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Joseph Fiennes

ジョセフ・ファインズ　/　じょせふ・ふぁいんず

Actor from United Kingdom

May 27, 1970 (age 56)　・　Salisbury, United Kingdom

actor
film actor
voice actor

My Take

Joseph Fiennes strikes me as the rare actor who treats stardom as a side effect rather than a goal. After Shakespeare in Love made him a heartthrob, he could have coasted on costume dramas forever; instead he kept returning to the stage and eventually took on Fred Waterford in The Handmaid's Tale, a role engineered to make audiences despise him. That willingness to weaponize his own charm fascinates me. Working in his brother Ralph's shadow cannot be easy, but Joseph's quieter, more interior style has aged beautifully. He is a craftsman first, and the Screen Actors Guild recognition feels entirely fitting.

Overview

Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 26 May 1970), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor. His numerous accolades include one Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joseph Fiennes
Name (Japanese): ジョセフ・ファインズ
Reading: じょせふ・ふぁいんず
Born: May 27, 1970 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Dog
Origin: Salisbury, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor / voice actor / stage actor / film director

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

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