Alfred Molina
- Acting
- May 24, 1953 · London, England, UK
Biography
Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; May 24, 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades, he has received a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a British Independent Film Award, an Independent Spirit Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Tony Awards. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in the production of Oklahoma! in 1980. He received Tony Award nominations for his roles on Broadway, playing Yvan in Art (1998), Tevyein Fiddler on the Roof (2004), and Mark Rothko in Red (2009). He returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of Uncle Vanya (2024). On film, he made his debut as Satipo in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He went on to receive two BAFTA Award nominations for his roles as Diego Rivera in Frida (2002) and Jack Mellor in An Education (2009). His other notable films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Enchanted April (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Chocolat (2000), Luther (2003), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Love Is Strange (2014). He has voiced characters in Rango (2011), Monsters University (2013), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen II (2019). He is also known for his portrayal of Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (2004) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). On television, Molina has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his roles as Ben Weeks in the HBO movie The Normal Heart (2014) and Robert Aldrich in the FXminiseries Feud: Bette and Joan (2017). His other notable television credits include Meantime (1983), Murder on the Orient Express (2001), and Three Pines (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred Molina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Boroughs · Sam Cooper
- Remarkably Bright Creatures · Marcellus (Voice)
- When We Get There · Marcus
- Aimee Comes First
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew · Benjar Pranic (Voice)
- The Instigators · Richie Dechico
- Harold and the Purple Crayon · Narrator (Voice)
- Flutter · Jerry (Voice)
- Three Pines · Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, Executive producer
- Chibiverse · Multi-Bear (Voice)
- DC League of Super-Pets · Jor-El (Voice)
- Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home · Self
- Roar · Silas McCall
- PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas · voice
- Spider-Man: No Way Home · Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock
- Maya and the Three · Lord Mictlan (Voice)
- 2 Timers · Executive producer
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans · Archie (Voice)
- Monsters at Work · Professor Knight (Voice)
- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age · Self
- Promising Young Woman · Mr. Green (uncredited)
- The Water Man · Jim Bussey
- Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro · Narrator
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia · Archie (Voice)
- Crossing Swords · Robin Hood (Voice)
- Solar Opposites · The Duke (Voice), Voice
- Harley Quinn · Mr. Freeze / Stew (Voice), Mr. Freeze (Voice)
- Frozen II · Agnarr (Voice)
- Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous · Himself / Mark Rothko
- Don't Let Go · Howard Keleshian
- Infinity Train · Chandelier (Voice)
- The Devil Has a Name · Big Boss
- Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein · Aubrey Fields / Captain
- Vice · Waiter (uncredited)
- Henchmen · Baron Blackout (Voice)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet · Double Dan (Voice)
- National Theatre Live: Red · Mark Rothko
- The Front Runner · Ben Bradlee
- Sam Did It · Alfred Molina
- Saint Judy · Ray Hernandez, Executive producer
- I Feel Bad · Max
- The Overcoat · Grandfather (Voice)
- Summer Camp Island · Monster Under the Bed / Oscar's Dad (Voice), Monster Under the Bed (Voice)
- Quality Problems · Bakery Dishwasher (uncredited)
- Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie · La Sombra (Voice)
- Message from the King · Preston
- Long Day's Journey Into Night · James Tyrone
- FEUD · Robert Aldrich
- Justice League Dark · Destiny (Voice)
- Breakable You · Paul Weller
- Close to the Enemy · Harold Lindsay-Jones
- Sister Cities · Mort Stone
- A Family Man · Lou Wheeler
- Little Men · Hernán
- Paint It Black · Cal
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot · Ali Massoud Sadiq
- Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie · Jerry Schrager
- Angie Tribeca · Dr. Edelweiss (uncredited)
- Long Live the Royals · Rupert, Neil
- The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship · Lex Luthor (Voice)
- Secret in Their Eyes · Martin Morales
- Show Me a Hero · Henry J. Spallone
- Dragons: Race to the Edge · Viggo (Voice)
- Strange Magic · Fairy King (Voice)
- Road to Capri · Edmond
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero · Rippen (Voice)
- We'll Never Have Paris · Terry
- Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet · Sergeant (Voice)
- Love Is Strange · George
- Matador · Andrés Galan
- Heavenly Sword · King Bohan (Voice)
- The Normal Heart · Ben Weeks
- Return to Zero · Robert Royal
- Swelter · Doc
- Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise · Lex Luthor / Green Arrow (Voice)
- Cosmos · Ibn al-Haytham (Voice)
- The Stowaway · Command Delhart (Voice)
- Rick and Morty · The Devil (Voice)
- Justin and the Knights of Valour · Reginald (Voice)
- Drunk History · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle