Joseph Fiennes
Actor · Since 1996
Known for
Joseph Fiennes is an English actor born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, who earned widespread acclaim starring as Will Shakespeare in the Oscar-winning 'Shakespeare in Love'. He later appeared in the war epic 'Enemy at the Gates' and found a new generation of fans as the tyrannical Commander Fred Waterford on 'The Handmaid's Tale'. His career has spanned prestige period drama, voice work in animated features like 'Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas', and unsettling dystopian television. He remains one of British theater and film's most recognizable leading men.
Joseph Fiennes
Actor · Since 1996
32 Movies · 8 Series
Known for
Joseph Fiennes is an English actor born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, who earned widespread acclaim starring as Will Shakespeare in the Oscar-winning 'Shakespeare in Love'. He later appeared in the war epic 'Enemy at the Gates' and found a new generation of fans as the tyrannical Commander Fred Waterford on 'The Handmaid's Tale'. His career has spanned prestige period drama, voice work in animated features like 'Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas', and unsettling dystopian television. He remains one of British theater and film's most recognizable leading men.
Movies
Plays Commisar Danilov
Enemy at the Gates
2001
Plays King Eurystheus
Hercules
2014
Plays Proteus (voice)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003
Plays Will Shakespeare
Shakespeare in Love
1998
Plays Christopher Fox
Stealing Beauty
1996
Plays Clavius
Risen
2016
Plays Adrian
The Mother
2023
Plays Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Elizabeth
1998
Plays Adam
Killing Me Softly
2002
Plays Bob Fitzpayne
Pretty/Handsome
2008
Plays Martin Luther
Luther
2003
Plays Neil Bookman
Running with Scissors
2006
Plays Bassanio
The Merchant of Venice
2004
Plays Elijah
Dust
2001
Plays Major Gibson
The Great Raid
2005
Plays Eric Liddell
On Wings of Eagles
2016
Plays Matthew Parker
Strangerland
2015
Plays Captain Roy Brown
The Red Baron
2008
Plays James Gregory
Goodbye Bafana
2007
Plays Lenny Drake
The Escapist
2008
Plays Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply
Forever Mine
1999
Plays Laurence
The Very Thought of You
1998
Plays Morodian
The Games Maker
2014
Plays Jamie Dodd
Man to Man
2005
Plays Paul Thompson
Against the Current
2009
Plays Artur Planck
Spring 1941
2007
Plays Stephen
Leo
2002
Plays Sean Deeny
Rancid Aluminium
2000
Plays Boy (voice)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010
Plays Beowulf ( voice )
Animated Epics: Beowulf
1998
TV Shows
Plays Fred Waterford
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
Plays Mark Benford
FlashForward
2009
Plays Monsignor Timothy Howard
American Horror Story
2011
Plays Merlin
Camelot
2011
Plays Sheriff Nottingham
Sherwood
2019
Plays Silas Holmes
Young Sherlock
2026
Plays Gareth Southgate
Dear England
2026
Plays Richard Ratcliffe
Prisoner 951
2025
Latest Trailers
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National Theatre Live: Dear England
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Dear England
Gareth Southgate · 4 episodes
2026
Young Sherlock
Silas Holmes
2026
Prisoner 951
Richard Ratcliffe · 4 episodes
2025
National Theatre Live: Dear England
Gareth Southgate
2024
The Mother
Adrian
2023
Sherwood
Sheriff Nottingham · 10 episodes
2019
The Handmaid's Tale
Fred Waterford
2017–
On Wings of Eagles
Eric Liddell
2016
Risen
Clavius
2016
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Joseph Fiennes and where are they from?
Joseph Fiennes is 56 years old, born on May 27, 1970 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Joseph Fiennes?
Joseph Fiennes is best known for roles in Hercules, Enemy at the Gates, Shakespeare in Love.
How many movies has Joseph Fiennes been in?
Over a 31-year career (since 1995), Joseph Fiennes has appeared in 32 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Joseph Fiennes's first movie?
The career of Joseph Fiennes began with The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995).
What is Joseph Fiennes's most recent movie or series?
Joseph Fiennes's most recent release is Dear England, which premiered on May 24, 2026.
What TV shows has Joseph Fiennes appeared in?
On television, Joseph Fiennes has appeared in American Horror Story, The Handmaid's Tale, FlashForward, Young Sherlock.
Joseph Fiennes
1970-05-27 · 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.Joseph Fiennes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.