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Joseph Fiennes Net Worth
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Joseph Alberic Iscariot Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes net worth is
$18 Million
Joseph Alberic Iscariot Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Wiki Biography
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on 27 May 1970, in Wiltshire, England of Scottish and Irish descent, and is an actor known for several notable roles during his acting career. He portrayed William Shakespeare in “Shakespeare in Love”, and would gain numerous nominations for his performance in “Elizabeth”. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Joseph Fiennes? As of 2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $18 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. He was also part of “Enemy at the Gates” as Commissar Danilov, and appeared in the second season of the television series “American Horror Story”. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will continue to increase too.
Joseph Fiennes Net Worth $18 million
Joseph attended Swan School for Boys and then continued his studies at Bishop Wordsworth’s School. He subsequently attended art school for a year, before joining the Young Vic Youth Theatre, and then the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for three years, graduating in 1993.
He debuted on stage in the production of “The Woman in Black”, based on Susan Hill’s book of the same name. He followed that up with the play “A Month in the Country” written by Ivan Turgenev, playing opposite Helen Mirren, and would then become a part of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons.
Fiennes made his television debut in “The Vacillations of Poppy Carew”, before getting his first film opportunity in “Stealing Beauty” released in 1996, co-starring with Liv Tyler, and would then appear in two Academy Award-nominated films. The first was “Elizabeth” in which he played Robert Dudley, co-starring with Cate Blanchett, and the second “Shakespeare in Love” with the same actress, receiving nominations for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and a Screen Actors Guild Award – the film would win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Joseph then appeared in “Enemy at the Gates” released in 2001, and the following year starred in the independent film “Killing Me Softly” – his net worth was rising steadily.
In 2003, he also tried his hand at voice acting, being cast in DreamWorks’ “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” which also starred Brad Pitt. He played Martin Luther in the limited release film “Luther”, and was cast in “The Merchant of Venice” playing Bassanio before returning to theatre in 2006. In the same year, he reunited with Gwyneth Paltrow in “Running with Scissors”, since when some of his other film projects have included “The Darwin Awards” and “Goodbye Bafana”.
For his television work, Joseph starred in the series “Flash Forward” which aired from 2009 to 2010, and starred in the 10-part series “Camelot” as Merlin. In 2012, he became part of the second season of “American Horror Story” playing the role of Monsignor Timothy Howard.
Joseph’s more recent projects have included appearances in the films “Psy”, “Risen” and “The Last Race”, and he is currently starring in the TV drama series “The Handmaid’s Tale” (2017–present).
For his personal life, it is known that Fiennes married model Maria Dolores Dieguez in 2009; they have two daughters. His siblings include actor Ralph Fiennes, director Martha Fiennes, director Sophie Fiennes, and composer Magnus Fiennes. His twin brother Jacob is a conservationist.
| Full Name | Joseph Fiennes |
| Net Worth | $18 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 27, 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK |
| Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Bishop Wordsworth's School |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | María Dolores Diéguez |
| Children | Sam Fiennes, Isabel Fiennes |
| Parents | Mark Fiennes, Jennifer Lash |
| Siblings | Ralph Fiennes, Magnus Fiennes, Martha Fiennes, Sophie Fiennes, Jacob Fiennes, Michael Emery |
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| Awards | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (1999), Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, BFCA Critics' Choice Award |
| Nominations | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance - Male, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Comedy or Musical, Teen Choice Award for Film - Sexiest Love ... |
| Movies | “Shakespeare in Love” (1998), “Elizabeth” (1998), “Risen” (2016), “The Woman in Black”, “Killing Me Softly” (2002), “Running with Scissors” (2003) |
| TV Shows | “Enemy at the Gates” (2001), “American Horror Story”, “A Month in the Country", “FlashForward” (2009-2010), “Camelot”, “American Horror Story” (since 2011) |
| # | Trademark |
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| 1 | Frequently plays a character who writes. In most of his films, he has played characters who write either novels, plays, poetry or other literary works. |
| # | Quote |
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| 1 | Who has gone through their lives without those ups and downs, whether they are a journalist or an actor or a painter or an accountant? There are always going to be times when it doesn't flow as much as you were hoping. So of course I'm going to fail. And when I do fail I hope I fail better and better, again and again. I am happy to fail. |
| 2 | "Well, that's his journey. I know that I might have only got Shakespeare in Love (1998) because someone else turned it down; it's a very small marketplace. So it would feel weird to say, 'Oh, yeah I could have been there on Oscar night', because the whole chemistry of the film is built around that particular actor. Who knows if it would have had the same effect with a different cast. It's a mercurial world of alchemy" [on turning down Adrien Brody's role in The Pianist (2002) which garnered the actor an Oscar]. |
| 3 | "But it's a strange thing when people judge you because you're not doing some big Hollywood film. Are you suggesting I should be in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)? I mean, hello?". |
| 4 | What's that Russian saying? 'How do you make God Laugh? - Tell him your plans.' It's kind of true. |
| 5 | I'm a believer, however naively, that someone will place me in a project because they've seen my work, rather than me being bullish or so ambitious that I get the part by any other means. |
| 6 | For a lot of British actors, the theatre is home. It's what they did before you knew them, as it were. |
| 7 | I don't read reviews. I can always spot an actor who's read his reviews, because if they're good, he's swaying about the stage, and if they're bad, he's changed his performance. He comes in limping or something. |
| 8 | It's weird. I never hid adolescence. I kind of bypassed it, and I'm a bit angry that I didn't go through all the angst. I had the acne but no angst. From the age of about five to twelve I was very bad, a hideous little terror who beat people up. I was a member of a Rough Gang - we went around and terrorised all the pupils in school. I was this really nasty kid, and then overnight I turned into the man I am now. |
| 9 | It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. You think, 'Christ, I've been sweating and crying for seven years.' |
| 10 | I've always believed that you shouldn't want to mend a broken heart, because that's someone you don't want to forget. Scars can be good. |
| 11 | I withdrew after Shakespeare in Love (1998) and went back to the theater, to what I know. I went back to what my initial voice was, which was to find a range and freedom and a creative energy. If that meant not following up with a typical leading-man role, then that's what it is. I'm an actor, and whatever speaks to me I will do. |
| 12 | I was in this guy's office in LA two years ago and he said: 'Love your work, Joe, love your work.' I'm thinking, wow, he came all the way to catch me as Christ in Son of Man at the Barbican. I asked what he'd seen me in and he replied: 'Nothing' - without a flicker of irony. I thought, OK, that's how it works. |
| 13 | Being the youngest makes you long for more of a voice. You find that voice early in theatrics of the kitchen. I was the one screaming, 'Hey, where is my food?'. |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | His Swiss wife, Maria Dolores Diéguez, was an internationally successful model and came in 3rd at the Miss Switzerland 2003 contest. They began their relationship in summer 2005 and married in Tuscany in August 2009. |
| 2 | He has English, Northern Irish, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Many of his recent ancestors lived in India, during the British colonial period. |
| 3 | Cousin to Sir Ranulph Twistleton-Wykeham Fiennes the polar explorer. |
| 4 | Has 2 daughters Sam born March 8, 2010 and Isabel born December 29, 2011. |
| 5 | Uncle of Hero Fiennes-Tiffin. |
| 6 | Reunited with former co-star Gwyneth Paltrow in the film Running with Scissors (2006). The two previously worked together during Shakespeare in Love (1998). |
| 7 | Is dyslexic. |
| 8 | He and his brother Ralph Fiennes have also both worked with Rachel Weisz, in Enemy at the Gates (2001) and The Constant Gardener (2005). |
| 9 | Was offered the leading role in Francis Ford Coppola's Youth Without Youth (2007). |
| 10 | Moved 14 times during his childhood between London, Wiltshire and Ireland. |
| 11 | He turned down a lucrative five-picture deal with Miramax after the success of Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Elizabeth (1998). He traveled to India instead. |
| 12 | Lost 21 pounds in order to play POW Major Gibson in The Great Raid (2005). |
