Editing Joseph Fiennes

{{Short description|English actor (born 1970)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Joseph Fiennes
| image              = Joseph Fiennes (43622434151).jpg
| caption            = Fiennes in 2018
| birth_name         = Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1970|5|27|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]], England
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| education          = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1993–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|María Dolores Diéguez|2009}}
| children           = 2
| father             = [[Mark Fiennes]]
| mother             = [[Jennifer Lash]]
| relatives          = [[Ralph Fiennes]] (brother)<br/>[[Martha Fiennes]] (sister)<br/>[[Magnus Fiennes]] (brother)<br/>[[Sophie Fiennes]] (sister)<br/>[[Hero Fiennes Tiffin]] (nephew)<br/>[[Ranulph Fiennes]] (third cousin once removed)
}}

'''Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes'''{{efn|This British person has the [[Double-barrelled name#British tradition|barrelled surname]] ''[[Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes]]'', but is known by the surname ''Fiennes''.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=jiHpxJAjEy%2Fq1%2BNwKwdYfg&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=25 July 2014|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|f|aɪ|n|z}}; born 27 May 1970),<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/video/wishing-joseph-fiennes-happy-50th-birthday-70894031 Wishing Joseph Fiennes a happy 50th birthday!]</ref> known as '''Joseph Fiennes''', is an English actor of film, stage, and television. Fiennes is particularly known for his versatility and period pieces. Journalist [[Zoe Williams]] observed that "he seemed to be the go-to actor for English cultural history".<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Zoe |date=12 August 2019 |title=Joseph Fiennes: I've done my bit for society – I've illustrated the patheticness of misogyny |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/12/joseph-fiennes-ive-done-my-bit-for-society-ive-illustrated-the-patheticness-of-misogyny |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> His numerous accolades include one [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and nomination for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|British Academy Film Award]].

He is known for his portrayals of [[William Shakespeare]] in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998), for which he was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]], [[Sir Robert Dudley]] in ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' (1998), Commisar Danilov in ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), [[Martin Luther]] in ''[[Luther (2003 film)|Luther]]'' (2003), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the [[American Horror Story: Asylum|second season]] of the TV series ''[[American Horror Story]]'' (2012–2013). His performance as Commander Fred Waterford in the TV series ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (2017–2021) was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] in 2018. On the stage, Fiennes' 2023 portrayal of [[Gareth Southgate]] in [[James Graham (playwright)|James Graham]]'s [[Dear England|''Dear England'']] earnt him a nomination for a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Awards 2024 |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/year/olivier-awards-2024/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Olivier Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Early life, family and education==
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Fiennes was born in 1970 in [[Salisbury]], Wiltshire, England, the son of [[Mark Fiennes]] (1933–2004), a farmer and photographer, and [[Jennifer Lash]] (1938–1993), a writer.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=14 November 1999 |title=It's Raiph actually |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/nov/14/1 |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> He has Irish-British ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ralph Fiennes Biography|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/66/Ralph-Fiennes.html|work=filmreference|year=2008| access-date=10 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ralph Fiennes – Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000146/bio |access-date=7 July 2020 |publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

His siblings are actor [[Ralph Fiennes]], well known for playing [[Lord Voldemort]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' to ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]''; directors [[Martha Fiennes]] and [[Sophie Fiennes]]; composer [[Magnus Fiennes]]; and [[Conservation movement|conservationist]] Jacob Fiennes, Joseph's twin brother. His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist. His nephew [[Hero Fiennes Tiffin]] played Tom Riddle, young Lord Voldemort in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''. His cousin is [[Ranulph Fiennes|Sir Ranulph (Ran) Fiennes]], a decorated English explorer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dobson |first=Jim |date=2 March 2019 |title=World Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes And Actor Joseph Fiennes On Their New Adventure Series In Egypt |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2019/03/02/world-explorer-sir-ranulph-fiennes-and-actor-joseph-fiennes-on-their-new-adventure-series-in-egypt/ |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

Fiennes was briefly educated in the Republic of Ireland, then at [[Leehurst Swan School|Swan School For Boys]] and [[Bishop Wordsworth's School]] in Salisbury. He then attended [[art school]] in Suffolk for a year, before joining the [[Young Vic]] Youth Theatre. Fiennes subsequently trained for three years at London's [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]], graduating in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guildhall School of Music & Drama {{!}} People who studied at Guildhall |url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/alumni/people_who_studied_at_guildhall/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131418/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/alumni/people_who_studied_at_guildhall/ |archive-date=6 February 2018 |access-date=5 February 2018 |website=gsmd.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Stage and film ===
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[[File:Joseph Fiennes 5 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Joseph Fiennes in 2009]]
Fiennes' first professional stage appearance was in the West End in ''[[The Woman in Black (play)|The Woman in Black]]'', followed by ''[[A Month in the Country (play)|A Month in the Country]]''. He then became a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] for two seasons.

