Editing Ralph Fiennes (section)

=== 2012–2019: Established career ===
[[File:Ralph Fiennes MingFilmFest 2011.jpg|thumb|Fiennes with Eddie and Gloria Minghella at the 2011 Minghella Film Festival in England|left]]
In 2012, he starred in the twenty-third [[James Bond in film|James Bond film]], ''[[Skyfall]],'' directed by [[Sam Mendes]]. He replaced Dame [[Judi Dench]] as [[M (James Bond)|M]] in subsequent Bond films.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/9628354/Skyfall-James-Bond-review.html "Skyfall, James Bond, review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202002434/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/9628354/Skyfall-James-Bond-review.html |date=2 February 2018 }}. ''The Telegraph.'' Retrieved 29 October 2012</ref> That same year, he played [[Abel Magwitch]] in ''[[Great Expectations (2012 film)|Great Expectations]]'' (2012), directed by [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]] based off the [[Charles Dickens]] [[Great Expectations|novel of the same name]]. He acted alongside ''Harry Potter'' alums [[Robbie Coltrane]] and [[Helena Bonham Carter]]. David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote of his performance that "Fiennes is feral and frightening" adding, "[He] is a touching figure of unexpected integrity and enormous pathos".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/toronto-film-festival-great-expectations-review-helena-bonham-carter-369565/|title= Great Expectations Toronto Review|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 11 September 2012|accessdate= February 26, 2025}}</ref> Also in 2012, he reprised his role of [[Hades]] again acting opposite [[Liam Neeson]]'s [[Zeus]] in the action fantasy sequel ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]''. Despite the film receiving negative reviews it was a financial success.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl977962497/|title= Wrath of the Titans (2012)|website= BoxOfficeMojo|accessdate= February 26, 2025}}</ref> In 2013, Fiennes returned to the directors chair helming over the biographical romance drama ''[[The Invisible Woman (2013 film)|The Invisible Woman]]'' where he also acted portraying the leading role of [[Charles Dickens]] opposite [[Felicity Jones]] as [[Ellen Ternan]]. The film was well-received with [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' writing, "Fiennes himself portrays a complex figure: a showman, an egotist and an applause-addict whose lovers and children were his enablers, but also a genuine artist and social idealist. This is an engrossing drama, with excellent performances".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/06/the-invisible-woman-review|title= The Invisible Woman review|website= [[The Guardian]]|date= 6 February 2014|accessdate= February 26, 2025|last1= Bradshaw|first1= Peter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |title=Ralph Fiennes to direct story of Charles Dickens affair |newspaper=The Guardian |date=10 August 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/10/ralph-fiennes-charles-dickens |access-date=4 May 2014 |archive-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505054219/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/10/ralph-fiennes-charles-dickens |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Ralph Fiennes 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|Fiennes at the [[BFI London Film Festival|London Film Festival]], October 2013]]
Though he is not commonly noted as a comic actor, in 2014, Fiennes made an impression with his farcical turn as a flirty and eccentric [[concierge]], Monsieur Gustave in [[Wes Anderson]]'s comedy-drama ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]].'' Fiennes used his time as a young porter at London's [[Brown's Hotel]] to help construct the character.<ref name="empire-100-greatest" /> Film critic Jocelyn Noveck of ''[[Boston.com|Boston Magazine]]'' stated, "In the end it's Fiennes who makes the biggest impression. His stylised, rapid-fire delivery, dry wit and cheerful profanity keep the film bubbling along."<ref>{{cite web|last=Noveck |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/films/2014/03/05/review-fiennes-shows-comic-chops-anderson-film/FITpEQUsv2WCmrjcNU9GQI/story.html |title=Review: Fiennes shows comic chops in Anderson film |publisher=Boston.com |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref> For his performance, Fiennes was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor|BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]. Film magazine ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' ranked Fiennes's portrayal of Gustave as the 17th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.<ref name="empire-100-greatest">{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-movie-characters/ |title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters/ 17. / Empire / |access-date=13 July 2022 |magazine=Empire |date=10 August 2020 |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |archive-date=30 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630105200/http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=43 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Fiennes starred in [[Luca Guadagnino]]'s thriller ''[[A Bigger Splash (2015 film)|A Bigger Splash]]'' alongside [[Dakota Johnson]] and [[Tilda Swinton]]. In 2016, Fiennes appeared in the [[Coen brothers]] ensemble comedy film ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'' which is set in 1950s Hollywood. Fiennes plays the fictional Laurence Laurentz, an acclaimed European film director in the movie. That same year, he lent his voice in the [[stop-motion]] animated film ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]'' where he played Raiden the Moon King, Kubo's grandfather.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imgur.com/gallery/6kHIOUI/|title=First still of "A Bigger Splash": Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes|work=imgur.com|date=27 July 2015|access-date=28 July 2015|archive-date=19 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019103051/http://imgur.com/gallery/6kHIOUI/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, he voiced the British butler [[Alfred Pennyworth]] in ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'' and reprised the role in ''[[The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title='Lego Batman' Casts Ralph Fiennes as Alfred|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/lego-batman-ralph-fiennes-alfred-1201632383/|access-date=25 January 2020|work=Variety|date=3 November 2015|archive-date=8 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108221915/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/lego-batman-ralph-fiennes-alfred-1201632383/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he directed and starred in ''[[The White Crow]]'', a biographical drama film about the Russian ballet dancer [[Rudolf Nureyev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmoria.co.uk/shooting-wraps-on-ralph-fiennes-the-white-crow/|title=Shooting Wraps On Ralph Fiennes' The White Crow – Filmoria|website=www.filmoria.co.uk|date=30 October 2017|access-date=31 October 2017|archive-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102110527/http://www.filmoria.co.uk/shooting-wraps-on-ralph-fiennes-the-white-crow/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fiennes speaks some [[Russian language|Russian]], which enabled him to play [[Alexander Pushkin (ballet dancer)|Alexander Pushkin]] in the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ralph Fiennes: the era of English-speaking actors doing foreign accents is over|website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=13 March 2019|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/13/ralph-fiennes-era-english-speaking-actors-foreign-accents/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313173423/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/13/ralph-fiennes-era-english-speaking-actors-foreign-accents/|archive-date=13 March 2019|url-status=live|author-first1=Anita|author-last1=Singh}}</ref> He received the Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at [[Tokyo International Film Festival|the Tokyo International Film Festival]] for directing the film ''[[The White Crow]]''. In 2019, Fiennes played the MI6 agent [[Norman Darbyshire]] in Taghi Amirani's feature documentary ''[[Coup 53]]''. Darbyshire, who died in 1993, was the co-author of 1953's [[Operation Ajax]], a joint MI6-CIA military coup that overthrew democracy in Iran.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/coup-53-movie-review/2020/08/18/c40fbece-dd93-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html | title = Documentary illuminates the secret history of the 1953 Iranian coup | last = Hornaday | first = Ann | date = 18 August 2020 | access-date = 28 September 2020 | newspaper = The Washington Post | archive-date = 16 September 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200916153239/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/coup-53-movie-review/2020/08/18/c40fbece-dd93-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/coup-53-london-review/5143718.article | title = Coup 53: London Review | first = Allan | last = Hunter | newspaper = Screen Daily | date = 10 October 2019 | access-date = 12 October 2022 | archive-date = 27 September 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220927100815/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/coup-53-london-review/5143718.article | url-status = live }}</ref>