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The 15 Best Ralph Fiennes Movie Roles

by YPB Team

Monstrous villains, comic eccentrics, and quietly shattered men, his range stretches from chilling to charming across three decades. Which performance is his finest?

  1. Amon Goth, Schindler's List — ranked #11
    Amon Goth, Schindler's List
    His chilling, Oscar-nominated turn as the sadistic Nazi camp commandant in Spielberg's 1993 masterpiece.
    1000pts
  2. Chef Slowik, The Menu — ranked #22
    Chef Slowik, The Menu
    The terrifying celebrity chef orchestrating a deadly tasting menu in the 2022 satire.
    999pts
  3. Harry Waters, In Bruges — ranked #33
    Harry Waters, In Bruges
    The volatile, foul-mouthed crime boss with a moral code in the 2008 dark comedy.
    771pts
  4. Maurice Bendrix, The End of the Affair — ranked #44
    Maurice Bendrix, The End of the Affair
    The jealous novelist consumed by a wartime love affair in the 1999 drama.
    709pts
  5. Dennis Cleg, Spider — ranked #55
    Dennis Cleg, Spider
    The fragile, mentally ill protagonist in David Cronenberg's 2002 psychological drama.
    692pts
  6. Count Almasy, The English Patient — ranked #66
    Count Almasy, The English Patient
    The doomed, badly-burned romantic at the heart of the 1996 Best Picture winner.
    692pts
  7. M. Gustave, The Grand Budapest Hotel — ranked #77
    M. Gustave, The Grand Budapest Hotel
    The fastidious, fast-talking concierge in Wes Anderson's 2014 comedy that earned him awards buzz.
    692pts
  8. Rameses II, The Prince of Egypt — ranked #88
    Rameses II, The Prince of Egypt
    His commanding vocal performance as the pharaoh in DreamWorks' 1998 animated epic.
    600pts
  9. Francis Dolarhyde, Red Dragon — ranked #99
    Francis Dolarhyde, Red Dragon
    The tormented 'Tooth Fairy' serial killer in the 2002 Hannibal Lecter prequel.
    360pts
  10. Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter — ranked #1010
    Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter
    The serpentine Dark Lord he played across the Harry Potter franchise, his best-known role.
    360pts
  11. M, James Bond — ranked #1111
    M, James Bond
    Gareth Mallory, who becomes the new M across Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die.
    360pts
  12. Charles Van Doren, Quiz Show — ranked #1212
    Charles Van Doren, Quiz Show
    The patrician academic caught in a rigged game-show scandal in Robert Redford's 1994 drama.
    360pts
  13. Justin Quayle, The Constant Gardener — ranked #1313
    Justin Quayle, The Constant Gardener
    The grieving diplomat uncovering a pharmaceutical conspiracy in the 2005 thriller.
    360pts
  14. Cardinal Lawrence, Conclave — ranked #1414
    Cardinal Lawrence, Conclave
    The conflicted dean of cardinals running a papal election in the acclaimed 2024 thriller.
    0pts
  15. Coriolanus — ranked #1515
    Coriolanus
    The banished Roman general in Fiennes' own 2011 directorial debut adapting Shakespeare.
    0pts

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Voldemort is the most widely seen role in a career with no Academy Award in it, and fourteen others share the page: https://youpick.best/articles/harry-potter-ranked-many-ways

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