He made his television debut as Willy in the 1995 [[television film]] adaptation of ''[[The Vacillations of Poppy Carew]]''. His first feature film was 1996's ''[[Stealing Beauty]]''. In 1998, Fiennes appeared in two films that were nominated at the [[Academy Awards]]: he played Robert Dudley in ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' and he portrayed [[William Shakespeare]] in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'', receiving nominations for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]<ref>{{cite news |date=2 March 1999 |title=Costume dramas take centre stage at Baftas |work=Liverpool Daily Post |page=4}}</ref> and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]].<ref>{{cite news |date=27 January 1999 |title=Shakespeare film cast in line for more love-ly awards |work=Wolverhampton Express and Star |page=14}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]'' (2006).

In 2001, Fiennes appeared in the film ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]''. In 2002, he starred in the independent film ''[[Killing Me Softly (film)|Killing Me Softly]]''.

In 2003, he lent his voice as [[Proteus]] in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]'' opposite [[Brad Pitt]]. The same year, he starred in the limited-release film ''[[Luther (2003 film)|Luther]]'', playing [[Martin Luther]], and he also appeared in ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]'', in which he portrayed [[Bassanio]]. Fiennes returned to the theatre in 2006 to perform in the one-man play ''Unicorns, Almost'' about World War II poet [[Keith Douglas]] at the [[Old Vic]].

In 2006, he appeared in the films ''[[The Darwin Awards (film)|The Darwin Awards]]'' and ''[[Goodbye Bafana]]''. In ''Goodbye Bafana'' Fiennes portrayed [[James Gregory (prison officer)|James Gregory]], author of the book ''Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend''.

In 2023, he appeared in the play ''[[Dear England]]'', portraying the England football manager [[Gareth Southgate]].

=== Television ===
Fiennes starred in the ABC science fiction series ''[[FlashForward]]'', which debuted on 24 September 2009 and ran through 27 May 2010, as Mark Benford.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2009 |title=Joseph Fiennes Interview: FlashForward |url=http://tv.sky.com/joseph-fiennes-interview-flash-forward |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328180044/http://tv.sky.com/joseph-fiennes-interview-flash-forward |archive-date=28 March 2010 |access-date=14 October 2009 |website=TV.Sky.com}}.</ref> He starred in Starz's 10-part series, ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'', as the wizard [[Merlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Camelot-Fiennes-Green-1019201.aspx|title=Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green Lead Camelot Cast|publisher=TVGuide.com|date=3 June 2010}}</ref>

In the [[American Horror Story: Asylum|second season]] of ''[[American Horror Story]]'', which premiered in October 2012, Fiennes played the role of Monsignor Timothy Howard. From 2017 to 2021, Fiennes starred on the Hulu series ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'' as Commander Fred Waterford.

== Personal life ==
In August 2009 Fiennes married María Dolores Diéguez, a Swiss model of Spanish/Galician origin, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in [[Tuscany]]. They have two daughters named Eva and Isabel.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 February 2016 |title=El amor ourensano de Shakespeare |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ourense/a-pobra-de-trives/2016/02/12/amor-ourensano-shakespeare/0003_201602G12P28994.htm |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=[[La Voz de Galicia]] |language=es}}</ref> The family reside in [[Mallorca]], Spain near [[Palma de Mallorca|Palma]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berkowitz |first=Brittany |date=17 August 2018 |title=How 'Handmaids Tale' changed Joe Fiennes' marriage |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/handmaids-tale-changed-joe-fiennes-marriage-57151234 |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=GMA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=31 January 2022 |title=Actor Joseph Fiennes and Spanish wife Maria Dolores Dieguez renovate country hole in Spain's Mallorca |url=https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2022/01/30/actor-joseph-fiennes-and-spanish-wife-maria-dolores-dieguez-renovate-country-home-in-spains-mallorca/ |journal=The Olive Press |access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref>

