Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Alberic Fiennes (born May 27, 1970) is an English born actor.

Fiennes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He was raised in West Cork, Ireland, along with his six brothers and sisters, including his twin, Jacob, and older brother Ralph Fiennes.

After leaving art school, Fiennes worked with the Young Vic Youth Theatre, and then went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His first professional stage appearance was in the West End in "The Woman in Black," followed by "A Month in the Country," opposite Helen Mirren. Fiennes, then, was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons.

Fiennes made his television debut as Willy in The Vacillations of Poppy Carew. His first feature film was 1996's Stealing Beauty, co-starring Liv Tyler. His biggest film, to date, was Shakespeare in Love, which won for Best Picture at the Academy Awards for 1998.

Fiennes also stars in the 1998 film Elizabeth and the 2003 film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as the voice of Proteus.

Fiennes starred as well in the 2003 limited-release film Luther, playing Martin Luther himself.


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Fiennes made his television debut as Willy in The Vacillations of Poppy Carew. Fiennes, then, was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons. His first professional stage appearance was in the West End in "The Woman in Black," followed by "A Month in the Country," opposite Helen Mirren. After leaving art school, Fiennes worked with the Young Vic Youth Theatre, and then went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

He was raised in West Cork, Ireland, along with his six brothers and sisters, including his twin, Jacob, and older brother Ralph Fiennes. Fiennes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Joseph Alberic Fiennes (born May 27, 1970) is an English born actor.