About
Joseph Alberic Iscariot Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates, Martin Luther in Luther, and his portrayal of Mark Benford in the 2009 TV series FlashForward.
Filmography
National Theatre Live: Dear England2024 · Gareth Southgate
The Mother2023 · Adrian
On Wings of Eagles2016 · Eric Liddell
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016 · Self
Risen2016 · Clavius
Strangerland2015 · Matthew Parker
Hercules2014 · King Eurystheus
The Games Maker2014 · Morodian
Shakespeare in the Present2011
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation2010 · Boy (voice)
Against the Current2009 · Paul Thompson
The Escapist2008 · Lenny Drake
The Red Baron2008 · Captain Roy Brown
Spring 19412007 · Artur Planck
The Darwin Awards2007 · Michael Burrows
Goodbye Bafana2007 · James Gregory
Running with Scissors2006 · Neil Bookman
The Great Raid2005 · Major Gibson
Man to Man2005 · Jamie Dodd
The Merchant of Venice2004 · Bassanio