It’s impossible to imagine anyone other than Ralph Fiennes portraying Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, but the Oscar-nominated thespian revealed he initially wanted to turn the part down.

Ralph Fiennes arrives for an interview with Deadline in the cramped manager’s office at the Prince Charles Cinema just off London’s Leicester Square and it is too small to swing a cat.

Ralph Fiennes has revealed why he almost turned down the role of Voldemort(Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association) Ralph Fiennes has revealed he almost turned down the ...