birth name	Courtney Bernard Vance
birth date	March 12, 1960
birth place	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
occupation	Actor
years active	1983–present
spouse
website	}}

Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. He was formerly a regular on the NBC/USA television series ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He was also a series regular on the ABC series ''FlashForward''. As of 2011, he appears on the TNT series ''The Closer'' as Chief Tommy Delk.

Early life

Courtney B. Vance was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Leslie, a librarian, and Conroy Vance, a grocery store manager and benefits administrator. He attended Detroit Country Day School, a fee-paying university-preparatory school, and later graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor of arts degree. While attending Harvard, Vance was already working as an actor at the Boston Shakespeare Company. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree later at Yale School of Drama where he met future wife and fellow student Angela Bassett.

Career

Vance has earned two Tony Award nominations, each in Tony Award-winning productions. He was first nominated for his role in August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''Fences'' and later for his lead role in John Guare's ''Six Degrees of Separation''. In 1987 he won a Clarence Derwent Award for his appearance as Cory Maxson in ''Fences''.

Prior to joining the cast of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', Vance appeared on the original ''Law & Order'' series twice: in a minor role in the first-season episode "By Hooker, By Crook", and in a major role in the fifth season episode "Rage".

Vance's feature film roles have won him steady praise. His early credits include ''Hamburger Hill'', ''The Hunt for Red October'', ''The Last Supper'', ''Dangerous Minds'', and ''The Adventures of Huck Finn''. More recently, he appeared in Robert Altman's ''Cookie's Fortune'', Penny Marshall's ''The Preacher's Wife'', and in Clint Eastwood's ''Space Cowboys''. Vance also starred in the independent film ''Love and Action in Chicago'', a romantic comedy which he also co-produced. Vance played Black Panther Bobby Seale in the Melvin and Mario Van Peebles docudrama ''Panther''. In 2008 and 2009 he guest starred in the final season of ''ER'' alongside his wife, Angela Bassett.

Vance's television credits include such cable movies as:

''Blind Faith'' (opposite Charles S. Dutton), for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor in 1999)

the 1997 William Friedkin-directed ''12 Angry Men'' (with Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott and Ossie Davis)

the Hallmark presentation ''The Boys Next Door'' (alongside Nathan Lane, Tony Goldwyn, and Michael Jeter)

''The Tuskegee Airmen'' (with Laurence Fishburne and Andre Braugher)

the television production of August Wilson's play ''The Piano Lesson''

''The Affair'', for which he received a 1996 CableACE Award nomination as Best Actor

the Showtime presentation ''Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story''

guest starred in ''ER'' as Russell Banfield, Dr. Catherine Banfield's husband.

Voiced several ex-slave narratives in ''Unchained Memories'', aired on HBO in February 2003.

On December 2, 2008, ''TV Guide'' reported that Vance has been cast as the Los Angeles bureau chief of the FBI in the new ABC pilot ''FlashForward'', which is based on a Robert J. Sawyer novel and is said to be a possible “companion show” to ''Lost''. Vance is set for the lead in the German-American apocalypse thriller ''The Divide''.

Personal life

Vance is married to actress Angela Bassett. The couple's first children were twins, son Slater Josiah and daughter Bronwyn Golden, born on January 27, 2006. He and Bassett authored a book, ''Friends: A Love Story''. The two also participate in the annual Christmas celebration, Candlelight Processional, at Epcot.

Vance is on the Board of Directors for The Actors Center in New York City. Vance is an active supporter of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He is an alumnus of the Detroit Boys & Girls Club, and was recently inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame for all of Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

References

External links

Courtney B. Vance Interview with wife Angela Bassett on ''Sidewalks Entertainment''

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name	Angela Bassett
birth name	Angela Evelyn Bassett
birth date	August 16, 1958
birth place	Harlem, New York City
occupation	Actress
years active	1985–present
spouse	Courtney B. Vance (1997–present; 1 son, 1 daughter) }}

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture ''What's Love Got to Do with It'', as well as Betty Shabazz in the films ''Malcolm X'' and ''Panther'', Rosa Parks in the ''The Rosa Parks Story'', Katherine Jackson in the miniseries ''The Jacksons: An American Dream'' and Voletta Wallace in the film ''Notorious''.

