Who are Joseph Fiennes’ family members?

Last Modified Apr 4, 2025 05:39 EDT
Who are Joseph Fiennes’ family members?
Joseph Fiennes and his brother Ralph Fiennes (Source : Instagram)


Actor Joseph Fiennes is the son of farmer and photographer Mark Fiennes and writer Jennifer Lash. He is also the brother of actor Ralph Fiennes. He is married to actress and photographer Maria Dolores Dieguez and has two daughters.


Joseph Fiennes is an English actor who is currently playing one of the main characters in Hulu’s “The Handmaid's Tale”. Fiennes has received widespread critical acclaim for playing the villainous commander Fred Waterford in the show and also earned an Emmy nomination in the supporting actor category. He is the brother of Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes.


Who are Joseph Fiennes’s parents?


Joseph Fiennes was born to photographer Mark Fiennes and his writer and artist wife Jennifer Lash. Mark was known for his work in interiors and architecture. He met his future wife, writer Jennifer Lash aka Jini, in 1961. Jini’s first novel, “The Burial” was published when she was only 23 years old.


By the time Mark and Jini got married, Jini published her second novel “The Climate of Belief”. Jini shifted her focus to drawing and painting after the birth of their first child, Ralph. Mark and Jini moved frequently, as they kept buying and selling houses for fifteen years. They finally settled in the west of Ireland.


Who are Joseph Fiennes's siblings?


Joseph Fiennes comes from a big family of six siblings, including Ralph, who is the oldest. The other siblings are music composer Magnus Fiennes, who is the youngest; Sophie Fiennes, who is a filmmaker; Martha Fiennes, who is a writer and movie director; and last but not least, Joseph's twin Jacob Fiennes, who is a conservationist. Famous British explorer Ranulph Fiennes is the cousin of Joseph and all his siblings. Joseph and the others have another foster sibling as well, archeologist Michael Emery, who is ten years older than Ralph, effectively meaning he is the oldest.


In an interview with The Guardian, the actor has mentioned that he is not quite sure if his family is a dynasty or not. His upbringing, as per Fiennes, was quite disciplined even though there was a lot of creativity. He believes every single person in the family played a part in raising him. He said:

My background is certainly very rich and diverse though, and it is full of interesting characters. I think everyone around me played a part in raising me; there isn’t one individual I could pick out – it was more a case of it taking the whole village to raise the child. Also, I am much more interested in the process than the outcome and family life, of course, is always a process, always evolving.


While talking about all his siblings being achievers in their individual fields, Fiennes shared-

“I don’t know. There must be some malformed gene there or something, I don’t know. Are we rivals? Absolutely not – we all get on very well indeed. Now, we are all very conscious of the next generation coming along. I have two daughters, my siblings have children and there is a sense of them being at the centre of things.”


Fiennes is married to actress and photographer Maria Dolores Dieguez. They have two daughters, Sam, who was born in 2010, and Isabel, who was born in 2011.


Other information about Joseph Fiennes' family


Who are Joseph Fiennes’ family members?
Joseph Fiennes with his wife and daughters (Source : Instagram)


Martha Fiennes and George Tiffin’s sons, actor-producer Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Nathaniel Fiennes Tiffin, are Joseph's nephews. Their sister, Mercy Fiennes Tiffin, who was in the movie The Duchess (2008) is Joseph Fiennes's niece. Famous British explorer Ranulph Fiennes is the third cousin of Joseph and Ralph Fiennes.

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A. Yes, Joseph Fiennes has six siblings, including one foster sibling.

A. Yes, Joseph Fiennes is the brother of actor Ralph Fiennes.

A. Yes, Joseph Fiennes has two daughters, Sam and Isabel.

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