He is also well known for his portrayals of five infamous villains: Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler’s List; serial killer Francis Dolarhyde in the 2002 film Red Dragon; Rameses II in The Prince of Egypt; Lord Victor Quartermaine in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit; and Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series. He was praised by many for being a “perfect fit” to play the role of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series, books by J.K. Rowling. His surname is of Welsh-Norman origin. Fiennes is an eighth cousin of the Prince of Wales, and a third cousin of the adventurer Ranulph Fiennes. The eldest of six children, his siblings are actor Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love, Luther, FlashForward); Martha Fiennes, a director (in her film Onegin, he played the title role); Magnus Fiennes, a composer; Sophie Fiennes, a filmmaker; and Jacob Fiennes, a conservationist. They moved to Salisbury in England, where Fiennes finished his schooling at Bishop Wordsworth’s School before attending Chelsea College of Art. He did not win the Oscar, but did win the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for the role. But the job was to portray the man, the human being.
Ralph Fiennes to star in Invisible Woman ‘Harry Potter’ star Ralph Fiennes is set to direct ‘The Invisible Woman’, which tells the story of Charles Dickens’ secret 13-year love affair. Ralph… [link]
