Joseph Fiennes
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Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-FiennesTemplate:Efn (Script error: No such module "IPAc-en".; born 26 May 1970), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor. His numerous accolades include an Actor Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which he was nominated for the Actor Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Lead Actor, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth (1998), Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates (2001), Martin Luther in Luther (2003), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the second season of the TV series American Horror Story (2012–2013). His performance as Commander Fred Waterford in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–2021) was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2018. On the stage, Fiennes's 2023 portrayal of Gareth Southgate in James Graham's Dear England earned him a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.
Early life and education
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Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-FiennesScript error: No such module "Unsubst". was born on 26 May 1970[1][2] in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, the son of Mark Fiennes (1933–2004), a farmer and photographer, and Jennifer Lash (1938–1993), a writer.[3] His siblings are: actor Ralph Fiennes; directors Martha Fiennes and Sophie Fiennes; composer Magnus Fiennes; and conservationist Jacob Fiennes, Joseph's twin brother. They lived mainly in Suffolk as children.[4] His distant cousin is Sir Ranulph (Ran) Fiennes, a decorated English explorer.[5]
Fiennes trained to be an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 1993.[6]
Career
Stage and film
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Fiennes' first professional stage appearance was in the West End in The Woman in Black, followed by A Month in the Country. He then became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons.
He made his television debut as Willy in the 1995 television film adaptation of The Vacillations of Poppy Carew. His first feature film was 1996's Stealing Beauty. In 1998, Fiennes appeared in two films that were nominated at the Academy Awards: he played Robert Dudley in Elizabeth and he portrayed William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, receiving nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[7] and the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.[8]
In 2001, Fiennes appeared in the film Enemy at the Gates. In 2002, he starred in the independent film Killing Me Softly. In 2003, he lent his voice as Proteus in the DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas opposite Brad Pitt.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The same year, he starred in the limited-release film Luther, playing Martin Luther, and he also appeared in the 2004 film version of The Merchant of Venice, in which he portrayed Bassanio.
Fiennes returned to the theatre in 2006 to perform in the one-man play Unicorns, Almost about World War II poet Keith Douglas at the Old Vic.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Also in 2006, he appeared in the films The Darwin Awards, Running with Scissors, and Goodbye Bafana. In Goodbye Bafana Fiennes portrayed James Gregory, author of the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He portrayed Roman Tribune Clavius in the 2016 biblical film, Risen alongside his brother's Harry Potter co-star, Tom Felton.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Felton shared his recollections of filming scenes with Fiennes in his memoirs and praised his performance.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
In 2019, he was described in The Guardian as "the go-to actor for English cultural history".[9]
In 2023, he appeared in the play Dear England, portraying the England football manager Gareth Southgate.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Television
Fiennes starred in the ABC science fiction series FlashForward, which debuted on 24 September 2009 and ran through 27 May 2010, as Mark Benford.[10] He starred in Starz's 10-part series, Camelot, as the wizard Merlin.[11]
In the second season of American Horror Story, which premiered in October 2012, Fiennes played the role of Monsignor Timothy Howard. From 2017 to 2021, Fiennes starred on the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Fred Waterford.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Personal life
In August 2009, Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez, a Swiss model and photographer of Spanish/Galician origin, in a Catholic ceremony in Tuscany. They have two daughters named Eva and Isabel.[12][13] The family resided in Mallorca, Spain near Palma, then later moved back to London.[14][15][16].
