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Joseph Fiennes

English actor (born )

Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[a][1] (; born 27 May ),[2] known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor of film, stage, and television. Fiennes is particularly known for his versatility and period pieces. Journalist Zoe Williams observed that "he seemed to be the go-to actor for English cultural history".[3] His numerous accolades include one Screen Actors Guild Award and nomination for a British Academy Film Award.

He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth (), Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates (), Martin Luther in Luther (), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the second season of the TV series American Horror Story (–). His performance as Commander Fred Waterford in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale (–) was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in

Early life, family and education

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Fiennes was born in in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, the son of Mark Fiennes (–), a farmer and photographer, and Jennifer Lash (–), a writer.[4] He has Irish-British ancestry.[5][6]

His siblings are actor Ralph Fiennes, well-known for playing Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2; directors Martha Fiennes and Sophie Fiennes; composer Magnus Fiennes; and conservationist Jacob Fiennes, Joseph's twin brother. His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist. His nephew Hero Fiennes Tiffin played Tom Riddle, young Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. His cousin is Sir Ranulph (Ran) Fiennes, a decorated English explorer.[7]

Fiennes was briefly educated in the Republic of Ireland, then at Swan School For Boys and Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. He then attended art school in Suffolk for a year, before joining the Young Vic Youth Theatre. Fiennes subsequently trained for three years at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in [8]

Career

Stage and film

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 television film adaptation of The Vacillations of Poppy Carew. His first feature film was 's Stealing Beauty. In , 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[9] and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.[10] He appeared in Running with Scissors ().

In , Fiennes appeared in the film Enemy at the Gates. In , he starred in the independent film, Killing Me Softly.

In , he lent his voice as Proteus in the DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas opposite Brad Pitt. The same year, he starred in the limited-release film Luther, playing Martin Luther, and he also appeared in The Merchant of Venice, in which he portrayed Bassanio. Fiennes returned to the theatre in to perform in the one-man play Unicorns, Almost about World War II poet Keith Douglas at the Old Vic.

In , he appeared in the films The Darwin Awards and Goodbye Bafana. In Goodbye Bafana Fiennes portrayed James Gregory, author of the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend.

In , he appeared in the play Dear England, portraying the England football manager Gareth Southgate.

Television

Fiennes starred in the ABC science fiction series FlashForward, which debuted on 24 September and ran through 27 May , as Mark Benford.[11] He starred in Starz's part series, Camelot, as the wizard Merlin.[12]

In the second season of American Horror Story, which premiered in October , Fiennes played the role of Monsignor Timothy Howard. From to , Fiennes starred on the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Fred Waterford.

Personal life

In August Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez, a Swiss model of Spanish/Galician origin, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Tuscany. They have two daughters named Eva and Isabel.[13] The family reside in Mallorca, Spain near Palma.[14][15]

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 [16]

Acting credits

Films

Television

† released in U.S. as Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer by the National Geographic.

Theatre

  • The Woman in Black, Fortune Theatre London ()
  • A Month in the Country, Belyaev, Guildford, Richmond and the Albery Theatre London ()
  • A View from the Bridge, Rodolpho, Guildford, Bristol Old Vic, Strand Theatre London ()
  • Son Of Man, Jesus Christ, Royal Shakespeare Company, London ()||()
  • Les Enfants du Paradis, Lacenaire, Royal Shakespeare Company, London ()
  • Troilus and Cressida, Troilus, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London ()||()
  • The Herbal Bed, Rafe Smith, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London ()||()
  • As You Like It, Silvius, Royal Shakespeare Company, London ()
  • Real Classy Affair, Billy, Royal Court Theatre Company, London ()
  • Christopher Marlowe's Edward II, Edward II, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ()
  • War Poet's Reading, Apollo Theatre ()
  • Othello, Iago, West End, London ()
  • Love's Labour's Lost, Berowne, Royal National Theatre, London ()
  • Epitaph for George Dillon, George Dillon, Royal National Theatre, London ()||()
  • 2, Feet Away, Deputy, Bush Theatre, London ()
  • Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano, Chichester Festival Theatre ()
  • Ross, T. E. Lawrence, Chichester Festival Theatre ()
  • Dear England, Gareth Southgate, Royal National Theatre, London ()

Spoken word

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

  1. ^"Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 July
  2. ^Wishing Joseph Fiennes a happy 50th birthday!
  3. ^Williams, Zoe (12 August ). "Joseph Fiennes: I've done my bit for society – I've illustrated the patheticness of misogyny". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November
  4. ^"It's Raiph actually". The Guardian. 14 November Retrieved 30 November
  5. ^"Ralph Fiennes Biography". filmreference. Retrieved 10 April
  6. ^"Ralph Fiennes – Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 7 July
  7. ^Dobson, Jim (2 March ). "World Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes And Actor Joseph Fiennes On Their New Adventure Series In Egypt". Forbes. Retrieved 7 July
  8. ^"Guildhall School of Music & Drama | People who studied at Guildhall". . Archived from the original on 6 February Retrieved 5 February
  9. ^"Costume dramas take centre stage at Baftas". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 March p.&#;4.
  10. ^"Shakespeare film cast in line for more love-ly awards". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 27 January p.&#;
  11. ^"Joseph Fiennes Interview: FlashForward". . 25 September Archived from the original on 28 March Retrieved 14 October .
  12. ^"Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green Lead Camelot Cast". 3 June
  13. ^"El amor ourensano de Shakespeare". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 12 February Retrieved 7 July
  14. ^Berkowitz, Brittany (17 August ). "How 'Handmaids Tale' changed Joe Fiennes' marriage". GMA. Retrieved 21 January
  15. ^"Actor Joseph Fiennws and Spanish wife Maria Dolores Dieguez renovate country hole in Spain's Mallorca". The Olive Press. 31 January Retrieved 21 January
  16. ^Pocklington, Rebecca (6 May ). "Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand and more celebrities design and sign cards for UK's first children's charity". Mirror Online. Retrieved 7 May
  17. ^"Fiennes Return To The Wild". . 11 April Retrieved 19 May
  18. ^"BBC announces Dear England, a new drama based on James Graham's hit play about Gareth Southgate". . Retrieved 23 February
  19. ^"Standing Ovations in Berlin". KINO (in German). 12 February Archived from the original on 24 July Retrieved 24 July
  20. ^Millward, Tom (7 December ). "Nominations in full: the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 December

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