Joseph Fiennes

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Joseph Fiennes

Acting 56 May 27, 1970

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

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 Sha…

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American Horror Story

American Horror Story

8.1 2011 TV Show
Hercules

Hercules

5.8 2014 Movie
Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

7.4 2001 Movie
The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

8.2 2017 TV Show
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

6.8 1998 Movie
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

7.1 2003 Movie
Elizabeth

Elizabeth

7.2 1998 Movie
The Mother

The Mother

6.6 2023 Movie
Risen

Risen

6.3 2016 Movie
FlashForward

FlashForward

7.0 2009 TV Show
Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

6.7 1996 Movie
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

6.8 2004 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Dear England

    TV show Gareth Southgate

  2. 2026
    Young Sherlock

    TV show Silas Holmes

  3. 2025
    Prisoner 951

    TV show Richard Ratcliffe

  4. 2024
    Fiennes: Return to the Wild

    TV show Self

  5. 2024
    Royal Kill List

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  6. 2024
    National Theatre Live: Dear England

    Movie Gareth Southgate

  7. 2023
    The Mother

    Movie Adrian

  8. 2022
    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    TV show Self

  9. 2019
    Sherwood

    TV show Sheriff Nottingham

  10. 2019
    Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer

    TV show Self

  11. 2017
    The Handmaid's Tale

    TV show Fred Waterford

  12. 2016
    On Wings of Eagles

    Movie Eric Liddell

  13. 2016
    Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

    Movie Self

  14. 2016
    Risen

    Movie Clavius

  15. 2015
    Strangerland

    Movie Matthew Parker

  16. 2014
    Hercules

    Movie King Eurystheus

More credits
  1. 2014
    The Games Maker

    Movie Morodian

  2. 2013
    Wild Kingdom

    TV show Narrator

  3. 2013
    The Great British Year

    TV show Narrator

  4. 2011
    American Horror Story

    TV show Monsignor Timothy Howard

  5. 2011
    Camelot

    TV show Merlin

  6. 2011
    Shakespeare in the Present

    Movie

  7. 2010
    A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

    Movie Boy (voice)

  8. 2009
    FlashForward

    TV show Mark Benford

  9. 2009
    Against the Current

    Movie Paul Thompson

  10. 2008
    The Escapist

    Movie Lenny Drake

  11. 2008
    The Red Baron

    Movie Captain Roy Brown

  12. 2007
    Spring 1941

    Movie Artur Planck

  13. 2007
    The Darwin Awards

    Movie Michael Burrows

  14. 2007
    Goodbye Bafana

    Movie James Gregory

  15. 2006
    Running with Scissors

    Movie Neil Bookman

  16. 2005
    The Great Raid

    Movie Major Gibson

  17. 2005
    Man to Man

    Movie Jamie Dodd

  18. 2004
    The Merchant of Venice

    Movie Bassanio

  19. 2003
    Luther

    Movie Martin Luther

  20. 2003
    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

    Movie Proteus (voice)

  21. 2002
    Killing Me Softly

    Movie Adam

  22. 2002
    Leo

    Movie Stephen

  23. 2001
    Dust

    Movie Elijah

  24. 2001
    Enemy at the Gates

    Movie Commisar Danilov