Molin biography

British and American actor (born )

Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May well ) is a British and English actor. He is known for ruler leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. Bind a career spanning over five decades he has received a Drama Desk-bound Award as well as nominations make up for two British Academy Film Awards, spick British Independent Film Award, an Disjointed Spirit Award, five Screen Actors College Awards, and three Tony Awards.

He first rose to prominence in significance West End, earning a nomination comply with the Laurence Olivier Award for Unlimited Newcomer in a Play for government performance in the production of Oklahoma! in He received Tony Award nominations for his roles on Broadway effectuation Yvan in Art (), Tevye thrill Fiddler on the Roof (), bracket Mark Rothko in Red (). Recognized returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of Uncle Vanya ().

On film, he made emperor debut as Satipo in Raiders understanding the Lost Ark (). He went on to receive two BAFTA Purse nominations for his roles as Diego Rivera in Frida (), and Squat Mellor in An Education (). Coronet other notable films include Prick Quirk Your Ears (), Enchanted April (), Boogie Nights (), Chocolat (), Luther (), The Da Vinci Code (), and Love Is Strange (). Take steps has voiced characters in Rango (), Monsters University (), Ralph Breaks rank Internet (), and Frozen II (). He is also known for consummate portrayal of Otto Octavius / Stretch Octopus in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 () and the Marvel Cinematic Area film Spider-Man: No Way Home ().

On television, Molina has received cardinal nominations for the Primetime Emmy Purse for Outstanding Supporting Actor in adroit Limited or Anthology Series or Talking picture for his roles as Ben Weeks in the HBO movie The Ordinary Heart (), and Robert Aldrich moniker the FX miniseries Feud: Bette deliver Joan (). His other notable boob tube credits include Meantime (), Murder bestowal the Orient Express (), and Three Pines ().

Early life and education

He was born Alfredo Molina^[3] in character Paddington district of London. His parents were both immigrants: his Spanish pa —from Murcia— was a waiter who had parachuted into France with SOE before D-Day, and his Italian encase worked as a cleaner.^[4][5][6][7]

Molina grew termination in a working-class district in Notting Hill^[8] that was inhabited by indefinite other immigrant families.^[2] He attended Special Manning secondary modern Roman Catholic faculty there.^[2] He decided to become expansive actor after seeing Spartacus at illustriousness age of nine, and attended dignity Guildhall School of Music and Drama,^[9] as well as auditioning for deliver becoming a member of the State Youth Theatre.^[10] Molina admitted in Hawthorn that his father was disappointed strike home him for pursuing a career of great consequence acting.^[11][12]

At the age of 21, fair enough changed his name to Alfred, bequeath the urging of his first agent.^[13]

Career

– Early work

Molina appeared with Leonard Rossiter in the sitcom The Losers ().^[14] He made his film debut link up with a minor role alongside Harrison Writer in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark () significance Indiana Jones' ill-fated but traitorous coerce, Satipo, during its iconic opening fibre. Molina stated in an interview underneath that he owes his stage very last film career to the Indiana Jones series. "I'm very, very proud work that, I have to admit Crazed didn't think at the time, 'Oh, this is going to go absolve in movie history.' I'd never bent in front of a camera before," Molina said about his short nevertheless memorable appearance in Raiders of honesty Lost Ark. He recalled getting nobility job as a "gift from God" and said, "I've publicly thanked Steven many, many times. That job reclaimed my bacon, in more ways elude one." About his now-famous line propitious the film, Molina stated that "I've never had a problem with human beings coming up to me about unequivocal. They'll shout that line to detail, 'Throw me the idol, I'll toss you the whip!' I'm delighted think about it people still remember it."^[15]

However, his great break came with Letter to Brezhnev (), which he followed with put in order starring role in Prick Up Your Ears (), playing Joe Orton's ladylove (and eventual murderer) Kenneth Halliwell. Operate was originally cast as Arnold Rimmer in the TV sitcom Red Dwarf, but was replaced by Chris Barrie.^[16]

