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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 24, 1953
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Alfred Molina
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/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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Instigators | Richie Dechico |
| 2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Flutter | Jerry (voice) |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Doc Ock (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas | voice |
| 2022 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Jor-El (voice) |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Archie (voice) |
| 2021 | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age | Self - Actor (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock |
| 2020 | Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro | Narrator |
| 2020 | The Water Man | Jim Bussey |
| 2020 | Promising Young Woman | Mr. Green (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Devil Has a Name | Big Boss |
| 2019 | Saint Judy | Ray Hernandez |
| 2019 | Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | Aubrey Fields / Captain |
| 2019 | Don't Let Go | Howard Keleshian |
| 2019 | Frozen II | Agnarr (voice) |
| 2019 | Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous | Himself / Mark Rothko |
| 2018 | Vice | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 2018 | Quality Problems | Bakery Dishwasher (uncredited) |
| 2018 | Henchmen | Baron Blackout (voice) |
| 2018 | Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie | La Sombra (voice) |
| 2018 | The Front Runner | Ben Bradlee |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Double Dan (voice) |
| 2018 | Sam Did It | Alfred Molina |
| 2018 | The Overcoat | Grandfather (voice) |
| 2018 | Red | Mark Rothko |
| 2017 | Message from the King | Preston |
| 2017 | Breakable You | Paul Weller |
| 2017 | Justice League Dark | Destiny (voice) |
| 2017 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | James Tyrone |
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Ali Massoud Sadiq |
| 2016 | Sister Cities | Mort Stone |
| 2016 | A Family Man | Lou Wheeler |
| 2016 | Little Men | Hernán |
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Jerry Schrager |
| 2016 | Paint It Black | Cal |
| 2015 | Strange Magic | Fairy King (voice) |
| 2015 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | Lex Luthor (voice) |
| 2015 | Secret in Their Eyes | Martin Morales |
| 2015 | Road to Capri | Edmond |
| 2014 | The Truth About Emanuel | Dennis |
| 2014 | Love Is Strange | George |
| 2014 | Swelter | Doc |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Ben Weeks |
| 2014 | Return to Zero | Robert Royal |
| 2014 | Heavenly Sword | King Bohan (voice) |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris | Terry |
| 2014 | The Prophet | Sergeant (voice) |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | Lex Luthor / Green Arrow (voice) |
| 2014 | The Stowaway | Command Delhart (voice) |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Professor Knight (voice) |
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour | Reginald (voice) |
| 2013 | Bless Me, Ultima | Voice of Antonio |
| 2012 | Loving Miss Hatto | William Barrington Coupe |
| 2012 | Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special | Lex Luthor / Firestorm / Mr. Banjo (voice) |
| 2012 | A Whisper to a Roar | |
| 2012 | Radioman | Self |
| 2012 | Serena | Priest |
| 2012 | Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina | Arthur H. Cartwright |
| 2011 | Rango | Roadkill (voice) |
| 2011 | Innocent | Sandy Stern |
| 2011 | Abduction | Frank Burton |
| 2011 | The Forger | Everly |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Sheik Amar |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Maxim Horvath |
| 2010 | The Tempest | Stephano |
| 2010 | Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona | Narrator |
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | An Education | Jack Mellor |
| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 | Pepperidge |
| 2009 | The Lodger | Chandler Manning |
| 2009 | Wonder Woman | Ares (voice) |
| 2009 | Yes, Virginia | Francis Church (voice) |
| 2009 | Big Guy | Kent |
| 2009 | Lessons in Self-Defense | Ben |
| 2008 | Nothing Like the Holidays | Edy Rodriguez |
| 2007 | The Ten Commandments | Ramses (voice) |
| 2007 | Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! | Professor Jeffries (voice) |
| 2007 | Silk | Baldabiou |
| 2007 | The Little Traitor | Dunlop |
| 2007 | The Moon and the Stars | Davide Rieti |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code | Bishop Manuel Aringarosa |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Dick Suskind |
| 2006 | As You Like It | Touchstone |
| 2006 | Orchids | Cliff |
| 2006 | Home | |
| 2004 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Alfred (segment "Cousins?") |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Doc Ock / Otto Octavius |
| 2004 | 8 Arms to Hold You | Self |
| 2004 | Crónicas | Victor Hugo Puente |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing | Self |
| 2004 | The Pot That Juan Built | Narrator |
| 2003 | My Life Without Me | Ann's Father |
| 2003 | Identity | Doctor |
| 2003 | Luther | Johann Tetzel |
| 2003 | Ape | Mendez (Voice) |
| 2003 | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | self |
| 2002 | Frida | Diego Rivera |
| 2002 | Undertaking Betty | Boris Plots |
| 2002 | Pete's Meteor | Hugh |
