Joseph Fiennes is known as an English actor. He is most famous for his roles in The Handmaid's Tale and American Horror Story.
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on May 27, 1970 in Salisbury, United Kingdom. He was born to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne, an author, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. He is one of six children. Four of his kin are additionally in the arts. Ralph Fiennes is a popular and veteran actor. His sister, Martha Fiennes works as a director. Magnus Fiennes is a musician. His sister, Sophie Fiennes works behind the scenes as a producer.
Joseph was raised in West Cork, Ireland. He left art school, and started working with the Young Vic Youth Theater, and after that proceeded to prepare at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His first professional stage appearance was in the West End in The Woman In Black, trailed by A Month In The Country. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons and performed roles in Dennis Potter's Son Of Man, Les Enfants Du Paradis, Troilus and Cressida, and Peter Whelan's The Herbal Bed.
Joseph Fiennes burst onto the worldwide stage in 1998 featuring in two Oscar-winning movies. He played Robert Dudley in Elizabeth and had a role as Will Shakespeare in Shakespeare In Love. Joe has manufactured his own way in the time since, sometimes passing on big budget projects and instead seeking after projects in the theater and investigating the universe of TV.
The film, On Wings of Eagles. an informal continuation of Chariots of Fire that Joe taped in 2015 went straight to digital but received decent reviews. Joe's feature-length directorial debut, an adjustment of Virginia Woolf's Flush is scheduled for a future release.
Joe's most recent success is The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu's Emmy-winning drama about the male centric, tragic culture of Gilead. In August 2019, the finale for Handmaid’s Tale aired to tons of positive reactions. Joseph plays the lead male role on the show as Fred Waterford.
Joseph Fiennes is married to Maria Dolores Dieguez. The pair shared the marital promises in August of 2009 out of a Roman Catholic function in the wake of dating for a long time. The wedding was opened to the majority of their companions and relatives. The team shares a great bond, they are proud parents of their two little girls Isabel Fiennes born on December 29, 2011, and Eva Lucia born on March 8, 2010.
Birth Date: | 27 May, 1970 |
Age: | 50 yrs |
Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
Birth Place: | Salisbury |
Education: | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | English film and stage actor |
Net Worth 2021: | 10 million |