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Joseph Fiennes
ACTOR

Joseph Fiennes

Known for American Horror Story · The Handmaid's Tale · FlashForward

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

Snapshot 2026-10-12

Born
May 27, 1970
Birthplace
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Known For

TVAmerican Horror Story
American Horror StoryMonsignor Timothy Howard · 2011
★ 8.1
TVThe Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's TaleFred Waterford · 2017
★ 8.1
TVFlashForward
FlashForwardMark Benford · 2009
★ 7.0
FILMHercules
HerculesKing Eurystheus · 2014
★ 5.8

Filmography

Movies

The Vacillations of Poppy CarewWilly
1995
Stealing BeautyChristopher Fox
1996
Animated Epics: BeowulfBeowulf ( voice )
1998
The Very Thought of YouLaurence
1998
ElizabethRobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
1998
Shakespeare in LoveWill Shakespeare
1998
Forever MineManuel Esquema / Alan Riply
1999
Rancid AluminiumSean Deeny
2000
Enemy at the GatesCommisar Danilov
2001
DustElijah
2001
LeoStephen
2002
Killing Me SoftlyAdam
2002
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven SeasProteus (voice)
2003
LutherMartin Luther
2003
The Merchant of VeniceBassanio
2004
Man to ManJamie Dodd
2005
The Great RaidMajor Gibson
2005
Running with ScissorsNeil Bookman
2006
Goodbye BafanaJames Gregory
2007
The Darwin AwardsMichael Burrows
2007
Spring 1941Artur Planck
2007
Pretty/HandsomeBob Fitzpayne
2008
The Red BaronCaptain Roy Brown
2008
The EscapistLenny Drake
2008
Against the CurrentPaul Thompson
2009
A Lost and Found Box of Human SensationBoy (voice)
2010
SI
Shakespeare in the Present
2011
The Games MakerMorodian
2014
HerculesKing Eurystheus
2014
StrangerlandMatthew Parker
2015
RisenClavius
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSCSelf
2016
On Wings of EaglesEric Liddell
2016
The MotherAdrian
2023
National Theatre Live: Dear EnglandGareth Southgate
2024
The Way of the Wind

Television

Elle Style AwardsSelf - Winner · 1 eps
1997
Teen Choice AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1999
FlashForwardMark Benford · 22 eps
2009
CamelotMerlin · 10 eps
2011
American Horror StoryMonsignor Timothy Howard · 13 eps
2011
The Great British YearNarrator · 4 eps
2013
Wild KingdomNarrator · 4 eps
2013
The Handmaid's TaleFred Waterford · 36 eps
2017
Egypt with the World's Greatest ExplorerSelf · 3 eps
2019
SherwoodSheriff Nottingham · 10 eps
2019
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSelf · 1 eps
2022
Royal Kill ListSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
2024
Fiennes: Return to the WildSelf · 2 eps
2024
Prisoner 951Richard Ratcliffe · 4 eps
2025
Young SherlockSilas Holmes · 6 eps
2026
Dear EnglandGareth Southgate · 4 eps
2026
P
Pretty/HandsomeBob Fitzpayne · 1 eps

Photos

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