Joseph Fiennes He was born in 1970, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, but was raised in Ireland.
Son of the novelist Jenifer lash and the photographer Mark Fiennes, Joseph is best known for his theater work (he worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company) and for his interpretation of William Shakespeare in the 1998 film “Shakespeare in love“.
Among his 6 brothers is the actor Ralph fiennes, (acting on Harry Potter What Lord Voldemort), Martha Fiennes (film director) and her twin brother Jacob.
Joseph studied at the art school of Suffolk for a year, before joining the Young Vic Youth Theater, a theater group for young people. Later he trained for three years at the Guildhall School of Music and Theater in London, from which he graduated in 1993.
His first professional appearance was in the West End to work in the production of “Woman in black“He continued in the West End starring alongside Bernard Hill “A View From The Bridge“, from Arthur Miller.
Later Joseph made two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing main characters in works like “Troilus and Cressida“,”Les Enfants du Paradis“,”As i likeds” Y “Son of man“, until the inevitable calls to participate in TV arrived.
He made his debut before the cameras, in the film for TV “The Vacillations of Poppy Carew“(1995), a romantic comedy where a young girl without financial problems had difficulty deciding who to marry. Tara fitzgerald, Samuel West, Edward Atterton Y Julian Rhind-Tutt.
His big screen debut was in 1996 with the drama Bernardo Bertolucci “Stolen beauty“ (Stealing Beauty) where he was the eldest son of a happy family settled in Tuscany, who welcomed the daughter of one of his youth friends, a writer who had recently committed suicide. With Liv tyler, Sinead Cusack, Jason flemyng, Jeremy irons Y Rachel Weisz.
It was followed in 1998 by the romantic comedy “Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence“ where he played Laurence, a psychologist who had two great friends.
The three soon start fighting when they fall in love with the same girl. With Monica potter, Rufus sewell, Tom hollander Y Ray winstone.
Also from 1998 he participated in the biographical drama “Elizabeth: the golden age“, where Joseph played the role of Earl of Leicester, the secret lover of a woman who had to leave him to become Elizabeth I. With Cate blanchett, Geoffrey rush Y Richard Attenborough.
That same year came the great leap to fame by starring in the romantic comedy of John madden, 7 times awarded with the Oscar of the Academy “Shakespeare in love“(Shakespeare in Love); where he personified a young man Shakespeare with literary blockage due to the lack of a muse and that he finally finds her in the aristocrat Viola.
With Geoffrey rush, Tom wilkinson, Judi Dench, Gwyneth paltrow, Colin firth Y Ben affleck.
In 1999 he starred in the thriller “Forever Mine” next to Ray liotta Y Gretchen mol.
This was followed by the criminal drama “Rancid Aluminum“(2000) together with Rhys Ifans Y Tara fitzgerald; the war drama of Jean-Jacques Annaud “Enemy at the Gates“from 2001 with Jude Law, Ed harris, Rachel Weisz Y Bob Hoskins, and the western “Dust“ (2001) where he played a mercenary who together with his brother fought in Turkey, along with David wenham, Adrian lester, Anne Brochet Y Vera farmiga.
In 2002 he starred in the mystery drama “Killing me Softly“(“Killing Me Softly“) with Heather graham, Natascha McElhone; Y “Leo“, in which was a man imprisoned for homicide who received a letter from a little boy in trouble, along with Elisabeth shue, Y Sam shepard.
It followed him in 2003 “Luther”, where he played this particular monk who became enemy number 1 of the Church when starting the Protestant movement, along with Alfred Molina Y Peter Ustinov. That same year he lent his voice to the character of Proteus on “Sinbad and the legend of the 7 seas”.
The 2004 is the dramatic comedy based on the popular play by Shakespeare “The merchant of Venice“where do you play Bassanio, next to Al Pacino Y Jeremy irons
With Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen Y Hugh bonneville, played the 2005 drama “Man to man“; and, next to Benjamin Bratt Y James franco the war drama “The Great Raid“.
The following year he starred in two comedies: the adventure comedy “The Darwin Awards” next to Winona ryder, David arquette Y Chris penn; and the flamboyant dramatic comedy “Running with Scissors“, with Annette bening, Gwyneth paltrow Y Alec baldwin.
His most recent performances include “Good bye befana”From 2007, which is about the true story of a white and racist South African, whose life is profoundly altered by the prisoner of color that he guarded for 20 years. With Diane kruger Y Dennis Haysbert What Nelson Mandela.
He also starred in the pilot chapter of the television broadcast created by Ryan murphy and with production of Brad Pitt “Pretty / Hansdsome”. In the same, Fiennes plays a married man with children who undergoes a process of transsexualism to become a woman. At the moment Fiennes has the title character of the new series of HBO, “FlashForward“, in which he plays the FBI agent, Mark benford; from 2011 he will have the role of Marline, in the series based on the popular legend, “Camelot“.
Regarding his personal life, between 1991 and 1998, he was the actress’s boyfriend Sara griffiths. Later he has been romantically related to the singer Natalie Imbruglia and with the actresses Cate blanchett Y Catherine McCormack. Your current partner is Fiona jolly.