Ralph Fiennes has been in a play.
The Tragedy of Hamlet , Prince of Denmark , often shortened to Hamlet ( [ ˈhæmlᵻt ] ) , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602 . Hamlet is Shakespeare 's longest play , and is considered among the most powerful and influential works of world literature , with a story capable of `` seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others '' . Prince Hamlet is the title character and protagonist of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet . Ralph Fiennes . Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway .