Joseph Fiennes Net Worth - Pulptastic

Publish date: 2024-06-09

What Is Joseph Fiennes’ Net Worth?

Joseph Fiennes, a British actor, producer, and director, has a net worth of $10 million. He gained recognition for his portrayal of William Shakespeare in the Academy Award-winning film “Shakespeare in Love” (1998), and Commander Fred Waterford on the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale” from 2017 to 2021.

Fiennes has over 30 film and television credits to his name, including “Elizabeth” (1998), “Enemy at the Gates” (2001), “Luther” (2003), and “American Horror Story: Asylum” (2012–2013). He has also appeared in many stage productions, playing Jesus Christ in “Son Of Man” (1996–1997), Troilus in “Troilus and Cressida” (1996–1997), Iago in “Othello” (2002), and Cyrano in “Cyrano de Bergerac” (2009).

Joseph directed the 2007 short film “The Spirit,” co-produced the 2005 film “Altitude,” and produced the 2019 three-part docuseries “Fiennes: Return to the Nile.”

Early Life and Education

Joseph Fiennes was born in Salisbury, England, in 1970 to writer Jennifer Lash and photographer Mark Fiennes. He has five older siblings, including actor Ralph Fiennes, and a foster brother who is an archaeologist. Joseph attended schools in Ireland and Salisbury before studying at an art school in Suffolk and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Joseph Fiennes’ Acting Career

Joseph Fiennes began his acting career in 1993 with a West End production of “The Woman in Black” and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared in the TV movie “The Vacillations of Poppy Carew” and feature films such as “Elizabeth,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Enemy at the Gates,” and “Luther.” He also had roles in TV series like “FlashForward,” “Camelot,” “American Horror Story: Asylum,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination. Fiennes has also lent his voice to animated movies like “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” and “Sherwood.”

Throughout his career, Fiennes has appeared in a variety of films such as “Forever Mine,” “Rancid Aluminum,” “Killing Me Softly,” “The Merchant of Venice,” “The Great Raid,” “Running with Scissors,” “The Escapist,” “The Red Baron,” “Spring 1941,” “The Games Maker,” “Strangerland,” “Psy,” “Risen,” and “On Wings of Eagles.” He co-starred with Dwayne Johnson in “Hercules,” which grossed over $244 million at the box office. In 2017, Fiennes portrayed Michael Jackson in the “Elizabeth, Michael, and Marlon” episode of the Sky Arts series “Urban Myths.”

Family Life and Charity Work

Joseph Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez in 2009 and they have two daughters, Sam and Isabel. The family resides in Mallorca, Spain.

In 2014, Fiennes joined other celebrities to design and sign cards for the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The cards were auctioned off to generate funds for the U.K. charity.

Awards and Nominations

In 2018, Joseph Fiennes was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for “The Handmaid’s Tale.” He also received nominations from various award-giving bodies such as the MTV Movie + TV Awards, Online Film & Television Association Awards, Pena de Prata, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. The show’s cast won a Gold Derby Award in 2018 and received several other nominations from different award-giving bodies.

For his role in “Shakespeare in Love,” Fiennes won several awards such as the Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Critics Choice Award, MTV Movie Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, and Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award. The film also earned him nominations from various award-giving bodies such as the BAFTA Awards, Online Film & Television Association Awards, and Russian Guild of Film Critics.

In 1999, he received the Giffoni Award at the Giffoni Film Festival. He also earned a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical for “The Merchant of Venice” in 2005 and a MovieGuide Award nomination for Most Inspiring Performance in Movies for “Risen” in 2017.