who plays voldemort
The actor reveals he wasn't sure he wanted to play the young wizard's nemesis at first but says now he can understand the villain's loneliness.. Is there any defense for Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort? Ralph Fiennes, who plays the young wizard's nemesis, seems to think so. While calling Voldemort -- aka He Who Must Not Be Named -- a demonic spirit and satanic force, Fiennes told Newsweek that he tries to see the good everyone -- even villainous characters like Voldemort.