An English actor who has appeared in films such as Schindler's List, The Constant Gardener and the Harry Potter films as Lord Voldemort. He has won a Tony Award and has been nominated twice for Academy Awards.

He was first married to Alex Kingston, but in 1995 began a relationship with Francesca Annis, an actress 18 years his senior, who played his mother Gertrude in the play Hamlet, where they met. After 11 years together, the couple separated in February 2006. Tabloid reports claimed Fiennes had had an affair with Romanian singer Cornelia Crisan.