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Ralph Fiennes

Actor, also producer and director · Born December 22, 1962 (63) · Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Fiennes was trained at and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1985. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before succeeding at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1995, Fiennes made his Broadway debut playing Prince Hamlet in the revival of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He was later Tony-nominated for his role as a travelling faith healer in the Brian Friel play Faith Healer (2006). Fiennes made his film debut playing Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1992). He has earned three Academy Award nominations for his performances in the films Schindler's List (1993), The English Patient (1996), and Conclave (2024). He has also acted in Quiz Show (1994), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), In Bruges (2008), The Reader (2008), The Duchess (2008), The Hurt Locker (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), A Bigger Splash (2015), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and The Menu (2022). Fiennes gained wider recognition for playing Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series (2005–2011) and Gareth Mallory / M in the James Bond films (2012–2021); and has voiced roles in the animated films The Prince of Egypt (1998), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), and The Lego Batman Movie (2017). He directed and starred in the films Coriolanus (2011) and The Invisible Woman (2013). Aside from acting, Fiennes has been an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 1999.

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Born
December 22, 1962 (63)
From
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Ralph Fiennes' films like?

Across their 71 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Short4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: browse their Short movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
21%
Self
16%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 71 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 17 · Dark 40

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 28

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 28 · Intense 33

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 31 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 43 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 34 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 21

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 40

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

55 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 23 of 55 analyzed roles.

Hero
23 of 55
Shadow
17 of 55
Mentor
7 of 55
Shapeshifter
3 of 55
Threshold guardian
3 of 55
Trickster
1 of 55
Ally
1 of 55
Show the 55 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
49
Melancholic
41
Dread
18
Contemplative
18
Thrilling
12
Other
62

How their films linger

Bittersweet34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ralph Fiennes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph Fiennes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

101 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as President Coriolanus Snow

  • Eugene Onegin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple(2026)

    as Dr. Kelson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Choral(2025)

    as Dr. Henry Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 28 Years Later(2025)

    as Dr. Kelson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Return(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Odysseus

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Conclave(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Macbeth(2024)

    as Macbeth

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)

  • Poison(2023)

    as Roald Dahl

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Rat Catcher(2023)

    as Rat Man / Roald Dahl

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Swan(2023)

    as Roald Dahl

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar(2023)

    as Roald Dahl / Policeman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Menu(2022)

    as Chef Slowik

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Four Quartets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer · as Self

  • The Forgiven(2021)

    as David Henninger

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Robert Moses

  • The King's Man(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Orlando Oxford

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Beat the Devil(2021)

    as David Hare

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    as M

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Dig(2021)

    as Basil Brown

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dolittle(2020)

    as Barry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Coup 53 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Thanks · as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

  • Official Secrets(2019)

    as Ben Emmerson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

    as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Holmes & Watson(2018)

    as James Moriarty

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra(2018)

    as Antony

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The White Crow(2018)

    Director · Producer · as Alexander Pushkin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • André: The Voice of Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)

    as Moon King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Richard III(2016)

    as Richard III

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Shakespeare Lives: The Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jaques

  • Hail, Caesar!(2016)

    as Laurence Laurentz

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Bigger Splash(2015)

    as Harry Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    as M

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jack Tanner/Don Juan

  • Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mikhail Rakitin

  • Salting the Battlefield(2014)

    as Prime Minister Alec Beasley

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Turks & Caicos(2014)

    as Prime Minister Alec Beasley

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    as M. Gustave

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Woman(2013)

    Director · as Charles Dickens

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lambert Le Roux

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Voldemort

  • Great Expectations(2012)

    as Abel Magwitch

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    as Gareth Mallory

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Wrath of the Titans(2012)

    as Hades

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Page Eight(2011)

    as Alec Beasley

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Lord Voldemort

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Coriolanus(2011)

    Director · Producer · as Caius Martius Coriolanus

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

    as Lord Voldemort

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Wildest Dream(2010)

    as George Mallory (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Cemetery Junction(2010)

    as Mr. Kendrick

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    as Hades

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang(2010)

    as Lord Gray

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Reader(2008)

    as Michael Berg

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Hurt Locker(2008)

    as Contractor Team Leader

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Duchess(2008)

    as Duke of Devonshire

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • In Bruges(2008)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Voldemort (archival footage)

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)

    as Lord Voldemort

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bernard and Doris(2006)

    as Bernard Lafferty

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Chromophobia(2005)

    as Stephen Tulloch

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Land of the Blind(2006)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

    as Lord Voldemort

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The White Countess(2005)

    as Todd Jackson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)

    as Victor Quartermaine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Constant Gardener(2005)

    as Justin Quayle

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Chumscrubber(2005)

    as Mayor Michael Ebbs

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ten Days to D-Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • The Good Thief(2002)

    as Tony Angel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Maid in Manhattan(2002)

    as Christopher Marshall

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Spider(2002)

    as Spider

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Dragon(2002)

    as Francis Dolarhyde

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Maker(1999)

    as Jesus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • How Proust Can Change Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marcel Proust

  • Onegin(1999)

    Executive Producer · as Onegin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The End of the Affair(1999)

    as Maurice Bendrix

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sunshine(1999)

    as Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Egypt(1998)

    as Rameses (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(1998)

    as John Steed

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Oscar and Lucinda(1997)

    as Oscar Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The English Patient(1996)

    as Almásy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilfred Owen (voice)

  • Strange Days(1995)

    as Lenny Nero

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Quiz Show(1994)

    as Charles Van Doren

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Schindler's List(1993)

    as Amon Goeth

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Baby of Mâcon(1993)

    as The Bishop's Son

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Cormorant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as John Talbot

  • Wuthering Heights(1992)

    as Heathcliff

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia(1992)

    as T.E. Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wanted: Marjory and Oliver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as John Talbot

  • Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Marc

  • Bike Me Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Paris Segment

  • Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Henrik

  • Farnsworth House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

  • Hallelujah! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as George Frideric Handel

  • The Beacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles, 94 of them dated from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Schindler's List (1993)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Film career

19852026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 53 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 101: 90 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thDirecting5 of 101: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting1 of 101: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 101: 1 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 101: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

101 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2000s21 · acting2010s33 · 32 acting · 4 crew2020s21 · 19 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 32% of 71 roles
92970207121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ralph Fiennes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 74; across their 71 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 71

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 71

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 71

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up39
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Beat the Devil (2021)

87th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Schindler's List (1993)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 64 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ralph Fiennes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 53 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore46 titles7–88 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity53 titles9–71 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity48 titles8–76 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs46 titles8–55 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense47 titles17–85 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ralph Fiennes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph Fiennes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Helena Bonham Carter shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles