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Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 22 December 1962) is an British-American actor, film producer, and director. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Fiennes was trained at and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1985. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before succeeding at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1995, Fiennes made his Broadway debut playing Prince Hamlet in the revival of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He was later Tony-nominated for his role as a travelling faith healer in the Brian Friel play Faith Healer (2006). Fiennes made his film debut playing Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1992). He has earned three Academy Award nominations for his performances in the films Schindler's List (1993), The English Patient (1996), and Conclave (2024). He has also acted in Quiz Show (1994), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), In Bruges (2008), The Reader (2008), The Duchess (2008), The Hurt Locker (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), A Bigger Splash (2015), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and The Menu (2022). Fiennes gained wider recognition for playing Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series (2005–2011) and Gareth Mallory / M in the James Bond films (2012–2021); and has voiced roles in the animated films The Prince of Egypt (1998), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), and The Lego Batman Movie (2017). He directed and starred in the films Coriolanus (2011) and The Invisible Woman (2013). Aside from acting, Fiennes has been an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 1999.
Ralph Fiennes
Alfred Pennyworth
for Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Brave and the Bold (DCU)
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Three years after the death of Jason Todd, Batman continues protecting Gotham alongside Nightwing, Robin, and Oracle, but the loss has left Bruce increasingly overprotective and emotionally distant from his family. His world is disrupted when Talia al Ghul brings his eleven-year-old biological son, Damian Wayne, to Gotham. Raised by the League of Shadows and trained to kill, Damian struggles to understand his father's refusal to take a life. At the same time, a mysterious vigilante known as the Red Hood begins executing Gotham's most dangerous criminals. As Batman investigates, he discovers the shocking truth: Red Hood is Jason Todd, resurrected after his murder by the Joker. Jason has returned determined to end Gotham's cycle of violence by eliminating the criminals Batman refuses to kill. With Lady Shiva and the League of Shadows becoming involved, Gotham descends into chaos while Bruce's fear of losing another child causes him to push Dick and Tim away. The conflict reaches its breaking point when Jason captures the Joker and forces Batman to confront the person responsible for his death. Jason gives Bruce the opportunity to kill the Joker, arguing that Batman's code has accomplished nothing but allowing innocent people to suffer. When Bruce refuses, Jason prepares to kill Joker himself, leading to a brutal confrontation between father and son. Damian arrives and nearly executes the Joker, but Bruce challenges him to recognize that killing is not justice. Damian ultimately lowers his sword and chooses his father's philosophy over the teachings of Talia and the League. Jason escapes after destroying the warehouse, leaving his fate uncertain. In the aftermath, Damian chooses to remain with Bruce and becomes the new Robin, while the Bat-Family begins rebuilding its fractured relationships. However, the final scene reveals that Jason survived, watching the Bat-Signal from a Gotham rooftop—still conflicted about Batman, but not yet finished with his mission.
