Age, Biography, and Wiki
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. As of 2025, he is 62 years old. Fiennes is known for his extensive work in film and theater, including notable roles in Schindler's List, The English Patient, and Harry Potter series as Lord Voldemort. His career spans over three decades, with numerous awards and nominations for his performances.
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| Date of Birth | 22 December 1962 |
| Age | 62 Years |
| Birth Place | Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
| Country | England |
Height, Weight & Measurements
- Height: 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm)
- Specific weight measurements are not publicly disclosed, but Fiennes is known for his ability to transform physically for roles, such as gaining weight for his portrayal of Amon Goeth in Schindler's List.
In 1993, he portrayed the brutal Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's historical holocaust drama epic Schindler's List. Todd McCarthy, film critic of Variety praised his performance describing it as "extraordinary" adding that he "creates an indelible character in Goeth. With paunch hanging out and eyes filled with disgust both for his victims and himself, he’s like a minor-league Roman emperor gone sour with excess, a man in whom too much power and debauchery have crushed anything that might once have been good." For his performance in the film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. His portrayal of Göth also saw him listed at number 15 on the AFI's list of the top 50 film villains. Fiennes gained weight to portray Göth, but shed it afterwards. Fiennes later stated that playing the role had a profoundly disturbing effect on him.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Ralph Fiennes was married to actress Alex Kingston from 1993 to 1997. There are no recent public updates on his current relationship status.
Fiennes's film work has encompassed a variety of genres, including thrillers (Spider, Strange Days), romantic comedy (Maid in Manhattan), and historical drama (Sunshine). In 1999, Fiennes had the title role in Onegin, a film which he also helped produce. His sister Martha Fiennes directed, and brother Magnus composed the score. Fiennes portrayed Francis Dolarhyde in the 2002 film, Red Dragon, a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. Fiennes's performance as a sympathetic serial killer with a romantic relationship with a blind girl, played by Emily Watson, was praised. Film critic David Sterritt wrote, "Ralph Fiennes is scarily good as [Hannibal Lecter's] fellow lunatic." Fiennes voiced Jesus in The Miracle Maker (2000), a stop-motion animated film depicting the life of Jesus.
Fiennes met English actress Alex Kingston while they were both students at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After dating for ten years, they married in 1993 and divorced in 1997 following his affair with Francesca Annis. Annis and Fiennes separated on 7 February 2006, after 11 years together, in a parting described as "acrimonious", following rumours that he had an affair with the Romanian singer Cornelia Crișan.
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Ralph Fiennes' net worth is estimated to be around $50 million, primarily due to his successful film and theater career. His earnings are derived from his extensive list of film appearances, stage productions, and potentially from producing and directing projects.
Career, Business, and Investments
Fiennes began his career in theater, graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1985. He gained early success with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His film debut was in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1992), followed by breakthrough roles in Schindler's List (1993) and The English Patient (1996).
Some of his notable roles include:
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Fiennes was trained at and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1985. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1995, Fiennes made his Broadway debut playing Prince Hamlet in the revival of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He was later Tony-nominated for his role as a traveling faith healer in the Brian Friel play Faith Healer (2006).
Fiennes trained at RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in London between 1983 and 1985. He began his career at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, and also at the National Theatre. He achieved prominence at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Fiennes first worked on screen in 1990 when he starred as T. E. Lawrence in the British television film A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia. He made his film debut in 1992 as Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights opposite Juliette Binoche. He had a major role in Peter Greenaway's historical drama film The Baby of Mâcon with Julia Ormond, which provoked controversy and was poorly received.
In 2008, he played the Duke of Devonshire in the film The Duchess opposite Keira Knightley; he also played the protagonist in The Reader, adapted from the novel of the same name alongside Kate Winslet. That same year he also appeared in Martin McDonagh's black comedy crime thriller In Bruges starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. In February 2009, Fiennes was the special guest of the Belgrade's Film Festival FEST. He filmed his version of Shakespeare's Coriolanus (in his directorial debut) in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Fiennes reunited with Kathryn Bigelow for her Iraq War film The Hurt Locker, released in 2009, appearing as an English Private Military Contractor. They had previously worked together on Strange Days (1995). In April 2010, he played Hades in Clash of the Titans, a remake of the 1981 film of the same name.
Social Network
Fiennes maintains a low profile on social media platforms, preferring to focus on his work rather than personal online presence.
In 2023, Fiennes reunited with the director Wes Anderson in an anthology of short films adapted from the works of British author, Roald Dahl, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2023). The series featured performances from Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, and Ben Kingsley with the eponymous short going on to win the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Fiennes starred on stage as Macbeth in late 2023 as part of Simon Godwin's touring production in the UK. The play, which also starred Indira Varma as Lady Macbeth, was a success, beginning at Liverpool's The Depot in November, before moving on to Edinburgh, London, and Washington, DC. In 2024, Fiennes starred in the Edward Berger film Conclave, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. In 2025, Fiennes will star in Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later, the third film in the series which is set in a post-apocalyptic Britain 28 years after 28 Days Later (2002). In 2026, Fiennes will star in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the sixth film in the Hunger Games series, as President Coriolanus Snow, previously portrayed by Donald Sutherland and Tom Blyth.
Education
Ralph Fiennes trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 1985. This foundation in acting has been instrumental in his success across both film and theater.
In 1994, Fiennes portrayed the American academic Charles Van Doren in Robert Redford's historical drama Quiz Show acting opposite John Turturro and Paul Scofield. The film centered around the Twenty-One quiz show scandals of the 1950s. The film received critical acclaim as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1996, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing László Almásy in the epic World War II romantic drama The English Patient, in which he starred with Kristin Scott-Thomas and reunited with Binoche. David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "once you're hooked, it never loses its grip on your emotions. A great deal of the credit belongs to Fiennes and Scott Thomas, who ignite on screen together." He starred in the romantic drama Oscar and Lucinda (1997) opposite Cate Blanchett, played John Steed in spy comedy The Avengers (1998), and voiced Ramesses II in an animated Biblical epic The Prince of Egypt (1998).
In 2005, Fiennes starred in Fernando Meirelles's The Constant Gardener, a film based off the 2001 novel of the same name by John le Carré acting alongside Rachel Weisz. The film is set in Kenya. It was filmed in part with residents from the slums of Kibera and Loiyangalani. The film received critical acclaim in particular for Fiennes and Weisz's performances. Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote that "Fiennes does some of his finest screen acting" in the film. He received a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The situation affected the cast and crew to such an extent that they set up the Constant Gardener Trust to provide basic education for children of these villages. Fiennes is a patron of the charity.
Fiennes is also a patron of the Shakespeare Schools Festival, a charity that enables school children across the UK to perform Shakespeare in professional theatres. That same year, Fiennes voiced Lord Victor Quartermaine in the 2005 stop-motion animated comedy Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. The role saw him play a cruel upper class bounder who courts Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter) and despises Wallace & Gromit.
