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
Magnus Fiennes at The National Film And Television School, Kingston University and The Architect's Association in the UK. Fiennes has written and produced a number of featured songs including the title song for Paramount's "Addicted to Love" (featuring Neneh Cherry), Madonna's "Next Best Thing" and Scala Pictures music business satire, "Five Seconds to Spare". Fiennes has produced tracks for Working Title's Rowan Atkinson vehicle, "Johnny English", and co-wrote the closing Massive Attack song on their score for the Luc Besson film, "Danny the Dog". As a keyboard player, Fiennes toured extensively with legendary blues guitarist Gary Moore in a line-up with Pink