| 13 | (2002-2003) Met Filipina-Australian girlfriend Natalie Mendoza in Queensland, Australia, while filming The Great Raid (2005) in 2002. He got her to take acting classes at the Bristol Old Vic, and move in with him to Notting Hill, West London in September 2002. |
| 14 | Sister Sophie Fiennes is a documentary film-maker. Brother Magnus Fiennes is a composer. |
| 15 | Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) in 1993. |
| 16 | Attended art school in Suffolk, England at the age of 17. |
| 17 | 8th cousin to HRH The Prince of Wales. |
| 18 | 4th cousin of Lord Saye & Sele, owner of Broughton Castle, which appears in Shakespeare in Love as Viola's house. |
| 19 | Was set to succeed Omar Sharif as Yuri Zhivago, in a remake of the classic Doctor Zhivago (1965). |
| 20 | Was due to play Iago in the West End in a production of "Othello" back in 2001, which was to be directed by Michael Grandage, after having successfully teamed up with the director in Christopher Marlowe's "Edward II", where Fiennes played the title role. |
| 21 | Was considered to play the role of The Abbe du Coulmier in Quills (2000), alongside twice co-star and friend Geoffrey Rush. |
| 22 | Tipped to star as Lord Byron on film, after having played the poet for the BBC radio series 'Byron's Women'. |
| 23 | Tipped to play a father in search of his young son in the period thriller Jeremy Brock. |
| 24 | Ex-brother-in-law of Alex Kingston. |
| 25 | Brother-in-law of George Tiffin. |
| 26 | Reported to have been in talks with Bernardo Bertolucci to star in a film based on the life of 16th-century artist Gesualdo da Venosa. |
| 27 | Was the first choice for the role of Lord Darlington in Mike Barker's A Good Woman (2004), starring Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson. Turned it down to play Bassanio in Michael Radford's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" (2004). |
| 28 | Is reported to have been in talks to re-unite with Gwyneth Paltrow in a new British-backed production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. |
| 29 | Was tipped to play mountaineer George Mallory on film (2001). |
| 30 | Greatly skilled at swimming, horse riding, tennis and rock-climbing. |
| 31 | Is involved in a number of charities and causes, including The Prince's Trust, of which he's an ambassador. |
| 32 | Often plays characters who write either novels, plays, poetry or other literary works. |
| 33 | Has toyed with the idea of being a painter, and still carries a sketchbook around. |
| 34 | Was Roman Polanski's first choice for the main role in The Pianist (2002), but turned it down due to a previous commitment to the theatre. |
| 35 | Is the youngest of 6 children - older siblings; Ralph Fiennes (b. 22 Dec 1962), Martha Fiennes (b. 1964), Magnus Fiennes (b. 1965), Sophie Fiennes (b. 1967) and Jacob Mark "Jake" Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 27 May 1970). Jacob is Joseph's fraternal twin, is married to Melanie Plaice and has two children Teale Isabella (b. 24 July 2000) and Nathaniel (b. 17 July 2002). Joseph also has a foster brother, Michael Emery (b. 31 Dec 1952) who has been with the family since he was 11. |
| 36 | Chosen as one of the 50 most sexiest stars by People-magazine in 1999. |
| 37 | While it is already mentioned how Fiennes' characters in Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Elizabeth (1998) were both married and cheating on their wives, there is more. Both the characters failed to tell their lovers that he was married, and both the lovers found out from someone else. |
| 38 | Both Joseph and his brother, Ralph Fiennes, have romanced the same leading lady, Cate Blanchett, in different films; Joseph in Elizabeth (1998) and Ralph in Oscar and Lucinda (1997). |
| 39 | Son of late novelist Jini Fiennes (aka Jennifer Lash). |
| 40 | Fraternal twin of Jacob Mark Fiennes (a gamekeeper). |
| 41 | In 1998, he played two different men in the Elizabethan era: Robert Dudley in Elizabeth (1998) and William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Both of these men were cheating on their wives. The "women" he cheated with were both nominated for Best Actress Academy Awards: Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth (1998) and Gwyneth Paltrow (who won) for Shakespeare in Love (1998). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Handmaid's Tale | 2017 | TV Series filming | The Commander |
| Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon | 2016 | TV Movie post-production | Michael Jackson |
| The Last Race | 2016 | Eric Liddell | |
| Risen | 2016 | Clavius | |
| Strangerland | 2015 | Matthew | |
| Hercules | 2014/I | King Eurystheus | |
| The Games Maker | 2014 | Morodian | |
| American Horror Story | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Monsignor Timothy Howard Cardinal Timothy Howard |
| Camelot | 2011 | TV Series | Merlin |
| A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation | 2010 | Short | Boy (voice) |
| Flashforward | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Mark Benford |
| Against the Current | 2009 | Paul Thompson | |
