Ralph Fiennes is a British actor, producer and director, born in 1962 in Ipswich, England. He studied the principles of acting and drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He gained wide fame after the movie Schindler's List (1993), then appeared as Harry Potter's Lord Voldemort, over the course of five parts. He was nominated for an Academy Award previously for the films Schindler's List (1994) and The English Patient (1996). Fiennes won the BAFTA award only once in 1994.
