Joseph Fiennes

Acting

Joseph Fiennes

Born 27 May 1970 · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · 56

Joseph Alberic Iscariot Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates, Martin Luther in Luther, and his portrayal of Mark Benford in the 2009 TV series FlashForward. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Fiennes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Highlights

American Horror Story2011 · Series · Monsignor Timothy Howard
The Handmaid's Tale2017 · Series · Fred Waterford
Enemy at the Gates2001 · Film · Commisar Danilov
Shakespeare in Love1998 · Film · Will Shakespeare
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas2003 · Film · Proteus (voice)
Elizabeth1998 · Film · Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Filmography

Movies

33 films

National Theatre Live: Dear England2024 · Film · Gareth Southgate
The Mother2023 · Film · Adrian
On Wings of Eagles2016 · Film · Eric Liddell
Risen2016 · Film · Clavius
Strangerland2015 · Film · Matthew Parker
Hercules2014 · Film · King Eurystheus
The Games Maker2014 · Film · Morodian
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation2010 · Film · Boy (voice)
Against the Current2009 · Film · Paul Thompson
The Escapist2008 · Film · Lenny Drake
The Red Baron2008 · Film · Captain Roy Brown
Pretty/Handsome2008 · Film · Bob Fitzpayne
Spring 19412007 · Film · Artur Planck
The Darwin Awards2007 · Film · Michael Burrows
Goodbye Bafana2007 · Film · James Gregory
Running with Scissors2006 · Film · Neil Bookman
The Great Raid2005 · Film · Major Gibson
Man to Man2005 · Film · Jamie Dodd
The Merchant of Venice2004 · Film · Bassanio
Luther2003 · Film · Martin Luther
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas2003 · Film · Proteus (voice)
Killing Me Softly2002 · Film · Adam
Leo2002 · Film · Stephen
Dust2001 · Film · Elijah
Enemy at the Gates2001 · Film · Commisar Danilov
Rancid Aluminium2000 · Film · Sean Deeny
Forever Mine1999 · Film · Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply
Shakespeare in Love1998 · Film · Will Shakespeare
Elizabeth1998 · Film · Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
The Very Thought of You1998 · Film · Laurence
Animated Epics: Beowulf1998 · Film · Beowulf ( voice )
Stealing Beauty1996 · Film · Christopher Fox
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew1995 · Film · Willy

Filmography

Series

8 shows

Dear England2026 · Series · Gareth Southgate
Young Sherlock2026 · Series · Silas Holmes
Prisoner 9512025 · Series · Richard Ratcliffe
Sherwood2019 · Series · Sheriff Nottingham
The Handmaid's Tale2017 · Series · Fred Waterford
American Horror Story2011 · Series · Monsignor Timothy Howard
Camelot2011 · Series · Merlin
FlashForward2009 · Series · Mark Benford