Early life

Bassett was born in Harlem, the daughter of Betty Jane and Daniel Benjamin Bassett. After her parents' separation, she relocated to St. Petersburg, Florida, where she and her sister D'nette were raised by their social worker/civil servant mother. As her interest in entertainment developed, Angela and her sister would often put on shows, reading poems or performing popular music for their family. At Boca Ciega High School, Bassett was a cheerleader and a member of the debate team, student government, drama club and choir.

Bassett attended Yale University and received her B.A. degree in African-American studies in 1980. In 1983, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama. At Yale, Bassett met her future husband Courtney B. Vance, a 1986 graduate of the drama school. After graduation, Bassett worked as a receptionist for a beauty salon and as a photo researcher.

Bassett soon looked for acting work in the New York theater. One of her first New York performances came in 1985 when she appeared in J. E. Franklin's ''Black Girl'' at Second Stage Theatre. She appeared in two August Wilson plays at the Yale Repertory Theatre under the direction of her long-time instructor Lloyd Richards. The Wilson plays featuring Bassett were ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' (1984) and ''Joe Turner's Come and Gone'' (1986). In 2006, she had the opportunity to work on the Wilson canon again, starring in Fences alongside longtime collaborator Laurence Fishburne at the Pasadena Playhouse in California.

Television and film career

In 1985, Bassett made her first television appearance as a prostitute in the TV movie ''Doubletake''. However, she made her official film debut as a news reporter in ''F/X'' (1986). Bassett moved to Los Angeles and gained recognition in the films ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991) and ''Malcolm X'' (1992). For her portrayal of Betty Shabazz, she earned an Image Award.

In 1992, Bassett played Katherine Jackson in the mini series ''The Jacksons: An American Dream''. Later that year, Bassett was cast as Tina Turner in the feature film ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993). Bassett won a Golden Globe and earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Turner. She was the first African-American to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

Bassett starred in three movies in 1995, which were released with varied reactions from critics: ''Vampire in Brooklyn'', ''Strange Days'', and ''Waiting to Exhale'' (where she worked with author Terry McMillan). In ''Strange Days'', Bassett plays Lornette "Mace" Mason, a chauffeur and bodyguard. In Vampire in Brooklyn, she plays Rita Veder, a tortured cop with a dark secret. Bassett's character in ''Waiting to Exhale'', Bernadine Harris, was betrayed by her husband and in revenge she set fire to his entire wardrobe and vehicle, then sold what was left for one dollar.

In 1998, Bassett starred in the film ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back'', once again collaborating with McMillan. She played Stella, a 40-year-old American professional woman who falls in love with a 20-year-old Jamaican man. In 2000, Bassett turned down the lead role in ''Monster's Ball'' due to the script's sexual content; the role earned Halle Berry the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 2003, she read from the WPA slave narratives in the HBO film ''Unchained Memories''. In the 1930s, about 100,000 former slaves were still living during the Great Depression, of which 2,300 were interviewed part of the Federal Writers' Project. The transcripts of the Slave Narratives collection of the Library of Congress is a record of slavery, bondage and misery.

Bassett joined the regular cast of the medical drama series ''ER'' for the show's final season (2008–2009). She portrayed Dr. Catherine Banfield, an exacting Chief of the ER who was also working to recover from the death of a son and to bring another child into her family. Bassett's husband Courtney Vance played her television husband on ''ER'' as Russell Banfield.

In 2010, Basset lent her voice to portray First Lady Michelle Obama on an episode of ''The Simpsons'' entitled "Stealing First Base". Bassett was also cast in the superhero film ''Green Lantern'', released in 2011, as notable DC Comics character Amanda Waller.

In 2010, Deadline.com reported that Bassett would have a role in ABC's show, ''One Police Plaza''.

Personal life

Bassett married actor Courtney B. Vance in 1997. In the summer of 2005, they starred together in a production of the play ''His Girl Friday'' at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Trying for seven years since 2000, Bassett suffered two miscarriages. The couple's children – son Slater Josiah and daughter Bronwyn Golden-- were born on January 27, 2006.

Bassett is an avid supporter of programs for the Arts, especially for youth. She annually attends events for children with diabetes and those in foster homes. She is an active Ambassador of UNICEF for the United States. Bassett is a big supporter of the Royal Theater Boys & Girls Club in her hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida. The Club is one of the first all performing arts Boys & Girls Clubs in the country.

Bassett is represented by the Executive Speakers Bureau of Memphis, Tennessee and receives over $50,000 per appearance.

