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Joseph Fiennes

Acting · b. 1970 · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Joseph Alberic Iscariot Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor.

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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.

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Known for

American Horror Story

8.1

American Horror Story

2011 · Series · Monsignor Timothy Howard

Enemy at the Gates

7.4

Enemy at the Gates

2001 · Commisar Danilov

The Handmaid's Tale

8.2

The Handmaid's Tale

2017 · Series · Fred Waterford

Shakespeare in Love

6.8

Shakespeare in Love

1998 · Will Shakespeare

Elizabeth

7.2

Elizabeth

1998 · Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Risen

6.3

Risen

2016 · Clavius

The Merchant of Venice

6.8

The Merchant of Venice

2004 · Bassanio

FlashForward

7.0

FlashForward

2009 · Series · Mark Benford

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

7.1

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003 · Proteus (voice)

Killing Me Softly

5.6

Killing Me Softly

2002 · Adam

Luther

6.5

Luther

2003 · Martin Luther

The Mother

6.6

The Mother

2023 · Adrian

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Young Sherlock

7.8

Young Sherlock

2026 · Series · Silas Holmes

Dear England

5.8

Dear England

2026 · Series · Gareth Southgate

Prisoner 951

5.2

Prisoner 951

2025 · Series · Richard Ratcliffe

National Theatre Live: Dear England

National Theatre Live: Dear England

2024 · Gareth Southgate

The Mother

6.6

The Mother

2023 · Adrian

Sherwood

7.3

Sherwood

2019 · Series · Sheriff Nottingham

The Handmaid's Tale

8.2

The Handmaid's Tale

2017 · Series · Fred Waterford

Risen

6.3

Risen

2016 · Clavius

On Wings of Eagles

5.7

On Wings of Eagles

2016 · Eric Liddell

Strangerland

5.3

Strangerland

2015 · Matthew Parker

Hercules

5.8

Hercules

2014 · King Eurystheus

The Games Maker

5.4

The Games Maker

2014 · Morodian

The Great British Year

The Great British Year

2013 · Series · Narrator

Wild Kingdom

Wild Kingdom

2013 · Series · Narrator

American Horror Story

8.1

American Horror Story

2011 · Series · Monsignor Timothy Howard

Camelot

6.3

Camelot

2011 · Series · Merlin

Shakespeare in the Present

Shakespeare in the Present

2011

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

7.0

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

2010 · Boy (voice)

In development

The Way of the Wind

The Way of the Wind