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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
Brainiac
for Brainiac in Superman: Up in the Sky (2025)
Suggested by user_270865
It has been 4 years ago since Clark debuted as Superman. He works at the Daily Planet with Lois and Jimmy. He has also been dating Lois for the past 5 months. One day, he goes to the Fortress. Jor-El tells him that Krypton wasn't destroyed naturally. An A.I. , Brainiac that he created betrayed him, and told him he will destroy worlds. After Clark learns of this story, he leaves. He goes back to Kansas to give his parents a visit, talks to them, then goes back home. When he goes back there is news of something from space. He goes to investigate and sees it's a robtic drone. He has a small confrontation with it but he destroys it. The next day he goes to work, but after, he goes to ask why he talked about brainiac now. He says it's because there's an invasion coming . Meanwhile, Lois goes to investigate the drone, and drags Jimmy along with her. Finally, Brainiac starts invading Metropolis. Clark starts fighting off the drones. Supergirl joins to help him. Clark gets to the ship & confronts Brainiac. They fight, but Brainiac is wining. He says Clark is more human, and says it's his weakness. Clark finally defeats him, saying that his humanity gives him strength.Lex uses his battle suit and reluctantly helps. In the end Pa kent has a heart attack and dies, leaving Clark in his darkest place. They have his funeral, and Clark goes back home, trying to give hope to others. Lois, Jimmy, Lex, and the Kents would have bigger roles, but this is a rough outline.
