This page will contain blogs about Ralph Fiennes, as they become available.Ralph FiennesRalph Fiennes in SpiderRalph Nathaniel Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is a British actor. Born in Suffolk, he is the older brother of actor Joseph Fiennes. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988. He is the only actor ever to have won a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway. In 2001 Fiennes received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington. Fiennes' film debut was in 1992, when he played Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights opposite Juliette Binoche. But it was in the following year that he became known internationally, portraying Amon Goeth, the amoral Nazi concentration camp commander in Schindler's List, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1994 he portrayed New England aristocrat Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show, and in 1996 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The English Patient. Fiennes' career has gone from horror (Red Dragon) to animated Biblical epic (Prince of Egypt) to campy nostalgia (The Avengers) to romantic comedy (Maid in Manhattan). He married actress Alex Kingston in 1993, but they divorced in 1997. In 1995 he started dating Francesca Annis, his co-star in Hamlet. In 2004 Fiennes was cast to play evil Lord Voldemort in the fourth movie of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, due to be released on November 2005. Awards won
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In 2004 Fiennes was cast to play evil Lord Voldemort in the fourth movie of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, due to be released on November 2005. He died from diabetes and is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California. In 1995 he started dating Francesca Annis, his co-star in Hamlet. He also played Signor Ferrari, head of all that was illegal, in Casablanca. He married actress Alex Kingston in 1993, but they divorced in 1997. He is perhaps most famous for his first film role (aged 61) as the "Fat Man" in The Maltese Falcon. Fiennes' career has gone from horror (Red Dragon) to animated Biblical epic (Prince of Egypt) to campy nostalgia (The Avengers) to romantic comedy (Maid in Manhattan). He worked as a comedian as a child, then emigrated to America and performed on the stage, making his stage debut in 1902. In 1994 he portrayed New England aristocrat Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show, and in 1996 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The English Patient. Sydney Greenstreet (December 27, 1879 - January 18, 1954) was an actor, originally from Sandwich, England. But it was in the following year that he became known internationally, portraying Amon Goeth, the amoral Nazi concentration camp commander in Schindler's List, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Casablanca (Two-Disc Special Edition DVD) (1942). Fiennes' film debut was in 1992, when he played Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights opposite Juliette Binoche. In 2001 Fiennes received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington. He is the only actor ever to have won a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988. Born in Suffolk, he is the older brother of actor Joseph Fiennes. Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is a British actor. Dangerous Man: A Lawrence After Arabia -- (1990). Prime Suspect -- (1991). Wuthering Heights -- (1992). The Baby of Mācon -- (1993). Schindler's List -- (1993). The Cormorant -- (1993). Quiz Show -- (1994). Strange Days -- (1995). The English Patient -- (1996). Oscar and Lucinda -- (1997). The Avengers -- (1998). The Prince of Egypt -- (1998). Sunshine -- (1999). Onegin -- (1999). The End of the Affair -- (1999). How Proust Can Change Your Life -- (2000). The Miracle Maker -- (2000). Spider -- (2002). The Good Thief -- (2002). Red Dragon -- (2002). Maid in Manhattan -- (2002). Wallace & Gromit Movie: The Curse of the Wererabbit -- (2005). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -- (2005). The Constant Gardener -- (2005). The Chumscrubber -- (2005). The White Countess -- (2004). Chromophobia -- (2005). 2003 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Jennifer Lopez) - Maid in Manhattan. 2003 - Saturn Award for best supporting actor - Red Dragon. 2001 - ALFS Award for British actor of the year - The End of the Affair. 2000 - Genie Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - Sunshine. 2000 - BAFTA Film Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - The End of the Affair. 1999 - Razzie Award for worst screen couple (shared with Uma Thurman) - The Avengers. 1999 - Razzie Award for worst actor - The Avengers. 1999 - Annie Award for outstanding individual achievement for voice acting in an animated feature production - The Prince of Egypt. 1997 - Actor Award for outstanding performance by a cast - The English Patient. 1997 - Golden Globe and Golden Satellite Award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture - Drama - The English Patient. 1997 - BAFTA Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - The English Patient. 1997 - Academy Award for best actor in a leading role - The English Patient. 1994 - MTV Movie Award for best breakthrough performance - Schindler's List. 1994 - Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture - Schindler's List. 1994 - Academy Award for best actor in a supporting role - Schindler's List. 1999 - European Film Award for best actor - Sunshine. 1995 - ALFS Award for British actor of the year - Schindler's List. 1994 - NSFC Award, DFWFCA Award, BAFTA Film Award and CFCA Award for best supporting actor - Schindler's List. 1993 - NYFCC Award for best supporting actor - Schindler's List. |