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Ralph Fiennes biography:
A magnetic stage actor with England's National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, Ralph Fiennes is perhaps best known by Americans for his string of unforgettable performances in war dramas filmed in the 1990s. The British actor, who won a 1995 Tony Award for his portrayal of "Hamlet", received critical raves and an Oscar nomination for his horrifying yet complexly human portrayal of Amon Goeth, commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at Plaszow, in his first major American movie--Steven Spielberg's acclaimed epic of the Holocaust "Schindler's List" (1993). Soft-spoken with light brown hair and piercing grey-green eyes, Fiennes revisited World War II Europe in "The English Patient" (1996), "The End of the Affair" (1999) and "Sunshine" (2000).
Ralph Fiennes quote:
"As an actor, a part of you expects to be looked at. A part of you wants to be looked at. But when I'm playing a part, in my imagined world, I feel I'm not me. I may be using bits of me, but I love the sense that I'm being someone else."
"Awards are like applause, and every actor likes to hear applause."
"The process of making a film is a mad lottery. Whenever you get the feeling that you're making something special, you have to quickly squash it because you are so often proved wrong."
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| Career Highlights |
| Non-acting careers: Stage Actor | | Big break:Schindler's List | | Defining characters:Amon Goeth, Count Laszlo de Almás, Justin Quayle, Voldemort, | | Best movies:Schindler's List, The English Patient, The Constant Gardner | | Best TV: ''Inside the actor's studio''(Episode 1) | | Stage credits:His credits at London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre: a footman in "Ring Around The Moon" by Jean Anouilh, Curio in "Twelfth Night", Cobweb in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (all 1985), Lysander in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" (both 1986). | | Endorsements: UNISEF | | Other notable appearances/credits: ITV Evening News | Top awards:BAFTA for Schindler's List, Best Supporting Actor (1993)
BSFC Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Schindler's List (1993) | | Other: Name pronounced "Rafe Fines". |
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