Filmography and awards

+ Film
! Year	! Film	! Role	Notes
1986	''F/X''	TV Reporter
1990	''Kindergarten Cop''	Stewardess
1991	''Critters 4''	Fran	Released Straight-to-Video
1991	''Boyz n the Hood''	Reva Devereaux
1991		Reesha
1992	''Passion Fish''	Dawn/Rhonda
1992		U.S. Attorney Sinclair
1992		Betty Shabazz
1993
1995	''Vampire in Brooklyn''	Det. Rita Veder
1995		Betty Shabazz
1995		Lornette 'Mace' Mason
1995	''Waiting to Exhale''	Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris
1997		Rachel Constantine
1998	''How Stella Got Her Groove Back''	Stella
1999	''Our Friend, Martin''	Miles' Mom	Voice role, released Straight-to-Video
1999	''Music of the Heart''	Principal Janet Williams
2000		Dr. Kaela Evers
2000	''Whispers: An Elephant's Tale''	Groove	Voice Role
2000	''Boesman and Lena''	Lena
2001	''''	Diane
2002		Desiree Stokes Perry
2003	''Unchained Memories''	Reader
2003	''Masked and Anonymous''	Mistress
2004	''''	Dr. Elizabeth Chase
2004	''Mr. 3000''	Maureen 'Mo' Simmons
2005		Mr. Smith's Boss	Uncredited voice role
2006	''Akeelah and the Bee''	Tanya Anderson
2007	''Meet the Robinsons''	Mildred	Voice role
2008	''Gospel Hill''	Sarah Malcolm
2008	''Of Boys and Men''	Rieta Cole
2008		Brenda Brown
2008		Bonnie Benjamin
2009		Voletta Wallace
2011		Mrs. Watson
2011		Amanda Waller
2012

+ Television
! Year	! Film	! Role	Notes
1985	''Doubletake''	Prostitute at Headquarters
1985	''Spenser: For Hire''	Joe's Daughter	Episode: "The Choice"
1985, 1988	''''	Mrs. MitchellPaula	List of The Cosby Show episodes#Season 1: 1984–1985
1986	''Liberty''	Linda Thornton	[[NBC TV-Movie
1987	''Ryan's Hope''	Leonie Peach
1989	''''	Bailey Webster	Episodes: "The Master's Mirror" and "Never My Love"
1989		Lt. Camilla Patterson	Episodes: "Hard Stripe" and "The Volunteer"
1989		Amy Burnett
1989		Kate Harriton
1990	''Family of Spies''	Bev Andress	CBS TV-Movie
1990		Renee Longstreet	Episode: "Eyewitness News"
1990		Cheryl McNair	ABC TV-Movie
1990	''Equal Justice''	Janet Fields	Episode: "Goodbye, Judge Green"
1990	''In the Best Interest of the Child''	Lori	CBS TV-Movie
1990	''Perry Mason: In the Case of the Silenced Singer''	Carla Peters	NBC TV-Movie
1991	''Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story''	Pat	NBC TV-Movie
1991	''''	Linda Lake	Episode: "Beat the Clock"
1991	''Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor''	Allison	ABC TV-Movie
1991	''Stat''	Dr. Willie Burns	Episode: "Ladyfinger"
1991	''''	Lt. Phoebe Jeter	ABC TV-Movie
1991	''Locked Up: A Mother's Rage''	Willie	TV-Movie
1991	''One Special Victory''	Lois	NBC TV-Movie
1992	''Nightmare Cafe''	Evelyn
1992	''''	Katherine Jackson	ABC Miniseries
1995		Uncredited role as Runway Model	Episode: "Pilot"
2001	''Ruby's Bucket of Blood''	Ruby Delacroix
2002	''''	Rosa Parks	CBS TV-Movie
2003	''Freedom: A History of Us''		PBS MiniseriesEpisodes: "Marching to Freedom Land" and "Let Freedom Ring"
2005		CIA Director Hayden Chase	Episodes: "Authorized Personnel Only", "The Index", "The Descent" and "Search And Rescue"
2006		Jill Greco	CBS TV-Movie
2008–2009
2010	''''	First Lady Michelle Obama

