Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father,
Zeus, captured by his son,
Ares, and brother
Hades who unleash the ancient
Titans upon the world.
RALPH FIENNES (Hades) recently completed his portrayal of the evil
Lord Voldemort in "
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," the finale of the blockbuster film franchise. Fiennes had also played Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire," "Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1."
Upcoming, Fiennes stars in
Mike Newell's screen
adaptation of
Charles Dickens' "
Great Expectations," with
Helena Bonham Carter and
Jeremy Irvine, and in the highly anticipated "
Skyfall," the next film in the
Bond series, from director
Sam Mendes. He recently made his feature film directorial debut with a contemporary version of
Shakespeare's political thriller "
Coriolanus," in which he also starred with
Gerard Butler and
Vanessa Redgrave. In
2010, Fiennes first played Hades in the hit "
Clash of the Titans," with
Liam Neeson and
Sam Worthington.
Fiennes has been honored with two
Academy Award® nominations, the first in
1994 for his performance in
Steven Spielberg's
Oscar®-winning
Best Picture, "
Schindler's List." Fiennes' chilling portrayal of
Nazi Commandant
Amon Goeth also brought him a
Golden Globe nomination and a
BAFTA Award, as well as
Best Supporting Actor honors from numerous critics groups, including the
National Society of Film Critics, and the
New York,
Chicago,
Boston and
London Film Critics associations. Four years later, Fiennes earned his second
Oscar® nomination, for
Best Actor, in another Best Picture winner,
Anthony Minghella's "
The English Patient." He also garnered Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations, as well as two
Screen Actors Guild (
SAG) Award® nominations, one for Best Actor and another shared with the film's ensemble cast.
In addition, Fiennes won a
British Independent Film Award, an
Evening Standard British Film Award and a
London Film Critics' Circle Award and earned a BAFTA Award nomination for his work in the
2005 drama "
The Constant Gardener," directed by
Fernando Meirelles. In 2008, he received dual British Independent Film Award nominations, both for Best Supporting Actor, for his performances in "
The Duchess," for which he also received a Golden Globe nomination, and "
In Bruges." In addition, he earned
Emmy, Golden Globe and
SAG Award® nominations for his work in the
HBO movie "
Bernard and Doris," opposite
Susan Sarandon.
His long list of film credits also includes the award-winning drama "
The Reader," with
Kate Winslet;
Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar®-winning "
The Hurt Locker";
James Ivory's "
The White Countess";
Aardman's Oscar®-winning animated film "
Wallace & Gromit in
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"; "
Red Dragon"; the Neil Jordan-directed films "
The End of the Affair" and "
The Good Thief";
David Cronenberg's "
Spider";
Martha Fiennes' "
Chromophobia" and "
Onegin";
István Szabó's "
Sunshine"; "
Maid in Manhattan"; the animated "
The Prince of Egypt"; "
The Avengers"; "
Oscar and Lucinda"; Bigelow's "
Strange Days";
Robert Redford's "
Quiz Show"; and "
Wuthering Heights," which marked his film debut.
A graduate of the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Fiennes began his career on the
London stage, including two seasons with the
Royal Shakespeare Company (
RSC). In
1995, Fiennes opened as
Hamlet in
Jonathan Kent's production of the
Shakespeare play, winning a
Tony Award when the production moved to
Broadway. His subsequent theatre credits include "
Ivanov," again under
Kent's direction; the title roles of Shakespeare's "
Richard II" and "Coriolanus";
Christopher Hampton's "The
Talking Cure," in which he originated the role of
Carl Jung; the title role in
Ibsen's "
Brand" at the RSC; and "
Julius Caesar," playing
Mark Anthony.
In
2006, he reunited with Jonathan Kent to star in
Brian Friel's "
Faith Healer," which opened in
Dublin before moving to Broadway, where Fiennes earned a
Tony nomination for his performance. In 2008, Fiennes starred in the
West End debut of
Yasmina Reza's play "
God of Carnage."
Later that year, he starred in
Samuel Beckett's one-man show, "
First Love," at
New York's Lincoln Center, followed by Kent's production of "
Oedipus," at the
National Theatre in
London. Fiennes returned to the West End in
August 2011 to star in Shakespeare's "
The Tempest," directed by
Trevor Nunn.
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