==Charity work==
Fiennes was one of the celebrities to design and sign his own card for the UK-based charity [[Thomas Coram Foundation for Children]]. The cards were auctioned on [[eBay]] in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pocklington |first=Rebecca |date=6 May 2014 |title=Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand and more celebrities design and sign cards for UK's first children's charity |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/benedict-cumberbatch-tom-hiddleston-jo-3504331 |access-date=7 May 2014 |work=Mirror Online}}</ref>

== Acting credits ==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Vacillations of Poppy Carew]]''
| Willy
| Television film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Stealing Beauty]]''
| Christopher Fox
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1998
| ''[[Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence]]''
| Laurence
| Released as ''The Very Thought of You'' in the US
|-
| ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''
| [[Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester]]
|
|-
| ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''
| [[William Shakespeare]]
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Forever Mine]]''
| Manuel Esquema/Alan Riply
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Rancid Aluminum]]''
| Sean Deeny
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]''
| Commisar Danilov
|
|-
| ''[[Dust (2001 film)|Dust]]''
| Elijah
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''[[Leo (2002 film)|Leo]]''
| Stephen
|
|-
| ''[[Killing Me Softly (film)|Killing Me Softly]]''
| Adam Tallis
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]''
| Proteus
| Voice role
|-
| ''[[Luther (2003 film)|Luther]]''
| [[Martin Luther]]
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]''
| [[Bassanio]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[[The Great Raid]]''
| Major Gibson
|
|-
| ''[[Man to Man (2005 film)|Man to Man]]''
| Jamie Dodd
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| ''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]''
| Neil Bookman
|
|-
| ''[[The Darwin Awards (film)|The Darwin Awards]]''
| Michael Burrows
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Goodbye Bafana]]''
| [[James Gregory (prison officer)|James Gregory]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2008
| ''[[The Escapist (2008 film)|The Escapist]]''
| Lenny Drake
|
|-
| ''[[The Red Baron (2008 film)|The Red Baron]]''
| [[Arthur Roy Brown]]
|
|-
| ''[[You Me and Captain Longbridge]]''
| Narrator
|
|-
| ''[[Spring 1941]]''
| Artur Planck
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Against the Current (film)|Against the Current]]''
| Paul Thompson
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014
|''[[The Games Maker]]''
| Morodian
|
|-
|''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]]''
|King [[Eurystheus]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015
|''[[Strangerland]]''
|Matthew Parker
|
|-
|''Psy''
|American man
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
|''[[Risen (2016 film)|Risen]]''
|Clavius
|
|-
|''[[On Wings of Eagles (film)|On Wings of Eagles]]'' (''The Last Race'')
|[[Eric Liddell]]
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Mother (2023 film)|The Mother]]''
|Adrian Lovell
|
|-
| TBA
|''[[The Way of the Wind]]''
| TBA
|Post-production
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Pretty/Handsome]]''
| Bob Fitzpayne
| Unsold TV pilot
|-
| 2009–10
| ''[[FlashForward]]''
| Mark Benford
| 22 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]''
| [[Merlin]]
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[American Horror Story: Asylum]]''
| Monsignor Timothy Howard
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Urban Myths (TV series)|Urban Myths]]''
| [[Michael Jackson]]
| Episode: "Elizabeth, Michael, and Marlon"
|-
| 2017–2021
| ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''
| Commander Fred Waterford
| 36 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''Fiennes: Return to the Nile<sup>†</sup>''
| Himself
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Sherwood (2019 TV series)|Sherwood]]''
| Sheriff Nottingham (voice)
| 6 episodes 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| ''Royal Kill List''
| Himself
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''Fiennes Return To The Wild''
| Himself
| Two-part documentary; also features [[Ranulph Fiennes|Sir Ranulph Fiennes]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.disney.co.uk/news/nature-is-in-their-nature:-join-sir-ranulph-and-joseph-fiennes-on-an-awe-inspiring-exploration-of-the-canadian-wilderness-in-fiennes:-return-to-the-wild|title=Fiennes Return To The Wild|website=press.disney.co.uk|date=11 April 2024|accessdate=19 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| TBA
| ''[[Dear England]]''
| [[Gareth Southgate]]
| Four-part drama<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/dear-england|title=BBC announces Dear England, a new drama based on James Graham's hit play about Gareth Southgate|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|accessdate=23 February 2024}}</ref> 
|-
| ''[[Young Sherlock (British TV series)|Young Sherlock]]''
| Silas Holmes
| Filming
|-
|}
† released in U.S. as ''Egypt with the World's Greatest Explorer'' by the [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic]]