+Awards and nominations
! Year	! Award	! Category	! Result	! For
1994	Academy Award	Best Actress	Nominated
1994	Golden Globe	Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy	Won	''What's Love Got to Do with It''
1995	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	''What's Love Got to Do with It''
1995	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Won
1995	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	''Waiting to Exhale''
1996	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series	Nominated	''Storytime''
1996	Women in Film Los Angeles		Recipient
1996	[[Saturn Award	Best Actress	Won
1998	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated
1999	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	''How Stella Got Her Groove Back''
2000	Black Reel Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film	Nominated	''Music of the Heart''
2000	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	''Music of the Heart''
2001	Black Reel Award	Best Actress in a Theatrical Film	Nominated	''Boseman and Lena''
2001	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated	''Boseman and Lena''
2002	Black Reel Award	Best Actress in a Network or Cable Film	Won	''Ruby's Bucket of Blood''
2002	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Won	''Ruby's Bucket of Blood''
2002	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	''''
2002	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries	Nominated	''Ruby's Bucket of Blood''
2003	Black Reel Award	Best Actress in a Theatrical Film	Won
2003	Black Reel Award	Best Actress in a Network or Cable Film	Won	''''
2002	Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Movie	Nominated	''''
2003	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Children's Special	Nominated (shared nomination)	''Our America''
2003		Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	''Sunshine State''
2003	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Won	''Sunshine State''
2003	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Won	''''
2005	Black Reel Award	Best Actress, Musical or Comedy	Nominated	''Mr. 3000''
2005	BET Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Theatrical Film	Nominated	''Mr. 3000''
2005	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated	''Mr. 3000''
2006	Black Movie Award	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Won	''Akeelah and the Bee''
2007	Black Reel Award	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	''Akeelah and the Bee
2007	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated	''Akeelah and the Bee''
2009	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2007	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Won
2010	Black Reel Award	As a member of the Best Ensemble	Nominated

In to addition to her awards and nominations for individual performances, Bassett was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008.

References

External links

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birth date	June 16, 1972
birth place	Seoul, South Korea
birth name	John Yohan Cho
occupation	Actor
years active	1997–present
spouse
Hangul	조요한
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John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is a Korean American actor and musician, best known for his roles in the ''American Pie'' films (1999–2012) and the ''Harold & Kumar'' films (2004–present). He also starred in the critically recognized hit film ''Better Luck Tomorrow''. More recently, Cho portrayed Hikaru Sulu in the 2009 film ''Star Trek'' and starred in the television drama ''FlashForward'' as FBI agent Demetri Noh.

Early life

Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Los Angeles, where his family settled in 1978. His father was a minister in the Church of Christ. Cho graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California, in 1990. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1996 with a BA degree in English, and taught English at Pacific Hills School in West Hollywood, California.

Career

Cho began his career as a print model for Korean magazines, appearing in advertisements for companies such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. After graduating from Berkeley, he moved to Los Angeles, and worked with the Asian American theatre company East West Players, appearing in Edward Sakamoto's ''The Taste of Kona Coffee'' in 1996, and Euijoon Kim's ''My Tired Broke Ass Pontificating Slapstick Funk'' in 2000. He gained attention with a small role in the 1999 comedy ''American Pie'', in which he popularized the slang term "MILF". His most successful starring role to date has been as Harold Lee in 2004's ''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle''. Cho was one of the stars of the short-lived situation comedy ''Off Centre'', and guest-starred on ''Charmed'' as a ghost. He was a costar of the now-defunct Fox sitcom ''Kitchen Confidential''. Cho had supporting roles in ''American Beauty'', ''Evolution'' and ''Down to Earth'', and a minor role in ''Bowfinger''.

In 2002, Cho had a starring role in the ensemble cast of ''Better Luck Tomorrow'', a drama focusing on the travails of a group of Asian Americans living in Southern California who are academically successful but socially discontented, and as a result engage in wantonly violent, criminal behavior. He was cast in NBC's new comedy ''The Singles Table'' in September 2006, but the series never aired due to changes in scheduling and production. In 2006 and 2009, Cho was selected as one of the sexiest men alive in ''People'' Magazine.

Cho appeared on July 2004 issue of ''KoreAm Journal''. In 2007, Cho was added to the cast of ''Ugly Betty'' as a recurring regular. Cho plays Kenny, a best friend of accountant Henry Grubstick (played by Christopher Gorham). Cho played helmsman Hikaru Sulu in J. J. Abrams's feature film ''Star Trek''.

