Most recently, he appeared in The Reader (2008), in Bruges (2008) The Hurt Locker (2009) and as Hades in Clash of the Titans (2010). He won a Tony Award and has been nominated twice for Academy Awards. Fiennes was born in Ipswich, the eldest child of Jennifer Lash (1938-1993), a writer of English and Irish descent, and Mark Fiennes (1933-2004), a farmer and photographer whose father was industrialist Sir Maurice Fiennes (1907-1994). Fiennes is an eighth cousin of the Prince of Wales, and a third cousin of the adventurer Ranulph Fiennes. Fiennes trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He did not win the Oscar, but did win the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for the role. His portrayal as Göth also earned him a spot on the American Film Institute’s list of Top 50 Movie Villains.
Ralph Fiennes to star in Invisible Woman ‘Harry Potter’ star Ralph Fiennes is set to direct ‘The Invisible Woman’, which tells the story of Charles Dickens’ secret 13-year love affair. Ralph… [link]