Charity work
Fiennes was one of the celebrities to design and sign his own card for the UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The cards were auctioned on eBay in May 2014.[17]
Acting credits
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Vacillations of Poppy Carew | Willy | Television film |
| 1996 | Stealing Beauty | Christopher Fox | |
| 1998 | Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence | Laurence | Released as The Very Thought of You in the US |
| Elizabeth | Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester | ||
| Shakespeare in Love | William Shakespeare | ||
| 1999 | Forever Mine | Manuel Esquema/Alan Riply | |
| 2000 | Rancid Aluminum | Sean Deeny | |
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | Commisar Danilov | |
| Dust | Elijah | ||
| 2002 | Leo | Stephen | |
| Killing Me Softly | Adam Tallis | ||
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Proteus | Voice role |
| Luther | Martin Luther | ||
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio | |
| 2005 | The Great Raid | Major Gibson | |
| Man to Man | Jamie Dodd | ||
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Neil Bookman | |
| The Darwin Awards | Michael Burrows | ||
| 2007 | Goodbye Bafana | James Gregory | |
| 2008 | The Escapist | Lenny Drake | |
| The Red Baron | Arthur Roy Brown | ||
| You Me and Captain Longbridge | Narrator | ||
| Spring 1941 | Artur Planck | ||
| 2009 | Against the Current | Paul Thompson | |
| 2014 | The Games Maker | Morodian | |
| Hercules | King Eurystheus | ||
| 2015 | Strangerland | Matthew Parker | |
| Psy | American man | ||
| 2016 | Risen | Clavius | Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| On Wings of Eagles (The Last Race) | Eric Liddell | ||
| 2023 | The Mother | Adrian Lovell | |
| TBA | The Way of the Wind | TBA | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Bob Fitzpayne | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2009–10 | FlashForward | Mark Benford | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Camelot | Merlin | 10 episodes |
| 2012–13 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Monsignor Timothy Howard | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Michael Jackson | Episode: "Elizabeth, Michael, and Marlon" (UnairedTemplate:Efn) |
| 2017–2021 | The Handmaid's Tale | Commander Fred Waterford | 36 episodes |
| 2019 | Fiennes: Return to the Nile† | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Sherwood | Sheriff Nottingham (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Royal Kill List | Himself | 3 episodes |
| Fiennes Return To The Wild | Himself | Two-part documentary; also features Sir Ranulph Fiennes[18] | |
| 2025 | Prisoner 951 | Richard Ratcliffe | 4 episodes[19] |
| 2026 | Young Sherlock | Silas Holmes | 8 episodes |
| 2026 | Dear England | Gareth Southgate | Four-part drama[20] |
† released in U.S. as Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer by the National Geographic
Theatre
- The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre London (1993)
- A Month in the Country, Belyaev, Guildford, Richmond and the Albery Theatre London (1994)
- A View from the Bridge, Rodolpho, Guildford, Bristol Old Vic, Strand Theatre London (1995)
- Son Of Man, Jesus Christ, Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1996)||(1997)
- Les Enfants du Paradis, Lacenaire, Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1996)
- Troilus and Cressida, Troilus, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London (1996)||(1997)
- The Herbal Bed, Rafe Smith, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London (1996)||(1997)
- As You Like It, Silvius, Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1997)
- Real Classy Affair, Billy, Royal Court Theatre Company, London (1998)
- Christopher Marlowe's Edward II, Edward II, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (2001)
- War Poet's Reading, Apollo Theatre (2001)
- Othello, Iago, West End, London (2002)
- Love's Labour's Lost, Berowne, Royal National Theatre, London (2003)
- Epitaph for George Dillon, George Dillon, Royal National Theatre, London (2005)||(2006)
- 2,000 Feet Away, Deputy, Bush Theatre, London (2008)
- Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano, Chichester Festival Theatre (2009)
- Ross, T. E. Lawrence, Chichester Festival Theatre (2016)
- Dear England, Gareth Southgate, Royal National Theatre, London (2023)
Spoken word
- 2002 – contributed to the compilation album, When Love Speaks, which consists of Shakespearean sonnets and play excerpts – "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises" and "Our revels are now ended" (both from The Tempest)
- 2010 – starred in a series of readings of literary love scenes for The Carte Noire Readers.
- Joseph Fiennes reads Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
- Joseph Fiennes reads The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes
Awards and nominations
See also
Notes
References
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Print sources
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External links
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- Joseph Fiennes at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Joseph Fiennes biography and credits at the BFI's Screenonline
- Joseph Fiennes in Angola BBC News
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- Living people
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- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Male actors from Salisbury
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