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| Birth Name(s) : Joseph Alberic Fiennes |
Date of Birth: May 27, 1970 |
| Status:
Dating
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Partner:
Fiona Jolly |
| Profession:
Actor |
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Full Joseph Fiennes Biography
| British-born Joseph Fiennes is brother to actor Ralph Fiennes and director Martha Fiennes. His fraternal twin, Jacob Mark, is a gameskeeper. He left art school and went on to train in drama. His Hollywood breakout roles in "Elizabeth" (1998) and "Shakespeare in Love" (1998) fit perfectly with his thespian stage roots. His first professional stage performances were with the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons. |
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Additional Joseph Fiennes Biography
Joseph Alberic Fiennes (IPA: ) (born May 27, 1970) is an SAG award-winning English film and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love and Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth.
Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, Fiennes is the son of novelist Jennifer Lash and photographer Mark Fiennes. The youngest of six siblings, he was raised in West Cork, Ireland. He is the brother of actor Ralph Fiennes, film makers Sophie Fiennes and Martha Fiennes, composer Magnus Fiennes and, his twin, Jacob Fiennes, a conservationist. His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist. He is a cousin of Sir Ranulph Fiennes and eighth cousin of HRH, the Prince of Wales.
An avid philanthropist, Fiennes is involved with several charities, focusing mainly on the elimination of poverty and fund raising for breast cancer research. Fiennes traveled to Angola in 2003 to highlight the work of the Christian Aid charity.
He helped raise funds for the organization by presenting a three part report for BBC News the same year. He is also an ambassador for the Prince's Trust.
After leaving art school, he worked with the Young Vic Youth Theatre. He continued his training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His first professional stage appearance was in the West End in The Woman in Black, followed by A Month in the Country opposite Helen Mirren. Fiennes, then, was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons.
He made his television debut as Willy in The Vacillations of Poppy Carew. His first feature film was 1996's Stealing Beauty, co-starring Liv Tyler. In 1998, Fiennes appeared in two films that were nominated at the Academy Awards: he played Robert Dudley opposite Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth and he also portrayed William Shakespeare opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in his most popular film to date Shakespeare in Love, which won the award for Best Picture. Following the success of Shakespeare in Love, Fiennes turned down a 5 picture deal from a major studio and withdrew from mainstream cinema. Instead he chose to return to the theatre. He remains highly selective of his work and has famously turned down major film productions in order to appear on stage.
In 2006, he appeared in The Darwin Awards opposite Winona Ryder, and in Running With Scissors, once again teaming him up with Gwyneth Paltrow. Fiennes will return to the theatre again this year in the one-man play Unicorns, Almost about World War II poet Keith Douglas at the Old Vic .
In Spring 2006, he was in South Africa to commence filming Goodbye Bafana with director Bille August. Fiennes will portray James Gregory, author of the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend.
In October, 2007, it was annouced that Fiennes will star in a new FX series to begin shooting at the end of October. Fiennes will play Bob, a married man with two kids, who will eventually realize he's a transsexual. Fiennes is set to co-star opposite Blythe Danner and Robert Wagner. |
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