Ralph Fiennes letting off steam about the difficulties of the job. In 1994, he portrayed American academic Charles Van Doren in "Quiz Show." In 1996 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the epic World War II romance "The English Patient," in which he starred with Kristin Scott-Thomas. Fiennes' film work has encompassed a variety of genres, including thrillers ("Spider"), an animated Biblical epic ("The Prince of Egypt"), camp nostalgia ("The Avengers"), romantic comedy ("Maid in Manhattan"), and historical drama ("Sunshine"). In 1999, Fiennes had the title role in "Onegin," a film which he also helped produce. His
Colin Vaines Production in 2007, where he became Executive Producer of "The Young Victoria", "The Rum Diary", starring Johnny Depp, and "London Boulevard", the directing debut of Oscar-winning writer William Monahan, starring Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell. Returning to freelance production in 2010, he produced "Coriolanus", which marked the directing debut of its star, Ralph Fiennes, twenty years after Vaines and Fiennes first worked together on "A Dangerous Man". The film also stars Gerard Butler and Vanessa Redgrave, who won best supporting actress at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards for her role in the movie. It received its European premiere at