Joseph Fiennes

Biography: Joseph was born in 1970 in Salisbury, Wiltshire to Mark (photgrapher and farmer) and Jini (novelist and artist, also known as Jennifer Lash). He has two older brothers (Ralph, b. 1962, Magnus, b. 1965) and two older sisters (Martha, b. 1964, Sophia, b. 1967) and a twin brother, Jacob (a conservationist). His mother passed away in 1993, of breast cancer; she was 55. He has a foster brother, Michael Emery, who joined the family when he was eleven.

While Joseph was still a child, the Fiennes family moved 14 times between London, Wiltshire and Ireland.

He attended art school at 16, and spent two years at the Young Vic Youth Theatre in London. He also attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is often referred to as Joe.

As of 2008, Joe is living with model, and former Miss. Switzerland, Maria Dolores Dieguez in his Notting Hill home.

Joseph Fiennes' Scores

  • Movies
Average career score: 56
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 87
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 41
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
11 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: tbd
Hercules: The Thracian Wars
Jul 25, 2014 Cast tbd
Metascore: tbd
The Red Baron
Feb 19, 2010 Capt. Roy Brown 7.3
Metascore: 56
The Escapist
Apr 3, 2009 Lenny Drake 7.2
Metascore: tbd
Goodbye Bafana
Dec 14, 2007 James Gregory 7.5
Metascore: 52
Running with Scissors
Oct 20, 2006 Neil Bookman 5.9
Metascore: 63
The Merchant of Venice
Dec 29, 2004 Bassanio 7.1
Metascore: 47
Luther
Sep 26, 2003 Martin Luther 7.5
Metascore: 41
Dust
Aug 22, 2003 Elijah tbd
Metascore: 48
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Jul 2, 2003 Proteus 7.3
Metascore: 53
Enemy at the Gates
Mar 16, 2001 Commisar Danilov 7.6
Metascore: 43
The Very Thought of You
Aug 27, 1999 Laurence 9.2
Metascore: 87
Shakespeare in Love
Dec 11, 1998 Will Shakespeare 7.5
Metascore: 75
Elizabeth
Nov 6, 1998 Robert Dudley, Earl Of Leicester 7.4
Metascore: 60
Stealing Beauty
Jun 14, 1996 Christopher 8.4