| 2001 | Murder on the Orient Express | Hercule Poirot |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | John King Fisher |
| 2000 | Chocolat | Count Paul de Reynaud |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | Simon the Pharisee (voice) |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Solomon Solomon |
| 1999 | Dudley Do-Right | Snidely Whiplash |
| 1998 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples | Emile Taquet |
| 1998 | The Treat | The Colonel |
| 1998 | The Impostors | Sir Jeremy Burtom |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Rahad Jackson |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Boris |
| 1997 | Anna Karenina | Levin |
| 1997 | A Further Gesture | Tulio |
| 1996 | Mojave Moon | Sal |
| 1996 | Before and After | Panos Demeris |
| 1996 | Scorpion Spring | Denis Brabant |
| 1995 | Species | Dr. Stephen Arden |
| 1995 | Hideaway | Jonas |
| 1995 | The Perez Family | Juan Raul Perez |
| 1995 | The Steal | Cliff |
| 1995 | Dead Man | Trading Post Missionary |
| 1995 | Nervous Energy | Ira |
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | School Professor (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Maverick | Angel |
| 1994 | White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf | Reverend Leland Drury |
| 1994 | Requiem Apache | Hamish |
| 1993 | The Trial | Titorelli |
| 1993 | When Pigs Fly | Marty |
| 1993 | Typhon's People | Andreus |
| 1992 | Trust Me | Harry Greaves |
| 1992 | A Very Polish Practice | Tadeusz Melnick |
| 1992 | Angels | George |
| 1991 | Enchanted April | Mellersh Wilkins |
| 1991 | Not Without My Daughter | Moody |
| 1991 | American Friends | Oliver Syme |
| 1991 | The Trials of Oz | George Melly |
| 1991 | Hancock | Tony Hancock |
| 1990 | Drowning in the Shallow End | The Italian |
| 1989 | Virtuoso | John Ogden |
| 1989 | The Accountant | Lionel Ellerman |
| 1989 | Revolutionary Witness | Robert Sauveur |
| 1988 | Manifesto | Avanti |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Kenneth Halliwell |
| 1985 | Ladyhawke | Cezar |
| 1985 | Letter to Brezhnev | Sergei |
| 1985 | Number One | DC Rogers |
| 1985 | Water | Pierre |
| 1984 | Angels in the Annexe | Mike Brittain |
| 1983 | Meantime | John |
| 1982 | Anyone for Denis | Eric |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Satipo |
| 1979 | The Song of the Shirt | |
| When We Get There | Marcus | |
| Poe | Graham (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Benjar Pranic (voice) |
| 2022 | Three Pines | Chief Inspector Armand Gamache |
| 2022 | Roar | Silas McCall |
| 2022 | Chibiverse | Multi-Bear (voice) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Professor Knight (voice) |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Lord Mictlan (voice) |
| 2020 | Crossing Swords | Robin Hood (voice) |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Archie (voice) |
| 2019 | Infinity Train | Chandelier (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Mr. Freeze / Stew (voice) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Mr. Freeze (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Monster Under the Bed / Oscar's Dad (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Monster Under the Bed (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Andy (voice) |
| 2018 | I Feel Bad | Max |
| 2017 | FEUD | Robert Aldrich |
| 2016 | Close to the Enemy | Harold Lindsay-Jones |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Dr. Edelweiss (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Dragons: Race to the Edge | Viggo (voice) |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero | Henry J. Spallone |
| 2015 | Long Live the Royals | Rupert, Neil |
| 2014 | Matador | Andrés Galan |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Rippen (voice) |
| 2014 | Cosmos | Ibn al-Haytham (voice) |
| 2013 | Monday Mornings | Dr. Harding Hooten |
| 2013 | The Frame | Doc Ock / Dr. Otto Octavius |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | The Devil (voice) |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Multi-Bear (voice) |
| 2010 | Roger & Val Have Just Got In | Roger Stevenson |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Ricardo Morales |
| 2007 | The Company | Harvey Torriti |
| 2007 | The Company | Harvey Torriti / The Sorcerer |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Gabriel Duvall |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Tow Truck Driver (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Kazim (voice) |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2002 | Monk | Peter Magneri |
| 2002 | Bram & Alice | Bram |
| 2001 | Justice League | King Gustav (voice) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gabriel Duvall |
| 1999 | Ladies Man | Jimmy Stiles |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Panamanian Man (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Chris' Neighbor (voice) |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Elcio (voice) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1993 | A Year in Provence | Tony Havers |
| 1991 | Ashenden | Carmona |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. | Bernard Blake |
| 1986 | Casualty | Harry Horner |
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Esther Nevin's Attorney |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Blumkin |
| 1982 | Anyone for Denis? | |
| 1978 | The Losers | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee/Presenter |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| The Boroughs | Sam |