| You Me and Captain Longbridge | 2008 | Short | Narrator |
| Pretty/Handsome | 2008 | TV Movie | Bob Fitzpayne |
| Der rote Baron | 2008 | Brown | |
| The Escapist | 2008 | Lenny Drake | |
| Spring 1941 | 2007 | Artur Planck | |
| The Color of Freedom | 2007 | James Gregory | |
| Running with Scissors | 2006 | Neil Bookman | |
| The Darwin Awards | 2006 | Michael Burrows | |
| The Great Raid | 2005 | Major Gibson | |
| Man to Man | 2005 | Jamie Dodd | |
| The Merchant of Venice | 2004 | Bassanio | |
| Luther | 2003 | Martin Luther | |
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | 2003 | Proteus (voice) | |
| Leo | 2002 | Stephen | |
| Killing Me Softly | 2002 | Adam Tallis | |
| Dust | 2001/I | Elijah | |
| Enemy at the Gates | 2001 | Commisar Danilov | |
| Rancid Aluminum | 2000 | Sean Deeny | |
| Forever Mine | 1999 | Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply | |
| Animated Epics: Beowulf | 1998 | TV Short | Beowulf (voice) |
| Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | Will Shakespeare | |
| Elizabeth | 1998 | Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester | |
| The Very Thought of You | 1998 | Laurence | |
| Stealing Beauty | 1996 | Christopher | |
| The Vacillations of Poppy Carew | 1995 | TV Movie | Willy |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Spirit | 2007 | Short |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude | 2005 | Documentary co-producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flashforward | 2010 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode | |
| Shakespeare in Love and on Film | 1999 | TV Movie documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Insider | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The IMDb Studio | 2015 | TV Series short | Himself |
| Shakespeare Uncovered | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Great British Year | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Flashforward: Revealed | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Live from Studio Five | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Early Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The View | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Battle of Wills | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Imagine | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Parting Moments: Following Minutes of a Separation | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Seitenblicke | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Movie Connections | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Corazón de... | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Sport at Heart | 2005 | Short | Himself |
| Big Brother's Efourum | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Altitude | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| 'Merchant of Venice': Shakespeare Through the Lens | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Le voyage de Lomama | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Making of 'Killing Me Softly' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Enemy at the Gates: Through the Crosshairs | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself / Commisar Danilov |
| Inside 'Enemy at the Gates' | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Cinema 3 | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Shakespeare in Love and on Film | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Elizabeth' | 1998 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Ballando con Bertolucci | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flashforward | 2010 | TV Series | Mark Benford |
| 60/90 | 2008 | TV Series | Will Shakespeare |
| Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Will Shakespeare (uncredited) |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | 2006 | Documentary | Will Shakespeare (uncredited) |
| Unsere Besten | 2003 | TV Series | Martin Luther |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Male Newcomer | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Elizabeth (1998) |
| 1999 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Actor | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Giffoni Award | Giffoni Film Festival | ||
| 1999 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1998 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Most Promising Actor | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical | The Merchant of Venice (2004) |
| 1999 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Breakthrough Male Performance | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Comedy/Musical Actor | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Film - Sexiest Love Scene | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
Known for movies
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
as Will Shakespeare
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
as Commisar Danilov
Elizabeth (1998)
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Luther (2003)
as Martin Luther
