A magnetic stage actor with England's National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, Ralph Fiennes earned... (Learn more)
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Ralph Fiennes’s Milestones
| Raised in England and Ireland | |
| 1986 | Stage debut with the Open Air Theatre, performing in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Twelfth Night" |
| 1987 | Asked to join Michael Rudman's company at England's National Theatre |
| 1989 | Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons, acting in productions of "King Lear" and "Henry VI" (as Henry) |
| 1991 | British TV debut, "Prime Suspect" (aired in the US in 1992) |
| 1992 | Film debut in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"; first collaboration with actress Juliette Binoche |
| 1993 | Breakout role, playing the Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List"; earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination |
| 1993 | Had a major role in the very controversial Peter Greenaway film "The Baby of Mâcon" with Julia Ormond |
| 1994 | Starred as Charles Van Doren in the critically-acclaimed, Oscar-nominated "Quiz Show" |
| 1995 | Broadway debut in the title role of "Hamlet"; won Tony Award |
| 1996 | Earned Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the title role in "The English Patient" |
| 1997 | Co-starred with Cate Blanchett in "Oscar and Lucinda" |
| 1998 | Lent his voice to the character Rameses, in his first biblical animated feature "Prince of Egypt" |
| 1999 | Co-starred opposite Julianne Moore in "The End of the Affair" |
| 1999 | Starred in (also executive produced) the film version of "Onegin"; directed by sister Martha |
| 1999 | Undertook three roles in Istvan Szabo's generational drama about a Jewish-Hungarian family, "Sunshine" |
| 2000 | Cast in stage productions of "Richard II" and "Coriolanus" at London's old Gainsborough Studios; reprised performances at Brooklyn Academy of Music |
| 2000 | Voiced the role of Jesus in the Claymation production of "The Miracle Maker" (aired on ABC in the US) |
| 2002 | Played title role in Henrik Ibsen's "Brand" for the Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2002 | Portrayed the tattooed serial killer Francis Dolarhyde in "Red Dragon" |
| 2002 | Starred in Christopher Hampton's play "The Talking Cure" at London's National Theater |
| 2002 | Starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in the Cinderella-like "Maid in Manhattan" |
| 2005 | Cast as Harry Potter's biggest enemy, the evil Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" |
| 2005 | Played the title role in Fernando Meirelles' "The Constant Gardener" |
| 2006 | Returned to Broadway to star in a revival of Brian Friel's "Faith Healer"; earned a Tony nomination for his performance |
| 2007 | Reprised role of Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" |
| 2008 | Co-starred and narrated the Stephen Daldry directed film adaption of "The Reader" |
| 2008 | Co-starred with Keira Knightley in an adaption of Amanda Foreman's best-selling biography "The Duchess" |
| 2008 | Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (“The Duchess”) |
| 2008 | Portrayed Bernard Lafferty, Doris Duke's (Susan Sarandon) gay butler in the HBO film, "Bernard and Doris"; received Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor in a TV-Movie |
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