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fiennes the invisible woman '' , october 2013 at the london film festival premiere of '' 1985 -- present ipswich , suffolk , england ralph fiennes 22 december 1962 alex kingston -rcb- -rcb- ralph fiennes 2013.jpg ralph fiennes
 ralph nathaniel twisleton-wykeham-fiennes actor , director , producer
ralph fiennes

ralph nathaniel twisleton-wykeham-fiennes -lrb- ; born 22 december 1962 -rrb- , is an english actor .
a noted shakespeare interpreter , he first achieved success onstage at the royal national theatre .
fiennes ' portrayal of nazi war criminal amon goeth 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 `` 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 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 lord voldemort , and the `` james bond '' series , in which he has played 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 .
