Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes is an English actor and director born in 1962, known for moving between the stage and the screen. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and built his early reputation with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, winning a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway in 1995. His film debut came in 1992 as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, and his portrayal of the camp commandant Amon Goeth in Schindler's List brought an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA win. Later screen work includes The English Patient, The Constant Gardener, In Bruges, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Conclave. Wider audiences know him as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films and as M in the James Bond series. He has also voiced animated roles and directed and starred in Coriolanus and The Invisible Woman.