In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Fiennes explained: "There’s a story, and sometimes I wish I had fixed it earlier. There’s a tradition in the UK of pronouncing 'Ralph' as 'Rafe.' ...
With over 40 years of acting under his belt, Ralph ... Fiennes' name, and people were shocked to find out they had been saying it wrong. One person said on the site: "It’s pronounced Rafe ...
Day 3 of our countdown to the end of 'The Colbert Report'; Rafe Fiennes on working with Wes Anderson.