Ralph Fiennes is an English actor, director, and producer. He became an Oscar nominee for his roles in the films Schindler's List and The English Patient. Fiennes is known for his image of the evil powerful wizard Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films.
Young years and the beginning of a career in the theater
Ralph Fiennes was born December 22, 1962 in Ipswich, England, with the parents of Mark Fiennes, a photographer, and Jennifer Lash, a writer. The boy’s father came from an impoverished aristocratic family who tried unsuccessfully to farm and build before taking up photography.
Rafe grew up surrounded by six more brothers and sisters, who also connected their lives with the film industry.
When the boy was 11 years old, he and his family moved to Ireland, where he began to attend school. At the end, Fiennes returned to England and successfully entered the London College of Art at the Faculty of Fine Arts. However, shortly after starting his studies, Rafe became interested in theater, left college and entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Ralph Fiennes began to play in classical theater productions and became a member first of the National Theater Company, and then the Royal Shakespeare Company. Fiennes was awarded the Tony Prize for his superbly executed historical imagery.
Ralph Fiennes career on the big screen
In 1990, Fiennes made his debut in several series, after which he was invited to the main male role in Heathcliff in the film adaptation of the famous novel by Emily Bronte "Wuthering Heights."
In 1993, Ralph Fiennes starred in the biographical drama Schindler's List, where he embodied the image of Amon Geth, commandant of the Nazi concentration camp. The role was performed beautifully, and Rafe was awarded the British Academy Award and nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe.
Another stellar role in the actor’s career was the work in the military melodrama "The English Patient", as well as the detective thriller about Hannibal Lector "The Red Dragon".
In 2002, the actor appeared on the screen with Jennifer Lopez in the romantic comedy “Madame Maid”, where Rafe played the role of a wealthy man and future senator. He falls in love with a woman, mistaking her for a representative from high society, although in reality she is just a maid.
The British actor embodied the main character of the negative character, the evil powerful wizard Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter.
Ralph Fiennes starred in The Thriller in Bruges, the biographical drama The Duchess with Keira Knightley, the melodrama The Reader with Kate Winslet, the comedy Hotel Grand Budapest and Long Live Caesar, and Bond 007: Coordinates Skyfall and 007: Spectrum.
