's List" (1993). He followed that triumph with another complex historical performance, playing a Continued

Credits

Contractor Team Leader
2009
Michael Berg
2008
The Duke
2008
Harry
2008
Jackson
2005
Michael Ebbs
2005
Voice of Victor Quartermaine
2005
Justin Quayle
2005
Tony Angel
2003
Dennis "Spider" Cleg
2003
Christopher Marshall
2002
Francis Dolarhyde/The Tooth Fairy
2002
Ivan Sors
2000
Executive Producer
1999
Evgeny Onegin
1999
Maurice Bendrix
1999
of Rameses
1998
John Steed
1998
Oscar Hopkins/Oscar's Great Grandson
1997
Almasy
1996
Lenny Nero
1995
George Mallory
Bishop's Son
Charles Van Doren
Amon Goeth
Stephen Tulloch

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in England and Ireland
1986 
Stage debut with the Open Air Theatre, performing in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Twelfth Night"
1987 
Asked to join Michael Rudman's company at England's National Theatre
1989 
Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons, acting in productions of "King Lear" and "Henry VI" (as Henry)
1991 
British TV debut, "Prime Suspect" (aired in the US in 1992)
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