Joseph Fiennes, whose full name is Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, is an English actor who performs on stage, screen, and television. Fiennes is especially well-known for his period pieces and versatility. He was nominated for both the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the BAFTA Award for his portrayal of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998).
It was noted by journalist Zoe Williams that "he seemed to be the go-to actor for English cultural history". The actor has won several awards over the years for his performances on screen and stage. His major honors include one Screen Actors Guild Award and a British Academy Film Award nomination.
List of Joseph Fiennes movies and TV shows
Here is a complete list of all the movies and television series that the actor has appeared in throughout his career:
| Movies | ||
| Year | Film Title | Role |
| 1995 | The Vacillations of Poppy Carew | Willy |
| 1996 | Stealing Beauty | Christopher Fox |
| 1998 | Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence | Laurence |
| Elizabeth | Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester | |
| Shakespeare in Love | William Shakespeare | |
| 1999 | Forever Mine | Manuel Esquema/Alan Riply |
| 2000 | Rancid Aluminum | Sean Deeny |
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | Commisar Danilov |
| Dust | Elijah | |
| 2002 | Leo | Stephen |
| Killing Me Softly | Adam Tallis | |
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Proteus |
| Luther | Martin Luther | |
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio |
| 2005 | The Great Raid | Major Gibson |
| Man to Man | Jamie Dodd | |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Neil Bookman |
| The Darwin Awards | Michael Burrows | |
| 2007 | Goodbye Bafana | James Gregory |
| 2008 | The Escapist | Lenny Drake |
| The Red Baron | Arthur Roy Brown | |
| You Me and Captain Longbridge | Narrator | |
| Spring 1941 | Artur Planck | |
| 2009 | Against the Current | Paul Thompson |
| 2014 | The Games Maker | Morodian |
| Hercules | King Eurystheus | |
| 2015 | Strangerland | Matthew Parker |
| Psy | American man | |
| 2016 | Risen | Clavius |
| On Wings of Eagles (The Last Race) | Eric Liddell | |
| 2023 | The Mother | Adrian Lovell |
| Television | ||
| Year | Show Title | Role |
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Bob Fitzpayne |
| 2009–10 | FlashForward | Mark Benford |
| 2011 | Camelot | Merlin |
| 2012–13 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Monsignor Timothy Howard |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Michael Jackson |
| 2017–2021 | The Handmaid's Tale | Commander Fred Waterford |
| 2019 | Fiennes: Return to the Nile | Himself |
| Sherwood | Sheriff Nottingham (voice) | |
| 2024 | Royal Kill List | Himself |
| Fiennes Return To The Wild | ||
FAQs about Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Fiennes is 54 years old as of March 2025.
Joseph Fiennes’ most credited performance was that of William Shakespeare in the 1998 film, Shakespeare in Love.
Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez, a Swiss model of Spanish/Galician origin. They married in August 2009 and have two daughters.
