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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 DCU Batman: Blood and Bone
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Set in the grim, neon-soaked underbelly of Gotham City in the DCU, Batman: Black Mask follows Bruce Wayne, four years into his relentless crusade against crime. Gotham’s criminal empire teeters on chaos as Roman Sionis, the sadistic crime lord known as Black Mask, wages war to seize absolute control of the city’s underworld. Ruthless, theatrical, and unflinchingly brutal, Sionis hides behind his eerie obsidian mask while orchestrating assassinations, drug operations, and political corruption. As Batman hunts for answers, he discovers that Black Mask’s reach extends into Gotham’s elite—threatening to expose the very foundations of Wayne Enterprises and drag Bruce’s name through the filth he swore to destroy. Beside him stands Robin (Dick Grayson), his protégé for two years, eager to prove himself in a world that offers no mercy. But when Black Mask targets Robin directly to break the Bat’s spirit, the mission turns deeply personal. Torn between vengeance and justice, Bruce must confront his darkest instincts and the fear of losing another family. The film dives into the psychological war between predator and prey—where the line between heroism and obsession blurs in pools of blood and shadow. Batman: Black Mask is a violent, character-driven descent into Gotham’s criminal insanity, where every victory comes with a price—and even Batman can bleed.
