(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Ralph Fiennes can't believe how many people recognise him from the Harry Potter movies.

The British actor played Harry's arch enemy Lord Voldemort in the popular film franchise. Even though Ralph wore prosthetic make-up to distort his real facial features, fans of the boy wizard still spot him in public.

"I thought with the lack of nose as Voldemort I would get away with it, but sadly it's not often the case," he told BBC Radio 4's Front Row when asked if fans recognise him. "I've somehow been unmasked so I do get 'Voldemorted' a bit."

Ralph can next be seen playing Prospero in a UK theatre production of The Tempest. He hopes fans of the Harry Potter series will feel inspired to come and watch him.

The 48-year-old star loves moving between film and stage work, revealing he attracted a whole new group of fans to the theatre after making Maid in Manhattan.

"[After doing] a very commercial romcom with J Lo called Maid in Manhattan I went on to do an Ibsen play called Brand, which is extremely intense, and there would be all these J Lo romcom fans that had come to see Ibsen's Brand, which I thought was great," he smiled.

Ralph still has a host of roles he would like to play. He is a huge fan of William Shakespeare and would love to appear in Macbeth or King Lear.

"There's a few I'd like to have a go at. I think I've missed a few. I would have liked to have played Henry V [who died at age 35] but I think I'm past it now!" Ralph laughed. (C) Cover Media