Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 27 May 1970), also known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor.
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He made his feature film debut opposite Liv Tyler, in Bernardo Bertolucci’s romantic drama Stealing Beauty (1996)..
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..but Fiennes became widely known for his portrayals of historical figures, including William Shakespeare in John Madden‘s Oscar-winner Shakespeare in Love (1998)..
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..Sir Robert Dudley, opposite Cate Blanchett in Shekhar Kapur’s biographical Elizabeth (1998)..
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..and as Commisar Danilov, alongside Jude Law and Ed Harris, in Jean-Jacques Annaud’s war drama Enemy at the Gates (2001).
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His many memorable performances also include Luther (2003), The Merchant of Venice (2004), The Great Raid (2005), Running With Scissors (2006), The Red Baron (2008), The Escapist (2008), FlashForward (2009-10), American Horror Story (2012–2013) and Strangerland (2015).
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He currently stars as Commander Fredrick “Fred” Waterford in the Hulu series adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (2017–Present).
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Coming up, Fiennes will star alongside Oscar-winners Sir Ben Kingsley and Sir Mark Rylance, in Terrence Malick’s anticipated biblical epic The Way Of The Wind (tba)..
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..and opposite Jennifer Lopez, in Niki Caro’s action-thriller The Mother (2022).
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