Ralph Fiennes is a highly acclaimed English actor and filmmaker. In the 1990s, he received critical acclaim for his roles in blockbuster films. Schindler’s List (1993) and The English Patient (1996). The talented actor is probably best known to moviegoers for his role as Lord Voldemort in the hugely successful Harry Potter film series.
He is also known for his work in the James Bond series starring Gareth Mallory, a role he has taken on since 2012 Skyfall. Fiennes is also an accomplished stage actor who won a Tony Award in 1995 for portraying Prince Hamlet on Broadway.
Ralph Fiennes Bio
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Ipswich Suffolk, England. His parents were Mark Fiennes and Jennifer Lash. As a teenager, his family moved to Ireland where they settled for several years. There he studied at St Kieran’s College for a year, after which he transferred to Newtown School. His family eventually returned to England where he completed his education at Bishop Wordsworth School in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Fiennes originally enrolled to study painting at Chelsea College of Art, but after a while he stopped pursuing his true passion, acting. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1983 to 1985. Ralph Fiennes began his acting career at the Open Air Theater as well as the National Theater before eventually gaining fame at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Fiennes made his big screen debut in 1992 as the star of the epic film. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The following year, he landed his role as the piercer in Steven Spielberg’s highly acclaimed historical drama. Schindler’s List (1993), which was a box office success. His role in the film as Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, a Golden Globe nomination, and a BAFTA award for the role. The talented actor also cut a fine figure as the main character, Count László de Almássy, in the war film The English Patient .which had him nominated for the Oscars for Best Actor, the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Ralph Fiennes, who established himself as a capable strongman, recorded other notable roles in films like The Prince of Egypt (1998), Red Dragon (2002), Made in Manhattan (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), as well as the highly acclaimed animated comedy Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). His role as Lord Voldemort in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) remains one of the most notable roles of his career. He also reprized the role in other episodes of the series – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009), and in both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).
Ralph Fiennes also starred in the fantasy film Clash of the Titans (2010) as well as its sequel Wrath of the Titans (2012). He took on the role of Gareth Mallory/M in the James Bond series Skyfall (2012) and also reprized his role in the following installment Specter (2015). The talented actor also performed in the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) playing the titular character and his performance earned him a BAFTA Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination.
His net worth
Ralph Fiennes enjoyed a meteoric rise just a few years into his acting career. Since then, he has starred in several blockbuster films over his two-decade career. Ralph also dabbled in other aspects of showbiz as a producer and director. Through his illustrious career and other endeavors, the movie star has amassed a fortune of $30 million.
Wife, brothers and family facts
Ralph Fiennes’ father, Mark Fiennes (1933-2004) was a photographer and illustrator and his mother, Jennifer Lash (1938-1993), a novelist and painter. He has 5 siblings and many of them are also involved in showbiz. Among his brothers, there is Joseph Fiennes, actor, Martha Fiennes, director, Sophie Fiennes, filmmaker, Magnus Fiennes, musician and Jacob Fiennes, defender of the environment. He also has an adoptive brother, Michael Emery, an archaeologist.
Ralph Fiennes is currently single but has been married in the past. In 1993, he linked up with English actress Alex Kingston. The marriage ended in divorce in 1997 following allegations of infidelity against Fiennes.
Apparently, he had started a relationship with his Hamlet co-star Francesca Annis in 1995. He stayed with Annis for a very long time after his marriage ended. The duo ended up separating in 2006 after 11 years together. After his acrimonious split with Francesca Annis, Ralph Fiennes reunited with fashion style consultant, Lady Amanda Harlech.