Ralph Fiennes
Born: Dec. 22, 1962
Suffolk, England, UK
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Ralph Fiennes was born on December 22nd, 1962 in Suffolk, England. Deciding to give up painting to pursue acting, Ralph (pronounced "Rafe" like "safe") studied at RADA and went on to receive critical kudos for his Shakespearean performances.
Though he had TV and film roles in Prime Suspect, Wuthering Heights and The Baby of Mâcon, Fiennes first captured the attention of North American audiences when Steven Spielberg cast him as Amon Goeth, commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at Plaszow, in 1993's Schindler's List. The role opposite Liam Neeson earned him critical raves and an Oscar® nomination.
The next year, Fiennes was directed by Robert Redford in Quiz Show, where he played the disgraced quiz show darling Charles Van Doren. His sci-fi flick Strange Days was followed by another trip to World War II (and another Oscar® nomination) for his performance in 1996's The English Patient. The romance continued as Ralph played Oscar to Cate Blanchett's Lucinda in Gillian Armstrong's Oscar and Lucinda.
After a good string of flicks, Fiennes heard a loud flopping sound when he teamed up with Uma Thurman and Sean Connery to appear in the film version of The Avengers. After voicing Rameses in DreamWork's animated film The Prince of Egypt, he was all over the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival as he promoted both Sunshine and Onegin, the latter directed by his sister, Martha.
That same year (1999) he also worked with Julianne Moore in The End of the Affair. 2002 was also a busy year for Fiennes as he appeared in David Cronenberg's Spider, made an appearance in Neil Jordan's The Good Thief, worked opposite Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Red Dragon and appeared in the romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan with Jennifer Lopez.
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