Joseph Fiennes

53 · Born: May 27, 1970

Personal Details

Born May 27, 1970 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Parents

Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne Fiennes (Lash)
Mark Fiennes

Relatives

Ralph Fiennes (Sibling)
Martha Fiennes (Sibling)
Magnus Fiennes (Sibling)
Sophie Fiennes (Sibling)
Jacob Mark "Jake" Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (Sibling)
Michael Emery (Sibling)
Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Niece or Nephew)

Biography

Joseph Alberic Iscariot Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates, Martin Luther in Luther, and his portrayal of Mark Benford in the 2009 TV series FlashForward. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Fiennes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2024

National Theatre Live: Dear England

National Theatre Live: Dear England as Gareth Southgate

Royal Kill List

Royal Kill List as Narrator

2023

The Mother as Adrian

2019

Sherwood as Sheriff Nottingham

2017

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Fred Waterford

2016

Risen as Clavius

On Wings of Eagles

On Wings of Eagles as Eric Liddell

2015

Strangerland as Matthew Parker

2014

Hercules as King Eurystheus

The Games Maker

The Games Maker as Morodian

2013

The Great British Year

The Great British Year as Narrator

2012

American Horror Story

American Horror Story as Timothy Howard

2011

Camelot as Merlin

2010

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation as Boy (voice)

2009

Against the Current

Against the Current as Paul Thompson

Flashforward as Mark Benford

2008

The Red Baron as Captain Roy Brown

The Escapist as Lenny Drake

2007

The Color of Freedom

The Color of Freedom as James Gregory

Spring 1941 as Artur Planck

2006

The Darwin Awards

The Darwin Awards as Michael Burrows

Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors as Neil Bookman

2005

Man to Man as Jamie Dodd

The Great Raid as Major Gibson

2004

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice as Bassanio

2003

Luther as Martin Luther

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as Proteus (voice)

2002

Leo as Stephen

Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly as Adam

2001

Dust as Elijah

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates as Commisar Danilov

2000

Rancid Aluminum

Rancid Aluminum as Sean Deeny

1999

Forever Mine as Manuel Esquema/ Alan Riply

1998

The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You as Laurence

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love as Will Shakespeare

Elizabeth as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Animated Epics: Beowulf

Animated Epics: Beowulf as Beowulf ( voice )

1996

Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty as Christopher Fox

1995

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew as Willy

appearances

2019

Fiennes: Return to the Nile

Fiennes: Return to the Nile

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC