A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Fiennes began his career on London stages. He joined Michael Rudman’s company at the Royal National Theatre, then worked for two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Ralph Fiennes is widely acclaimed for his theatrical and film career. In 2008 he received a double British Independent Film Award (BIFA) nomination, the first for best supporting actor for his role in The Duchess, and the second for In Bruges. Also in 2008, Fiennes starred in the acclaimed The Reader, starring Kate Winslet, and the six-time Academy Award winner The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow. That same year, he received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards® nominations for his performance in the HBO production Bernard & Doris. Fiennes has recently appeared in a long line of films, dressing as the evil Lord Voldemort in the two-part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. A two-time Oscar nominee, Fiennes received his first nomination in 1994, for his role in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, which won the Oscar for best picture. His chilling portrayal of Nazi commander Amon Goeth also earned him a Golden Globe nomination and a BAFTA Award. Fiennes earned a second Oscar nomination in 1997, for the title role in Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient, which also won best picture. He later won a British Independent Film Award, an Evening Standard British Film Award and a London Film Critics Circle Award, as well as a BAFTA nomination for the acclaimed 2005 film The Constant Gardener, directed by Fernando Meirelles. His filmography also includes: James Ivory’s The White Countess; Aardman’s Oscar-winning animated film Wallace & Gromit – The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit; Red Dragon; Neil Jordan’s films End Of A Story and The Good Thief; David Cronenberg’s Spider; Kathryn Bigelow’s Strange Days; Quiz Show, directed by Robert Redford; and Wuthering Heights, with which he made his feature film debut.