Quick Facts
Born:
1970-05-27
Birthplace:
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Credits:
52 Total Roles
Joseph Fiennes
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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.
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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.
Known For
American Horror Story
Monsignor Timothy Howard
Hercules
King Eurystheus
Enemy at the Gates
Commisar Danilov
Shakespeare in Love
Will Shakespeare
The Handmaid's Tale
Fred Waterford
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Proteus (voice)
Elizabeth
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
The Mother
Adrian
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Young Sherlock TV | Silas Holmes |
| 2025 | Prisoner 951 TV | Richard Ratcliffe |
| 2024 | Fiennes: Return to the Wild TV | Self |
| 2024 | Royal Kill List TV | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | National Theatre Live: Dear England MOVIE | Gareth Southgate |
| 2023 | The Mother MOVIE | Adrian |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg TV | Self |
| 2019 | Sherwood TV | Sheriff Nottingham |
| 2019 | Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer TV | Self |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale TV | Fred Waterford |