Ralph Fiennes /

Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes, known simply as Ralph Fiennes ( /ˈreɪf ˈfaɪnz/; born 22 December 1962), is an English actor. He has appeared in films such as The English Patient, In Bruges, The Constant Gardener, Strange Days and Maid in Manhattan. He is also well known for his portrayals of four infamous villains: Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler's List; serial killer Francis Dolarhyde in the 2002 film Red Dragon; Rameses II in The Prince of Egypt; and Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series. Most recently, he appeared in The Reader (2008), The Hurt Locker (2009) and as Hades in Clash of the Titans (2010). Fiennes has won a Tony Award and has been nominated twice for Academy Awards. He is also a UNICEF UK ambassador. Fiennes was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, into an English family, the son of Jennifer Lash (1938–1993), a writer, and Mark Fiennes (1933–2004), a farmer and photographer whose father was industrialist Sir Maurice Fiennes (1907–1994). His surname is of Norman origin. He is an eighth cousin of the Prince of Wales, and a third cousin of the adventurer Ranulph Fiennes.