Claim: Ralph Fiennes played a character.

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes -LRB- -LSB- ˈreɪf_ˈfaɪnz -RSB- born 22 December 1962 -RRB- is an English actor , director and producer . A noted Shakespeare interpreter , he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre .   Fiennes ' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler 's List -LRB- 1993 -RRB- earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor , and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient -LRB- 1996 -RRB- garnered him a second Academy Award nomination , for Best Actor , as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations .   Since then , Fiennes has been in a number of notable films , including Quiz Show -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Strange Days -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , The End of the Affair -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , Red Dragon -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , The Constant Gardener -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , In Bruges -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , The Reader -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Clash of the Titans -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Great Expectations -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and The Grand Budapest Hotel -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . He voiced Rameses in The Prince of Egypt -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and Alfred Pennyworth in The Lego Batman Movie -LRB- 2017 -RRB- . Fiennes is also known for his roles in major film franchises such as the Harry Potter film series -LRB- 2005 -- 2011 -RRB- , in which he played the villainous Lord Voldemort , and the James Bond series , in which he has played Gareth Mallory / M , starting with the 2012 film Skyfall .   In 2011 , Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare 's tragedy Coriolanus , in which he also played the title character . Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway . Since 1999 , Fiennes has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK . One of the highest profile actors in contemporary British popular culture , Fiennes appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK .