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Joseph Fiennes: Biography

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Birth Name: Joseph Alberic Fiennes
Birth Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/27/1970, Gemini
Profession: Actor

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Joseph Fiennes: TV Guide News

Eric McCormack Tells the Truth, More Casting News | Today's News: Our Take | 9/27/2007
Will & Grace's Eric McCormack has been tapped to star in the TNT drama pilot Truth in Advertising, playing a family-man art director trying to negotiate the politics of the snake-oil biz. Ed's Tom Cavanagh is in talks to play his copywriter partner (no, not that kind of partner).... Joseph Fiennes will undergo some nipping and tucking of his own as the star of Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy's untitled drama (née 4 Oz.) about a husband and father who opts for a sex change. Blythe Danner and Robert Wagner play his folks.... Jenna Elfman is reuniting with Dharma & Greg boss Dottie Dartland Zicklin, who has come onboard to run the show at Literary Superstar, Elfman's new comedy about a book publicist to quirky (read: zany!) authors. read more
Jeremy Irons' Secret Passion | Today's News: Our Take | 1/4/2005
Oscar winner Jeremy Irons usually doesn't go for bit parts. But for The Merchant of Venice — a new adaptation of Shakespeare's play — he made an exception. In fact, the 56-year-old Brit really didn't mind that his role as Antonio is considerably smaller than those of Al Pacino, who plays infamous lender Shylock, and Joseph Fiennes, who stars as handsome ladies' man Bassanio. "[It was] the chance to play Shakespeare on film, which comes rarely," says Irons. "Antonio's not a character I would play in the theater — because he is not there enough, basically — but on film, it doesn't matter. You don't have to bang it out to a great, big audience, you can play it fairly subtly. It is a great freedom. And the chance to work with Al, who is a friend." In Merchant, Antonio takes responsibility for Bassanio's actions and almost loses his life in the process. But this film's version of events really bri read more

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Joseph Fiennes: TV Listings

Joseph Fiennes: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Running With Scissors (Actor - Neil Bookman)	2006	Movie
The Darwin Awards (Actor - Michael Burrows)	2006	Movie
William Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice (Actor - Bassanio)	2004	Movie
Dust (Actor - Elijah)	2003	Movie
Luther (Actor - Martin Luther)	2003	Movie