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Ralph Fiennes Biography (1962-)
Name is pronounced "Rafe Fines"; full name, Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes; born December 22, 1962, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; son of Mark (a farmer and photographer) and Jennifer "Jini" (a writer; maiden name, Lash) Fiennes; brother of Martha (a director), Sophia Victoria (a producer and director), and Joseph(an actor) Fiennes; married Alex Kingston (an actress), 1993 (divorced, 1997); companion of Francesca Annis (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Larry Dalzell Associates, 91 Regent St., London W1R 7TB, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- December 22, 1962
- Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights (also known as Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights), Paramount, 1991
- Amon Goeth, Schindler's List, Universal, 1993
- Bishop's son, The Baby of Macon (also known as Das Wunder von Macon), Channel 4 Films, 1993
- Charles Van Doren, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994
- Lenny Nero, Strange Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
- Count Laszlo de Almasy, The English Patient, Miramax, 1996
- Oscar Hopkins and Oscar's great-grandson, Oscar and Lucinda, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- John Steed, The Avengers, Warner Bros., 1998
- Voice of Rameses, The Prince of Egypt (animated), DreamWorks, 1998
- Ignatz/Ivan/Adam Sonnenschein, The Taste of Sunshine (also known as Sunshine), Alliance Pictures, 1999
- Evgeny Onegin (title role), Onegin (also known as Eugene Onegin), Samuel Goldwyn, 1999
- Maurice Bendrix, The End of the Affair, Columbia/Sony Pictures, 1999
- Francis Dolarhyde, Red Dragon, United International Pictures, 2002
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The Chambermaid, 2002
- Title role, Spider, Odeon, 2002
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The Honest Thief, A & A, 2002
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Film Work
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Producer
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Onegin (also known as Eugene Onegin), Samuel Goldwyn, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- T. E. Lawrence, "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence after Arabia," Great Performances, PBS, 1992
- John Talbot, The Cormorant, 1993
- Marcel Proust, How Proust Can Change Your Life, 2000
- Voice of Jesus, The Miracle Maker (animated), ABC, 2000
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Miniseries
- Voice of Wilfred Owen, The Great War and the Shaping of the TwentiethCentury (also known as The Great War), PBS, 1996
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Specials
- Voice of Nicholas, Last of the Czars, The Discovery Channel, 1996
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The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000
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Episodic
- Michael, "Prime Suspect," Mystery!, PBS, 1992
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Stage Appearances
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Twelfth Night, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London, 1985
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Ring around the Moon, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 1985
- Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 1985 and 1986
- Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 1986
- Son, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Royal National Theatre, London, 1987
- Arkady, Fathers and Sons, Royal National Theatre, 1987
- Lisha Ball, Ting Tang Mine, Royal National Theatre, 1987
- Henry VI, The Plantagenets, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1988
- Claudio, Much Ado about Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1988
- Gant, Playing with Trains, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1989
- Troilus, Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990
- Edmund, King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990
- Bert Jefferson, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1991
- Title role, Hamlet, Almeida Theatre, London, then Hackney Empire Theatre, later Belasco Theatre, New York City, all 1995
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Love in a Cold Climate, Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 1996
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Ivanov, Almeida Theatre, 1997
- Title roles, Richard II and Coriolanus, Almeida Theatre, 2000
- Appeared in the title role, Henry VI, and as Berowne, Love's Labour's Lost, both Royal Shakespeare Company; as Theseus and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, New Shakespeare Company's European Tour and the Dauphin in King John; in Night and Day,
See How They Run,
Me Mam Sez,
Don Quixote, and Cloud Nine, all Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Theatre productions. Also appeared with Theatre Clwyd,Wales.
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RECORDINGS
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Audiotapes
- Read the audiotape versions of The English Patient,
Oscar and Lucinda, and Man and Superman.
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WRITINGS
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Essays
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Players of Shakespeare 3, edited by Russell Jackson, Cambridge University Press, 1994
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
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Newsmakers, Issue 2, Gale, 1996
Periodicals
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Los Angeles, November, 1997, pp. 102
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TV Guide, August 15, 1998, pp. 22-27
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