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
Ranulph Fiennes his appearances on "Countdown", in which he referred also to a brief film career that included an appearance alongside Liz Frazer. Between 1 and 5 October 2012, and again from 13–19 November 2013, Fiennes featured on the Channel 4 game show "Countdown" as the celebrity guest in 'Dictionary Corner' and provided interludes based on his life stories and explorations. Most recently Fiennes was an expert guest commentator on the PBS documentary "Chasing Shackleton" which aired in January 2014. Fiennes makes a number of corporate and after dinner speeches. Fiennes married his childhood sweetheart Virginia ("Ginny") Pepper on 9 September 1970.