
Joseph Fiennes
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1970-05-27 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- ג'וזף פיינס · Джозеф Файннс · Джозеф Файннз · جوزف فاینز
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Fiennes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (17)

American Horror Story
2011
as Monsignor Timothy Howard

The Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Fred Waterford

Young Sherlock
2026
as Silas Holmes

FlashForward
2009
as Mark Benford

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self

Camelot
2011
as Merlin

Prisoner 951
2025
as Richard Ratcliffe

Dear England
2026
as Gareth Southgate

Sherwood
2019
as Sheriff Nottingham

Elle Style Awards
1997
as Self - Winner

Pretty/Handsome
as Bob Fitzpayne

Royal Kill List
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer
2019
as Self

Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self

Wild Kingdom
2013
as Narrator

Fiennes: Return to the Wild
2024
as Self

The Great British Year
2013
as Narrator
Movies (36)

Scary Movie
2000
as William Shakespeare (archival footage)

Hercules
2014
as King Eurystheus

Enemy at the Gates
2001
as Commisar Danilov

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003
as Proteus (voice)

The Mother
2023
as Adrian

Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Will Shakespeare

Risen
2016
as Clavius

Elizabeth
1998
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Killing Me Softly
2002
as Adam

The Great Raid
2005
as Major Gibson

Stealing Beauty
1996
as Christopher Fox

The Merchant of Venice
2004
as Bassanio

Dust
2001
as Elijah

Luther
2003
as Martin Luther

The Red Baron
2008
as Captain Roy Brown

The Escapist
2008
as Lenny Drake

Strangerland
2015
as Matthew Parker

Running with Scissors
2006
as Neil Bookman

Leo
2002
as Stephen

The Darwin Awards
2007
as Michael Burrows

The Way of the Wind

The Very Thought of You
1998
as Laurence

Goodbye Bafana
2007
as James Gregory

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self

Forever Mine
1999
as Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply

On Wings of Eagles
2016
as Eric Liddell

Animated Epics: Beowulf
1998
as Beowulf ( voice )

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
1995
as Willy

Man to Man
2005
as Jamie Dodd

Spring 1941
2007
as Artur Planck

Against the Current
2009
as Paul Thompson

The Games Maker
2014
as Morodian

Rancid Aluminium
2000
as Sean Deeny

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010
as Boy (voice)

National Theatre Live: Dear England
2024
as Gareth Southgate
Shakespeare in the Present
2011
About Joseph Fiennes
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. With 53 credits spanning from 1995 to 2026, Joseph Fiennes has appeared in 36 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joseph Fiennes Movies
- Scary Movie (2000) — as William Shakespeare (archival footage)
- Hercules (2014) — as King Eurystheus
- Enemy at the Gates (2001) — as Commisar Danilov
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) — as Proteus (voice)
- The Mother (2023) — as Adrian
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