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
Dominic Minghella Hannah Minghella his niece; both of whom work in movies. Dominic's son, Dante, appeared on the 2006 Channel 4 programme "Child Genius". He read PPE at Merton College, Oxford. His sister Edana Minghella co-wrote 4 episodes of Doc Martin. As a child, Minghella starred in the first film his brother Anthony directed, "A Little Like Drowning". Dominic Minghella was producer of the 2012 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel, "The Scapegoat", directed by Charles Sturridge and starring Matthew Rhys. Minghella was lead writer and executive producer of the BBC One series "Robin Hood" for the first two seasons, overseeing 26