Cho appeared in Nas's "Be a Nigger Too" music video along with various celebrities, and had a guest appearance on the sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', in the episode "I'm Not That Guy".

In 2009–10, Cho starred in the TV series ''FlashForward'' as FBI Special Agent Demetri Noh. His character was originally slated to be killed off during what turned out to be the show's only season, but after his turn as Sulu in ''Star Trek'' boosted his popularity, the producers revised the show's storyline so that he survived, in an attempt to boost declining ratings.

Musical career

He is the lead singer for Viva La Union, a Los Angeles band composed of former UCB and USC students. They have one album, self-titled, while their song "Chinese Baby" is featured on the ''Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'' soundtrack.

Filmography

''Charmed'' ''American Beauty (1999 film) ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' ''American Pie 2'' ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' ''American Wedding'' ''In Good Company (2004 film) ''House, M.D.'' ''American Dreamz'' ''West 32nd'' ''Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist'' ''Star Trek (film) ''30 Rock'' ''American Reunion''

Year
rowspan="2"	1997	''Wag the Dog''	Aide #3
''Shopping for Fangs''	Clarence
rowspan="2"	1998	|	Mark Chao	TV series
Yellow	Joey
rowspan="3"	1999	American Beauty'' ||	Sale House Man #1
''Bowfinger''	Nightclub Cleaner
''American Pie (film)	American Pie''	John
rowspan="1"	2000	|	Parking Valet
rowspan="5"	2001	|	John
''Evolution (film)	Evolution''	Student
''Off Centre''	Chau Presley
''Down to Earth (2001 film)	Down to Earth''	Phil Quon
''Pavilion of Women''	Fengmo Wu
rowspan="3"	2002	|	Steve Choe
''Solaris (2002 film)	Solaris''	DBA Emissary #1
''Big Fat Liar''	Dustin Wong
rowspan="2"	2003	|	John
''Kim Possible''	List of Kim Possible characters#Hirotaka>Hirotaka (voice)
rowspan="3"	2004	In Good Company'' ||	Petey
''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle''	Harold Lee
''See This Movie''	Larry Finkelstein
rowspan="2"	2005	|	Harvey Park	TV series
''Kitchen Confidential (TV series)	Kitchen Confidential''	Teddy WongCategory:Korean_film_actors
rowspan="4"	2006	|	Frank Ittles
''Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas''	Tom
''American Dad!''	Vince Chung
''Grey's Anatomy''	Marshall Stone
rowspan="5"	2007	|	John Kim
''Smiley Face (film)	Smiley Face''	Mikey
''How I Met Your Mother''	Jefferson Coatsworth
''Ugly Betty''	Kenny
'''Til Death''	Vice Principal
rowspan="2"	2008	|	Hype Man
''Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay''	Harold Lee
rowspan="3"	2009	Star Trek'' ||	Hikaru Sulu
''FlashForward''	Demetri Noh
''Saint John of Las Vegas''	Carnival Human Torch
rowspan="3">2011	|	Lorne	TV series
''NTSF:SD:SUV::''	Chip
''A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas''	Harold Lee
rowspan="3"	2012	|	John
''Star Trek (film)#Sequel	Untitled Star Trek Sequel''	Hikaru Sulu
''Total Recall (2012 film)	Total Recall''	McClane

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name	Joseph Fiennes
birth name	Joseph Alberic Twisleton Wykeham-Fiennes
birth date	May 27, 1970
birth place	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
occupation	Actor
years active	1993–present
spouse	María Dolores Diéguez (2009–present); 1 child }}

Joseph Fiennes(; né 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''.

Early life and family

Fiennes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England in 1970, the son of novelist Jennifer Lash and photographer Mark Fiennes. He is a third cousin once removed of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt., eighth cousin twice removed of HRH The Prince of Wales and 3rd cousin 14 times removed of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. He is also 14th great-grandson of James IV of Scotland, 25th great-grandson of William the Conqueror, 27th great-grandson of Brian Boru, 28th great-grandson of Harold Godwinson, 28th great-grandson of Hugh Capet and 32nd great-grandson of Charlemagne. The youngest of six siblings, his elder siblings are actor Ralph Fiennes, filmmakers Sophie Fiennes and Martha Fiennes, composer Magnus Fiennes, and conservationist Jacob Fiennes, his twin brother. His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist.

