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Joseph Fiennes: Why didn't Shakespeare in Love make him a huge star?


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The film was a smash hit. He was in nearly every scene, performed wonderfully, was handsome and sexy, and yet his career never really took off.

He's worked steadily but never made it to A-list status and never had another film that was as big as SIL.

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34 replies 32 4 hours ago

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He was pretty good in Elizabeth that same year, also decent in Enemy at the Gates.

Maybe he just prefers theatre work 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Maybe he was overshadowed by his more successful brother Ralph Fiennes.

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