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. is married to schoolteacher Sara Kapfer and they have two children. In 1995 he started dating Francesca Annis, his co-star in Hamlet. Cuba Gooding, Jr. He married actress Alex Kingston in 1993, but they divorced in 1997. He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. 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). The subsequently tumultuous nature of Gooding Jr.'s upbringing did not deter him from achievement: During his teens, he attended four different high schools but managed to become class president of three of them. 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. Unfortunately, the elder Gooding abandoned his family two years later. 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. His family moved to Los Angeles after his father's group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972 by Cuba Gooding. Fiennes' film debut was in 1992, when he played Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights opposite Juliette Binoche. Cuba Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. In 2001 Fiennes received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington. Radio (2003). He is the only actor ever to have won a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway. Psychic (2002). Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988. Snow Dogs (2002). Born in Suffolk, he is the older brother of actor Joseph Fiennes. Boat Trip (2002). Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is a British actor. In The Shadows (2001). Dangerous Man: A Lawrence After Arabia -- (1990). Pearl Harbor (2001). Prime Suspect -- (1991). Rat Race (2001). Wuthering Heights -- (1992). Zoolander (2001). The Baby of Mācon -- (1993). Men Of Honor (2000). Schindler's List -- (1993). Chill Factor (1999). The Cormorant -- (1993). Instinct (1999). Quiz Show -- (1994). A Murder Of Crows (1998). Strange Days -- (1995). What Dreams May Come (1998). The English Patient -- (1996). As Good As It Gets (1997). Oscar and Lucinda -- (1997). Jerry Maguire (1996). The Avengers -- (1998). The Tuskejee Airmen (1996). The Prince of Egypt -- (1998). Losing Isiah (1995). Sunshine -- (1999). Outbreak (1995). Onegin -- (1999). Lightning Jack(1994). The End of the Affair -- (1999). Daybreak (1993). How Proust Can Change Your Life -- (2000). Judgment Night (1993). The Miracle Maker -- (2000). A Few Good Men (1992). Spider -- (2002). Gladiator (1992). The Good Thief -- (2002). Hitz (1992). Red Dragon -- (2002). Murder Without Motive (1992). Maid in Manhattan -- (2002). Boyz N the Hood (1991). Wallace & Gromit Movie: The Curse of the Wererabbit -- (2005). Sing (1989). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -- (2005). Coming To America (1988). 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. |