Rafe Fiennes is one of the UK's most sought-after actors. To the general public, he is known for his role in the adaptation of the Harry Potter books, as well as his work in the films "Schindler's List", "The Reader", "Wuthering Heights".
A family
The full name of the British-born actor is Rafe Nathaniel Twiston-Wyckham-Fiennes. He was born in the town of Ipswich in 1962, but at the age of ten he and his entire family moved to Ireland. He became the first child in the family of a writer and photographer, then he had five brothers and sisters. Four of them work in the film industry: two sisters are filmmakers, one brother is an actor, and the other one writes music for films. The fifth brother deals with environmental problems.
It is noteworthy that the son of Martha's sister, Hiro Fiennes-Tiffin, played the role of Voldemort in his school years in the fifth part of the film adaptation. It was rumored that Ralph Fiennes helped the boy get into the film thanks to his connections, but the director of "Harry Potter" denied this, saying that the young man honestly passed all the auditions and auditions, and got the role solely for his talent and ability to demonstrate true evil.
Career
Immediately after graduating from school, Rafe did not immediately think about a film career. At first he dreamed of painting, so he returned to England and began to study art. But after a while he realized that he did not want to devote his whole life to this hobby. Therefore, the young man left college and entered one of the most prestigious academies in the UK to study dramatic art and become an actor. Already in 1986, at the age of twenty-four, the young artist played on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater.
He made his debut role as a minor character Michael in the series "Prime Suspect", and his first serious work was the lead role in the feature film "Wuthering Heights", which allowed many directors to notice the talent of the young actor. Later he got a role that became one of the most important in his film career - the role of the commandant in the movie "Schindler's List". For this game he was nominated for an Oscar, in which he won. Three years later, he was re-nominated for his work in The English Patient, but never received the statuette.
2005 marked a new turning point in his career. Ralph Fiennes got the character of the villain from the Harry Potter franchise. Despite the fact that the story of the young wizard was already known around the world, the actor was not a fan of these books and films, but agreed to try himself in a new way. He continued his participation in the film adaptation until the last part, receiving millions in royalties.
Personal life
Since college, the actor dated Alex Kingston, a future popular actress from the TV series Doctor Who. The couple legalized their relationship in 1993, but Fiennes began a relationship on the side. His mistress was Francesco Ennis, who is 17 years older than the actor. Kingston quickly found out about the betrayal, but endured for four whole years. In the end, the marriage ended in divorce. The actor lived with Ennis for ten years, but in 2006 they broke up for unknown reasons.
In 2007, the actor became the main character in a sex scandal. On board the plane, he entered into an intimate relationship with a barely familiar flight attendant. As a result, the story quickly reached the press, and the flight attendant was fired. Currently, nothing is known about the actor's personal life.
