His first film role followed in 1992 with Wuthering Heights, in which he starred opposite Juliette Binoche. In 1991, Fiennes made his television debut in the British series A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia. He joined the Royal National Theatre in 1987 and the Royal Shakespeare Company a year later. Once he discovered acting, he transferred to and graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. With dreams of being a painter, Fiennes studied at the Chelsea College of Art and Design. Fiennes was the first of seven children, all of whom were creatively encouraged by their novelist mother and photographer father. Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Other films that have gained Fiennes fame include The Reader (2008), the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall and the Harry Potter franchise, in which he played the role of Lord Voldemort. He earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in Schindler's List (1993) and The English Patient (1996).
British actor Ralph Fiennes is known for his stage and film career.
