Joseph Alberic Fiennes (pronounced /ˈfaɪnz/ "fines"; 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 Mark Benford in the 2009 TV series FlashForward.
Fiennes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He was briefly educated in the Irish Republic and t...
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Joseph Alberic Fiennes (pronounced /ˈfaɪnz/ "fines"; 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 Mark Benford in the 2009 TV series FlashForward.
Fiennes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He was briefly educated in the Irish Republic and then at Bishop Wordsworth's School, a voluntary-aided state day grammar school, in the centre of Salisbury. He then attended art school in Suffolk for a year, before joining the Young Vic Youth Theatre. He subsequently trained for three years at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1993.
Fiennes is the son of novelist Jennifer Lash and photographer Mark Fiennes. The youngest of six siblings, he was raised in West Cork, Ireland. He is the brother of actor Ralph Fiennes, filmmakers Sophie Fiennes and Martha Fiennes,...
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