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Joseph Fiennes: Biography

Joseph Fiennes

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 Fast Facts:

Moved 14 times during his childhood.
Third cousin is famed British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
Attended art school and considered a career as a painter.
Prefers stage acting and turned down a multi-picture deal after the success of 1998's Shakespeare in Love to return to the theater.
Involved in several charities, including the Prince's Trust, for which he is an ambassador.
Was cast in his first TV series in 2009, the short-lived FlashForward.
Welcomed his first child, a girl, with wife Maria Dolores Dieguez, on March 8, 2010.

Joseph Fiennes Relationships:
Jini Fiennes - Mother
Magnus Fiennes - Brother
Ralph Fiennes - Brother
Catherine McCormack - Ex-significant Other
Martha Fiennes - Sister
Michael Emery - Brother
Sophie Fiennes - Sister
Jacob Fiennes - Brother
Maria Dolores Dieguez - Wife
Hero Fiennes Tiffin - Nephew
Mark Fiennes - Father
Sara Griffiths - Ex-significant Other
Joseph Fiennes Awards:
1998 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, England (1993)

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