Ralph Fiennes Wiki, Bio, Age, Net Worth, and Other Facts

Below is a compiled list of the most interesting facts about Ralph Fiennes. Check it out!

Actor Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. He is the eldest of six children. Four of his siblings are also in the arts: Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus Fiennes, a musician; Sophie Fiennes, a producer; and Joseph Fiennes, an actor. He is of English, Irish, and Scottish origin.

Interesting Facts about Ralph Fiennes

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#33). [1995]
He was considered for the role of Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code (2006), which went to Tom Hanks.
Stars in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” as Mark Antony at London’s Barbican Centre, in a production by Deborah Warner with Fiona Shaw (Calpurnia) and John Shrapnel (Caesar). The production will be on tour to France and Spain later this year with the same cast. [April 2005]
Filmed his role as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) in only two days.
An Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
He and his The End of the Affair (1999) co-star Julianne Moore have acted in separate Hannibal Lecter films: he in Red Dragon (2002) and she in Hannibal (2001).
He has English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Many of his recent ancestors lived in India, during the British colonial period. He has said that his surname, “Fiennes”, is of Norman origin.
On 3 March 2001, he received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. Past recipients include Mel Gibson, Patrick Stewart, Lynn Redgrave, Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline.
His performance as “Amon Goeth” in Schindler’s List (1993) is ranked #61 on Premiere Magazine’s 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Was considered for the role of James Bond years before being cast as Gareth Mallory in Skyfall (2012).
Appearing in the London West End production of Oedipus as the title character [October 2008]
8th cousin of Prince Charles.

Personal Quotes by Ralph Fiennes

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third act, there’s a generic language that comes out of the more commercial system.
Ralph Fiennes

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.
Ralph Fiennes

I couldn’t get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much weight in the right places as I could. My weightlifting was impressive for me, but not for some of the guys I see down at the gym.
Ralph Fiennes