Joseph Fiennes

May 27, 1970 (age 56) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

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.

His titles like Shakespeare in Love, Enemy at the Gates, and Hercules - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/40

Weighted avg: 6.19 /10

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Shakespeare in Love

1998December 1998 by John Madden

Lead role as Will Shakespeare

Lead role as Will Shakespeare

6.39 Good-
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Enemy at the Gates

2001February 2001 by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Starring as Commisar Danilov

Starring as Commisar Danilov

7.05 Good++
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3

Hercules

2014July 2014 by Brett Ratner

Supporting as King Eurystheus

Supporting as King Eurystheus

5.30 Okay-
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4

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003July 2003 by Tim Johnson

Supporting as Proteus (voice)

Supporting as Proteus (voice)

6.63 Good
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5

Elizabeth

1998September 1998 by Shekhar Kapur

Starring as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Starring as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

6.74 Good
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6

Risen

2016February 2016 by Kevin Reynolds

Lead role as Clavius

Lead role as Clavius

5.83 Okay+
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7

The Mother

2023May 2023 by Niki Caro

Supporting as Adrian

Supporting as Adrian

6.16 Good--
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8

FlashForward

2009–2010 by David S. Goyer

Lead role as Mark Benford

Lead role as Mark Benford

6.03 Okay++
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9

The Merchant of Venice

2004December 2004 by Michael Radford

Starring as Bassanio

Starring as Bassanio

6.32 Good--
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10

Luther

2003October 2003 by Eric Till

Lead role as Martin Luther

Lead role as Martin Luther

6.04 Okay++
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11

Stealing Beauty

1996March 1996 by Bernardo Bertolucci

Supporting as Christopher Fox

Supporting as Christopher Fox

6.22 Good--
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12

Killing Me Softly

2002May 2002 by Chen Kaige

Starring as Adam

Starring as Adam

5.21 Okay--
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13

Camelot

2011 by Michael Hirst

Lead role as Merlin

Lead role as Merlin

5.37 Okay-
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14

Strangerland

2015July 2015 by Kim Farrant

Starring as Matthew Parker

Starring as Matthew Parker

4.90 Mediocre++
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15

The Darwin Awards

2007June 2007 by Finn Taylor

Lead role as Michael Burrows

Lead role as Michael Burrows

5.18 Okay--
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16

The Great Raid

2005August 2005 by John Dahl

Supporting as Major Gibson

Supporting as Major Gibson

6.07 Okay++
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17

Goodbye Bafana

2007February 2007 by Bille August

Lead role as James Gregory

Lead role as James Gregory

6.34 Good-
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18

The Escapist

2008June 2008 by Rupert Wyatt

Starring as Lenny Drake

Starring as Lenny Drake

5.76 Okay+
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19

The Red Baron

2008March 2008 by Nikolai Müllerschön

Supporting as Captain Roy Brown

Supporting as Captain Roy Brown

6.17 Good--
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Running with Scissors

2006October 2006 by Ryan Murphy

Supporting as Neil Bookman

Supporting as Neil Bookman

5.39 Okay-
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21

Forever Mine

1999September 1999 by Paul Schrader

Lead role as Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply

Lead role as Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply

5.34 Okay-
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22

On Wings of Eagles

2016June 2016 by Stephen Shin Kei-Yin

Lead role as Eric Liddell

Lead role as Eric Liddell

5.58 Okay
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23

Sherwood

Airing since 2019 by Megan Laughton

Supporting as Sheriff Nottingham

Supporting as Sheriff Nottingham

6.29 Good--
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24

The Games Maker

2014July 2014 by Juan Pablo Buscarini

Starring as Morodian

Starring as Morodian

5.29 Okay-
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25

Man to Man

2005April 2005 by Régis Wargnier

Lead role as Jamie Dodd

Lead role as Jamie Dodd

5.93 Okay++
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26

Against the Current

2009January 2009 by Peter Callahan

Lead role as Paul Thompson

Lead role as Paul Thompson

5.59 Okay
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27

Dust

2001August 2001 by Milcho Manchevski

Lead role as Elijah

Lead role as Elijah

5.57 Okay
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28

Leo

2002March 2002 by Mehdi Norowzian

Lead role as Stephen

Lead role as Stephen

5.84 Okay+
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29

The Very Thought of You

1998May 1998 by Nick Hamm

Supporting as Laurence

Supporting as Laurence

5.61 Okay
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30

Spring 1941

2007September 2007 by Uri Barbash

Starring as Artur Planck

Starring as Artur Planck

5.96 Okay++
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31

Dear England

2026 by James Graham

Lead role as Gareth Southgate

Lead role as Gareth Southgate

Needs more reviews
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32

Rancid Aluminium

2000January 2000 by Edward Thomas

Starring as Sean Deeny

Starring as Sean Deeny

5.35 Okay-
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33

Prisoner 951

2025

Starring as Richard Ratcliffe

Starring as Richard Ratcliffe

Needs more reviews
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34

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

2010June 2010 by Stefan Leuchtenberg

Lead role as Boy (voice)

Lead role as Boy (voice)

Needs more reviews
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35

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016April 2016 by Robin Mason

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.16 Good--
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36

Pretty/Handsome

Air date unknown by Ryan Murphy

Lead role as Bob Fitzpayne

Lead role as Bob Fitzpayne

Needs more reviews
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37

Animated Epics: Beowulf

1998January 1998 by Yuri Kulakov

Starring as Beowulf ( voice )

Starring as Beowulf ( voice )

Needs more reviews
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38

Royal Kill List

2024

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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39

Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer

2019

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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40

Fiennes: Return to the Wild

2024

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews