What on earth happened to that Fiennes head of hair?
We know you’re awfully highbrow, Ralph. But...
Gradually receded in recent years
WITH his bald head he’s virtually unrecognisable – but this is Ralph Fiennes in character for his latest film.
The actor, who shot to fame in The English Patient, when he sported his natural lustrous locks, appears to have had his hair shaved to the scalp to play Alexander Pushkin. The ballet teacher was the mentor of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
The star was spotted on location in Croatia last week filming The White Crow, which he is also directing. With a screenplay by playwright David Hare, the film tells the story of Nureyev’s sensational defection to the West from the Soviet Union in 1961.
It is not the first time that Fiennes – who plays spymaster M in the James Bond films and who also starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the 2002 romcom Maid In Manhattan – has lost his locks for a role.
When he played evil Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, he appeared completely bald, donning full make-up to complete the effect.
Recent photographs of Fiennes suggest that his hairline has gradually receded in the last few years.
Last night a representative for Fiennes confirmed the hairstyle was ‘for the part’.