Acting
Joseph Fiennes
Born 1970-05-27
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Joseph Fiennes
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American Horror Story
2011
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Hercules
2014
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Enemy at the Gates
2001
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The Handmaid's Tale
2017
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Shakespeare in Love
1998
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003
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Elizabeth
1998
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The Mother
2023
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Risen
2016
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FlashForward
2009
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (52 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dear England | Gareth Southgate | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Young Sherlock | Silas Holmes | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Prisoner 951 | Richard Ratcliffe | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Fiennes: Return to the Wild | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Royal Kill List | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | National Theatre Live: Dear England | Gareth Southgate | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Mother | Adrian | Movie | 2023 |
 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Sherwood | Sheriff Nottingham | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Handmaid's Tale | Fred Waterford | TV Series | 2017 |
 | On Wings of Eagles | Eric Liddell | Movie | 2016 |
 | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | Risen | Clavius | Movie | 2016 |
 | Strangerland | Matthew Parker | Movie | 2015 |
 | Hercules | King Eurystheus | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Games Maker | Morodian | Movie | 2014 |
 | Wild Kingdom | Narrator | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Great British Year | Narrator | TV Series | 2013 |
 | American Horror Story | Monsignor Timothy Howard | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Camelot | Merlin | TV Series | 2011 |
| Shakespeare in the Present | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 | |
 | A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation | Boy (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | FlashForward | Mark Benford | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Against the Current | Paul Thompson | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Escapist | Lenny Drake | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Red Baron | Captain Roy Brown | Movie | 2008 |
 | Spring 1941 | Artur Planck | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Darwin Awards | Michael Burrows | Movie | 2007 |
 | Goodbye Bafana | James Gregory | Movie | 2007 |
 | Running with Scissors | Neil Bookman | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Great Raid | Major Gibson | Movie | 2005 |
 | Man to Man | Jamie Dodd | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio | Movie | 2004 |
 | Luther | Martin Luther | Movie | 2003 |
 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Proteus (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Killing Me Softly | Adam | Movie | 2002 |
 | Leo | Stephen | Movie | 2002 |
 | Dust | Elijah | Movie | 2001 |
 | Enemy at the Gates | Commisar Danilov | Movie | 2001 |
 | Rancid Aluminium | Sean Deeny | Movie | 2000 |
 | Forever Mine | Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply | Movie | 1999 |
 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Shakespeare in Love | Will Shakespeare | Movie | 1998 |
 | Elizabeth | Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Very Thought of You | Laurence | Movie | 1998 |
 | Animated Epics: Beowulf | Beowulf ( voice ) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Elle Style Awards | Self - Winner | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Stealing Beauty | Christopher Fox | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Vacillations of Poppy Carew | Willy | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Way of the Wind | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
 | Pretty/Handsome | Bob Fitzpayne | TV Series | — |