Alfred Molina
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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/DDoctor 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.
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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/DDoctor 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
Tony Awards
The Oscars
American Dad!
Family Guy
The One Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
GMTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Hollywood Squares
Justice League
Gravity Falls
Drunk History
Rick and Morty
Monk
Roar
The Wild Thornberrys
Harley Quinn
Infinity Train
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Summer Camp Island
Miami Vice
I Feel Bad
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: LA
Casualty
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Solar Opposites
Monsters at Work
A Year in Provence
Crossing Swords
Angels & Demons
DreamWorks Dragons
Magnolia
Maya and the Three
Promising Young Woman
Ralph Breaks the Internet
DC League of Super-Pets
Cabin Boy
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Boogie Nights
The Miracle Maker
Monsters University
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Vice
FEUD
The Trials of Oz
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Strange Magic
Justice League Dark
Frozen II
Harold and the Purple Crayon
The Trial
The Da Vinci Code
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
The Instigators
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
Rango
The Water Man
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
An Education
Identity
Maverick
Before and After
Drowning in the Shallow End
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Species
Enchanted April
Spider-Man 2
A Very Polish Practice
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
The Boroughs
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Luther
American Friends
Don't Let Go
Loving Miss Hatto
Abduction
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Show Me a Hero
Wonder Woman
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Not Without My Daughter
Revolutionary Witness
Chocolat
Three Pines
Ladies Man
Virtuoso
The Accountant
Bram & Alice
Nervous Energy
Production Credits
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