Ralph Fiennes reveals why he almost turned down role of Voldemort in Harry Potter

Ralph Fiennes reveals why he almost turned down role of Voldemort in Harry Potter
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Ralph Fiennes reveals why he almost turned down role of Voldemort in Harry Potter
Author: Brooke Ivey Johnson
Published: Feb, 10 2025 17:37

Summary at a Glance

A summer has passed since Harry's encounter with the Dark Lord, and Harry returns to learn that the wizarding community remains in denial about Voldemort's return; the minister of magic believes that Headmaster Dumbledore is lying; and a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher has been assigned.

Ralph Fiennes reveals why he almost turned down role of Voldemort in Harry Potter Ralph Fiennes has revealed he almost turned down the role of Voldemort in the Harry Potter franchise because of ‘misplaced snobbery.’.

Now, with the entire wizard community in peril, the future of magic may depend on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.]

Fiennes’ ability to become completely immersed in a character previously earned him an Oscar nomination for his role as Nazi war criminal Amon Goth in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 historical epic Schindler’s List, and more recently, in the film Conclave.

Fiennes told The Hollywood Reporter at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival recently: ‘I hadn’t seen the films in order to dislike them, I just hadn’t seen them and I hadn’t read the books.

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