=== Theatre ===
*''[[The Woman in Black (play)|The Woman in Black]]'', Fortune Theatre London (1993)
*''[[A Month in the Country (play)|A Month in the Country]]'', Belyaev, Guildford, Richmond and the Albery Theatre London (1994)
*''[[A View from the Bridge]]'', Rodolpho, Guildford, Bristol Old Vic, Strand Theatre London (1995)
*''[[Son Of Man]]'', [[Jesus Christ]], Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1996)||(1997)
*''[[Les Enfants du Paradis]]'', Lacenaire, Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1996)
*''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'', [[Troilus]], Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London (1996)||(1997)
*''[[The Herbal Bed]]'', Rafe Smith, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon and London (1996)||(1997)
*''[[As You Like It]]'', Silvius, Royal Shakespeare Company, London (1997)
*''Real Classy Affair'', Billy, Royal Court Theatre Company, London (1998)
*''[[Edward II (play)|Christopher Marlowe's Edward II]]'', [[Edward II]], Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (2001)
*''War Poet's Reading'', Apollo Theatre (2001)
*''[[Othello]]'', [[Iago]], West End, London (2002)
*''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]'', Berowne, Royal National Theatre, London (2003)
*''[[Epitaph for George Dillon]]'', George Dillon, Royal National Theatre, London (2005)||(2006)
*''[[2,000 Feet Away]]'', Deputy, Bush Theatre, London (2008)
*''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'', [[Cyrano de Bergerac|Cyrano]], Chichester Festival Theatre (2009)
*''[[Ross (play)|Ross]]'', [[T. E. Lawrence]], Chichester Festival Theatre (2016)
*''[[Dear England]]'', [[Gareth Southgate]], Royal National Theatre, London (2023)

=== Spoken word ===
* 2002 – contributed to the compilation album, ''[[When Love Speaks]]'', which consists of [[Shakespearean]] [[sonnet]]s and play excerpts – "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises" and "Our revels are now ended" (both from ''[[The Tempest]]'')
* 2010 – starred in a series of readings of literary love scenes for [[The Carte Noire Readers]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100324112129/http://www.cartenoire.co.uk/cartenoire/page/readers/joseph-fiennes/joseph-fiennes-reads-presumed-innocent-by-scott-turow/676 Joseph Fiennes reads ''Presumed Innocent'' by Scott Turow]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100322195723/http://www.cartenoire.co.uk/cartenoire/page/readers/joseph-fiennes/joseph-fiennes-reads-the-brightest-star-in-the-sky-by-marian-keyes/677 Joseph Fiennes reads ''The Brightest Star in the Sky'' by Marian Keyes]

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
| 1998
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
| Most Promising Actor
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1999
| [[BAFTA Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| Favorite Male Newcomer
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | Breakthrough Artist
| ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| Most Promising Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[MTV Movie Awards]]
| Best Breakthrough Male Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] <small>(with [[Gwyneth Paltrow]])</small>
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Sexiest Love Scene <small>(with [[Gwyneth Paltrow]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2005
| [[Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|2008
|[[Cinema for Peace]]
|Best Short Film<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 February 2008|title=Standing Ovations in Berlin|url=https://www.kino.de/star/anna-netrebko/news/standing-ovations-in-berlin/|access-date=24 July 2020|website=KINO|language=de|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724082122/https://www.kino.de/star/anna-netrebko/news/standing-ovations-in-berlin/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|''The Spirit''
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan="7" | ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| [[MTV Movie & TV Awards]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain|Best Villain]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2020
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2022
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2024
| [[2024 WhatsOnStage Awards|WhatsOnStage Awards]]
| Best Performer in a Play<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/nominations-in-full-24th-annual-whatsonstage-awards_1554633/|title=Nominations in full: the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards|website=WhatsOnStage|first=Tom|last=Millward|date=7 December 2023|accessdate=13 December 2023}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|''[[Dear England]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Laurence Olivier Award]]
| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|}

==Notes==
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== References ==
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