Education

Fiennes was briefly educated in the Republic of Ireland and then at Swan School For Boys (now known as Leehurst Swan School, following a merger with another school), an independent school in Salisbury, before passing his 11+ exam and continuing to Bishop Wordsworth's School, a voluntary-aided state day grammar school, in the Cathedral Close of the city. He then attended art school in Suffolk for a year, before joining the Young Vic Youth Theatre. Fiennes subsequently trained for three years at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1993.

Career

Stage and film

His first professional stage appearance was in the West End in ''The Woman in Black'', followed by ''A Month in the Country'' opposite Helen Mirren. Fiennes then became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons.

He made his television debut as Willy in ''The Vacillations of Poppy Carew''. His first feature film was 1996's ''Stealing Beauty'', co-starring Liv Tyler. In 1998, Fiennes appeared in two films that were nominated at the Academy Awards: he played Robert Dudley opposite Cate Blanchett in ''Elizabeth'' and he portrayed William Shakespeare opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in ''Shakespeare in Love'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He and Paltrow were reunited onscreen in ''Running with Scissors'' (2006). In 2002 he starred in the independent film, ''Killing Me Softly''.

In 2003 he lent his voice as Proteus in the DreamWorks animated film ''Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'' opposite Brad Pitt. The same year he starred in the limited-release film ''Luther'', playing Martin Luther, and he also appeared in ''The Merchant of Venice'', in which he portrayed Bassanio. Fiennes returned to the theatre in 2006 to perform in the one-man play ''Unicorns, Almost'' about World War II poet Keith Douglas at the Old Vic.

In 2006, he appeared in the films ''The Darwin Awards'' and ''Goodbye Bafana''. ''Goodbye Bafana'' was filmed by director Bille August in South Africa, and released in 2007. Fiennes portrayed James Gregory, author of the book ''Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend''.

Television

Fiennes starred in the ABC science fiction series ''FlashForward'', which debuted on 24 September 2009 and ran through 27 May 2010, as Mark Benford. Fiennes stars in Starz's 10-part series, ''Camelot'', as the wizard Merlin.

Personal life

Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez, a Swiss model of Spanish (Galician) heritage born in 1982, in a Roman Catholic religious ceremony in Tuscany in August 2009. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2010.

Filmography

Films

''Stealing Beauty'' (1996) – Christopher

''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998) – William Shakespeare

''Elizabeth'' (1998) – Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

''Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence'' (1998) – Laurence

''Forever Mine'' (1999) – Manuel Esquema/Alan Riply

''Rancid Aluminium'' (2000) – Sean Deeny

''Enemy at the Gates'' (2001) – Commisar Danilov

''Dust'' (2001) – Elijah

''Leo'' (2002) – Stephen

''Killing Me Softly'' (2003) – Adam

''Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'' (2003) (voice) – Proteus

''Luther'' (2003) – Martin Luther

''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) – Bassanio

''The Great Raid'' (2005) – Major Gibson

''Man to Man'' (2005) – Jamie Dodd

''Running with Scissors'' (2006) – Neil Bookman

''The Darwin Awards'' (2006) – Michael Burrows

''Goodbye Bafana/The Color Of Freedom'' (2007) – James Gregory

''The Escapist'' (2008) – Lenny Drake

''The Red Baron'' (2008) – Captain Arthur Roy Brown

''You Me and Captain Longbridge'' (2008) – Narrator

''Spring 1941'' (2008) – Artur Planck

''Against the Current'' (2009) – Paul Thompson

TV

''FlashForward'' (2009–2010) – Mark Benford

''Camelot'' (2011) – Merlin

''Pretty/Handsome'' (2008) – Bob Fitzpayne

Plays

''The Woman in Black'', Fortune Theatre London (1993)

''A Month in the Country'', ''Belyaev'', Guildford, Richmond and the Albery Theatre London (1994)

''A View from the Bridge'', ''Rodolpho'', Guildford, Bristol Old Vic, Strand Theatre London (1995)

''Son Of Man'', ''Jesus Christ'', Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1996)||(1997)

''Les Enfants du Paradis'', ''Lacenaire'', Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1996)

''Troilus and Cressida'', ''Troilus'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London (1996)||(1997)

''The Herbal Bed'', ''Rafe Smith'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London (1996)||(1997)

''As You Like It'', ''Silvius'', Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1997)

''Real Classy Affair'', ''Billy'', Royal Court Theatre Company, London (1998)

