Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[lower-alpha 1][1] (/faɪnz/; born 27 May 1970), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English film and stage actor. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998), 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 (1998), Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates (2001), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the second season of the TV series American Horror Story (2012–2013). His role in the 2017 TV drama series The Handmaid's Tale was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Joseph Fiennes
Fiennes in 2009
Born
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

(1970-05-27) 27 May 1970
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)
María Dolores Diéguez
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesRalph Fiennes (brother)
Martha Fiennes (sister)
Magnus Fiennes (brother)
Sophie Fiennes (sister)
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (nephew)
Sir Ranulph Fiennes (cousin)

Early life and family
Further information: Baron Saye and Sele

Fiennes was born in 1970 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, the son of Mark Fiennes (1933–2004), a farmer and photographer, and Jennifer Lash (1938–1993), a writer.[2] He has pan-British Isles ancestry.[3][4] His surname comes from the French village of Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais. His grandfathers were industrialist Sir Maurice Fiennes (1907–1994) and Brigadier Henry Alleyne Lash.

His siblings are actor Ralph Fiennes; 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.[5]

Education

Fiennes was briefly educated in the Republic of Ireland, then at Swan School For Boys (now known as Leehurst Swan School, following a merger with another school), an independent school in Salisbury, before passing his 11+ exam and continuing to Bishop Wordsworth's School, a voluntary-aided state day grammar school, in the Cathedral Close of the city. 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 1993.[6]

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 opposite Helen Mirren. He then became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons.

He made his television debut as Willy in The Vacillations of Poppy Carew. His first feature film was 1996's Stealing Beauty, co-starring Liv Tyler. In 1998, Fiennes appeared in two films that were nominated at the Academy Awards: he played Robert Dudley opposite Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth and he portrayed William Shakespeare opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love, receiving nominations 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, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He and Paltrow were reunited onscreen in Running with Scissors (2006).

In 2001, Fiennes appeared in the film Enemy at the Gates. In 2002, he starred in the independent film, Killing Me Softly.

In 2003, 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 2006 to perform in the one-man play Unicorns, Almost about World War II poet Keith Douglas at the Old Vic.

In 2006, he appeared in the films The Darwin Awards and Goodbye Bafana. Goodbye Bafana was filmed by director Bille August in South Africa, and released in 2007. Fiennes portrayed James Gregory, author of the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend.

Television

Fiennes starred in the ABC science fiction series FlashForward, which debuted on 24 September 2009 and ran through 27 May 2010, as Mark Benford.[7] He starred in Starz's 10-part series, Camelot, as the wizard Merlin.[8]

In the second season of American Horror Story, which premiered in October 2012, Fiennes played the role of Monsignor Timothy Howard. Fiennes can be seen currently on the Hulu original series The Handmaid's Tale. He also starred in "Forever Mine" as Cabana Boy/Criminal Attorney who falls in love with his soul mate and refuses to give up on love.[9]

Personal life

Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez, a Swiss model of Spanish origin, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Tuscany in August 2009. They have two daughters named Sam and Isabel.[10]

Fiennes was one of the celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand, E. L. James and Rachel Riley, to design and sign his own card for the UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The cards were auctioned off on eBay in May 2014.[11]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Stealing Beauty Christopher Fox
1998 Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence Laurence Released as The Very Thought of You in the US
1998 Elizabeth Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
1998 Shakespeare in Love William Shakespeare
1999 Forever Mine Manuel Esquema/Alan Riply
2000 Rancid Aluminum Sean Deeny
2001 Enemy at the Gates Commisar Danilov
2001 Dust Elijah
2002 Leo Stephen
2003 Killing Me Softly Adam Tallis
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Proteus Voice role
2003 Luther Martin Luther
2004 The Merchant of Venice Bassanio
2005 The Great Raid Major Gibson
2005 Man to Man Jamie Dodd
2006 Running with Scissors Neil Bookman
2006 The Darwin Awards Michael Burrows
2007 Goodbye Bafana James Gregory
2008 The Escapist Lenny Drake
2008 The Red Baron Arthur Roy Brown
2008 You Me and Captain Longbridge Narrator
2008 Spring 1941 Artur Planck
2009 Against the Current Paul Thompson
2014 The Games Maker Morodian
2014 Hercules King Eurystheus
2015 Strangerland Matthew Parker
2015 Psy American man
2016 Risen Clavius
2016 On Wings of Eagles (The Last Race) Eric Liddell
TBA The Way of the Wind Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Pretty/Handsome Bob Fitzpayne Unsold TV pilot
2009–10 FlashForward Mark Benford 22 episodes
2011 Camelot Merlin 10 episodes
2012–13 American Horror Story: Asylum Monsignor Timothy Howard 10 episodes
2017 Urban Myths Michael Jackson Episode: "Elizabeth, Michael, and Marlon"
2017–present The Handmaid's Tale Commander Fred Waterford 29 episodes
2019 Fiennes: Return to the Nile† Himself 3 episodes
2019 Sherwood Sheriff Nottingham (voice) 6 episodes

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

Plays

Other projects and contributions

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1998 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Most Promising Actor Shakespeare in Love Won
1999 BAFTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Male Newcomer Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Breakthrough Artist Elizabeth Won
Shakespeare in Love Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Actor Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Male Performance Nominated
Best Kiss (with Gwyneth Paltrow) Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Sexiest Love Scene (with Gwyneth Paltrow) Nominated
2005 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture The Merchant of Venice Nominated
2008 Cinema for Peace Best Short Film[12] The Spirit Won
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Handmaid's Tale Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Villain Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2020 Nominated

Notes
  1. This British person has the barrelled surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, but is known by the surname Fiennes.

References
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  2. "It's Raiph actually". The Guardian. 14 November 1999. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Ralph Fiennes Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  4. "Ralph Fiennes – Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. Dobson, Jim (2 March 2019). "World Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes And Actor Joseph Fiennes On Their New Adventure Series In Egypt". Forbes. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "Guildhall School of Music & Drama | People who studied at Guildhall". www.gsmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. "Joseph Fiennes Interview: FlashForward". TV.Sky.com. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2009..
  8. "Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green Lead Camelot Cast". TVGuide.com. 3 June 2010.
  9. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfMPAPdFEjE&ab_channel=Popcornflix)
  10. "El amor ourensano de Shakespeare". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  11. Pocklington, Rebecca (6 May 2014). "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 2014.
  12. "Standing Ovations in Berlin". KINO (in German). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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