Frequently plays a character who writes.
They were born in 1972 or 1973 to magical parents. [2] He has pan-British Isles ancestry. Fiennes subsequently trained for three years at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1993.[6]. They began their relationship in summer 2005 and married in Tuscany in August 2009. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth (1998), Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates (2001), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the second season of the TV series American Horror Story (2012–2013). I was a member of a Rough Gang - we went around and terrorised all the pupils in school.
Four of his siblings are also in the arts: Ralph Fiennes, an actor; Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus Fiennes, a musician; and Sophie Fiennes, a producer. It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. Jacob is also twins with actor Joseph Fiennes, who starred in the Hollywood hit Shakespeare in Love. [9], Fiennes was one of the celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand, E. L. James and Rachel Riley, to design and sign his own card for the UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. He is one of six children. I asked what he'd seen me in and he replied: 'Nothing' - without a flicker of irony. Has 2 daughters Sam born March 8, 2010 and Isabel born December 29, 2011. So of course I'm going to fail. In 2001, Fiennes appeared in the film Enemy at the Gates.
Discover what to watch this November including a Marvel docu-series, a '90s reboot, and a Star Wars holiday celebration. His nephew Hero Fiennes-Tiffin played Tom Riddle, young Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Greatly skilled at swimming, horse riding, tennis and rock-climbing. [3][4] His surname comes from the French village of Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais. His Swiss wife, Maria Dolores Diéguez, was an internationally successful model and came in 3rd at the Miss Switzerland 2003 contest. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez, a Swiss model of Spanish origin, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Tuscany in August 2009. Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters, The Best TV Shows About Being in Your 30s. I had the acne but no angst. He is one of six children. Ashton grew up sharing everything with his twin brother Michael, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. | I kind of bypassed it, and I'm a bit angry that I didn't go through all the angst. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. I was in this guy's office in LA two years ago and he said: 'Love your work, Joe, love your work.' 2002 – contributed to the compilation album, 2010 – starred in a series of readings of literary love scenes for, This page was last edited on 30 October 2020, at 22:38. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons and performed roles in Dennis Potter's Son Of Man, Les Enfants Du Paradis, Troilus and Cressida, and Peter Whelan's The Herbal Bed. Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. In most of his films, he has played characters who write either novels, plays, poetry or other literary works. Moved 14 times during his childhood between London, Wiltshire and Ireland.
His surname comes from the French village of Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais. He is the eldest of six children. (2002-2003) Met Filipina-Australian girlfriend, Lost 21 pounds in order to play POW Major Gibson in, He turned down a lucrative five-picture deal with Miramax after the success of.
His siblings are actor Ralph Fiennes; directors Martha Fiennes and Sophie Fiennes; composer Magnus Fiennes; and conservationist Jacob Fiennes, Joseph's twin brother.