''Christopher Marlowe's Edward II'', ''Edward II'', Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (2001)

''War Poet's Reading'', Apollo Theatre (2001)

''Othello'', ''Iago'', West End, London (2002)

''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''Berowne'', Royal National Theatre, London (2003)

''Epitaph for George Dillon'', ''George Dillon'', Royal National Theatre, London (2005)||(2006)

''2,000 Feet Away'', ''Deputy'', Bush Theatre, London (2008)

''Cyrano de Bergerac'', ''Cyrano'', Chichester Festival Theatre (2009)

Other projects and contributions

2002 – contributed to the compilation album, ''When Love Speaks'', which consists of Shakespearean sonnets and play excerpts – "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises" and "Our revels are now ended" (both from ''The Tempest'')

2010 – starred in a series of readings of literary love scenes for The Carte Noire Readers.

Joseph Fiennes reads ''Presumed Innocent'' by Scott Turow

Joseph Fiennes reads ''The Brightest Star in the Sky'' by Marian Keyes

Awards

Nominations

1998 – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Most Promising Actor – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist – ''Elizabeth''

1999 – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (with Gwyneth Paltrow) – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – BAFTA Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role – ''Shakespeare in Love''

1999 – Teen Choice Award for Sexiest Love Scene – ''Shakespeare in Love''

2005 – Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical – ''The Merchant of Venice''

References

External links

Joseph Fiennes in Angola BBC News

Goodbye Bafana – Official movie site

The Peerage Site

The Carte Noire Readers

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name	Sonya Walger
birth date	June 06, 1974
birth place	Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
yearsactive	1998–present
spouse	Davey Holmes (July 2009 – present)
occupation	Actress}}

Sonya Walger (born 6 June 1974) is an English actress known for her roles in the ABC series ''Lost'' as Penelope "Penny" Widmore, and as Olivia Benford on ABC's ''FlashForward''.

Early years

Sonya Walger was born in Hampstead, London.

Education

Walger was educated at the independent Wycombe Abbey School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where she read English Literature, receiving a first class degree. Walger is conversational in French and fluent in Spanish, as her father is Argentinean.

Career

In 1998, Walger played Becky in one episode of ''Midsomer Murders''. She portrayed Flic in ''Goodnight Sweetheart'' in 1999, and appeared in two episodes of the crime/drama ''The Vice''. She played Donna Barnes on the HBO TV series ''The Mind of the Married Man'' in 2001. On the US version of ''Coupling'', which aired in 2003, she played Sally Harper.

Other acting roles have included guest appearances on ''Lost'' as Desmond's girlfriend, Penelope "Penny" Widmore and recurring roles on ''Sleeper Cell'' and ''CSI: NY''. In 2004, Walger played Nicole Noone opposite Noah Wyle in ''The Librarian: Quest for the Spear''.

In 2007, Walger appeared in the original Broadway production of ''Frost/Nixon'', as Charlotte Cushing, David Frost's then-girlfriend. Then she starred in the controversial HBO series ''Tell Me You Love Me''. The series gained notoriety even before the first episode had aired because of the frequency and extremely realistic nature of its sex scenes. Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, these scenes were eventually confirmed as simulated by several individuals intimately connected with the show. With reference to the handjob apparently performed by Walger on actor Adam Scott at the end of the pilot episode, show creator Cynthia Mort stated that "Sonya is not going to put her hands in a place that they shouldn't be." Director Patricia Rozema and Walger's co-stars Ally Walker and Jane Alexander also explicitly denied that any actual sex took place on set.

Walger's recent guest starring roles included a supporting part as Michelle Dixon, the wife of Sarah Connor's former fiancé on ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. On the hit ABC TV series ''Lost'', she portrayed the recurring role of Penelope "Penny" Widmore, the long-lost love of Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) and daughter of industrialist Charles Widmore. Walger was later cast in a starring role as Olivia Benford, a surgeon and wife of FBI agent Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) on ''FlashForward'', which was cancelled on 13 May 2010. In 2010, she appeared as Julia in Season 3 of the HBO drama series ''In Treatment''. She holds a lead role in the upcoming crime thriller ''The Factory''.

Personal life

Walger married screenwriter/producer Davey Holmes in July 2009; the couple resides in Los Angeles.

References

External links

Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:English actors Category:Actors from London Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Category:British people of Argentine descent Category:British expatriates in the United States

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