Portrait of Joseph Fiennes

Acting

Joseph Fiennes

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 1998 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Prisoner 951
Prisoner 951
GoodWatch score83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

    1999 · Won

    Shakespeare in Love

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

9

The characters Joseph Fiennes played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Fiennes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Historical Epic 3
  • Redemption 2
  • Intense 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Pretty/Handsome
Pretty/Handsome
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Bob Fitzpayne

2020s

5 titles · average score 72
Dear England
Dear England (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Gareth Southgate

Young Sherlock
Young Sherlock (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Silas Holmes

Prisoner 951
Prisoner 951 (2025)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Richard Ratcliffe

National Theatre Live: Dear England
National Theatre Live: Dear England (2024)

as Gareth Southgate

The Mother
The Mother (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

as Adrian

2010s

12 titles · average score 58
Sherwood
Sherwood (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Sheriff Nottingham

The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Fred Waterford

Risen
Risen (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

as Clavius

On Wings of Eagles
On Wings of Eagles (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

as Eric Liddell

Strangerland
Strangerland (2015)
GoodWatch score 43

as Matthew Parker

The Games Maker
The Games Maker (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

as Morodian

Hercules
Hercules (2014)
GoodWatch score 53

as King Eurystheus

The Great British Year
The Great British Year (2013)

TV show · as Narrator

Wild Kingdom
Wild Kingdom (2013)

TV show · as Narrator

Camelot
Camelot (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Merlin

American Horror Story
American Horror Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Monsignor Timothy Howard

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation (2010)

as Boy (voice)

2000s

19 titles · average score 53
FlashForward
FlashForward (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mark Benford

Against the Current
Against the Current (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

as Paul Thompson

The Escapist
The Escapist (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lenny Drake

Goodbye Bafana
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as James Gregory

The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards (2007)
GoodWatch score 39

as Michael Burrows

Spring 1941
Spring 1941 (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

as Artur Planck

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bassanio

Luther
Luther (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

as Martin Luther

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as Proteus (voice)

Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly (2002)
GoodWatch score 24

as Adam

Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

as Commisar Danilov

Dust
Dust (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

as Elijah

1990s

7 titles · average score 61
Forever Mine
Forever Mine (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

as Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Will Shakespeare

Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You (1998)
GoodWatch score 43

as Laurence

Animated Epics: Beowulf
Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beowulf ( voice )

Stealing Beauty
Stealing Beauty (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Christopher Fox

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995)

as Willy