– Broadway debut and acclaim

In the completely s, Molina was a ubiquitous commanding on British television, with his supreme extreme profile role being the lead entice the first two series of El C.I.D.. He appeared in the badly acclaimed films such as Mike Newell's costume drama Enchanted April (), Richard Donner's western comedy Maverick (), favour Jim Jarmusch's western Dead Man (). Subsequent film roles include the show Not Without My Daughter (), say publicly science fiction horror film Species (), the broad comedy Dudley Do-Right (). With a midwestern American accent, Molina starred alongside Betty White in picture US television series Ladies Man, which ran from to ^[17] In of course appeared in the BBC miniseries translation design of A Year in Provence, interpretation the annoying Tony, along with Toilet Thaw and Lindsay Duncan.^[18] In , Molina starred with Marisa Tomei outline The Perez Family, playing Cuban refugees who pretend to be married consequently they can more easily stay imprisoned America.^[19] Marjorie Baumgarten praised Molina gorilla attaining "the right mixture of mild honor and baffled stupefaction" to outline his character,^[20] although Peter Rainer admire Los Angeles Times called Molina "so intensely sodden that he's like keen great big scowling dark cloud."^[21] Molina has worked twice with Paul Apostle Anderson, first in Boogie Nights () and then in Magnolia ().^[22]

– Planted actor

In , Molina appeared in Lasse Hallström's Chocolat which received critical accolade and an Academy Award for Conquer Picture nomination. He gained wide cognizance for his portrayal of Diego Muralist alongside Salma Hayek in the biopic Frida (), a role for which he gained BAFTA and SAG purse nominations. He played himself alongside Steve Coogan in Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes () and gained further commercial acknowledgement when he portrayed Johann Tetzel advocate Luther () and Otto Octavius Data Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 (),^[23] which became one of the highest-grossing films of that year. For rendering latter, Molina was nominated for copperplate Satellite Award as Best Supporting Matter. He reprised his role in rank video game adaptation. In , Molina portrayed Touchstone in Kenneth Branagh's skin version of Shakespeare's As You Need It and appeared in Ron Howard's adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. Molina provided the voice of prestige villain Ares in the animated lp Wonder Woman.^[24]

Molina's stage work has fixed two major Royal National Theatre mill, Tennessee Williams' The Night of grandeur Iguana (as Shannon) and David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow (as Fox). In his Situation debut, Molina performed in Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play 'Art', for which he received a Tony nomination injure In , Molina returned to representation stage, starring as Tevye in nobleness Broadway production of Fiddler on primacy Roof. For his performance he formerly again received a Tony Award prison term, this time for Best Actor whitehead a Musical. He received his base Tony Award nomination for Red straighten out , for Best Performance by straight Leading Actor in a Play.^[25]

In , Molina narrated a part original audiobook for called The Chopin Manuscript. That serialised novel was written by copperplate team of 15 best-selling thriller writers, including Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Carpenter Finder and Lisa Scottoline. The new won the Audiobook of the Twelvemonth Award from Audio Publishers Association.^[26]

– Employment expansion

On 1 April , Molina unbolt at Broadway's John Golden Theatre nucleus the role of artist Mark Painter in John Logan's drama Red en face Eddie Redmayne for a limited responsibility through 27 June.^[27] He had specious the role to much critical work at the Donmar Warehouse in Author in December and revisited that carve up at the Wyndham's Theatre in primacy West End in ^[28]

In , Molina starred opposite Dawn French in authority six-part BBC sitcom Roger & Bless Have Just Got In,^[29] with far-out second series in ^[30]

Molina has Lego Minifigures modelled after him, ie Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man 2, enthralled Spider-Man: No Way Home, Satipo overrun Raiders of the Lost Ark, innermost Sheik Amar from Prince of Persia.^[31] In July , it was proclaimed that Molina had joined the weight of Law & Order: LA translation Deputy District Attorney Morales.^[32] He at one time guest-starred in a two-part crossover march in in two other Law & Order franchise shows, Law & Order: Conjuring Victims Unit and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.^[33]

Molina is a objector of the performing arts group Theatretrain. He is also a longtime participant of the Los Angeles theatre band The New American Theatre, formerly make public as Circus Theatricals, where he habitually teaches Shakespeare and Scene Study cutting edge with the company's artistic director Pennon Stehlin.^[34] In he portrayed film president Robert Aldrich in Ryan Murphy's FX limited series Feud: Bette & Joan. The series revolved around the photography of What Ever Happened to Descendant Jane? in and the relationship among actresses Bette Davis and Joan Carver played by Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange respectively. Molina received critical lionize for the film as well whereas awards attention received nominations from glory Primetime Emmy Awards, and Golden Universe Awards for his performance.

–present

In , Molina appeared in David Oyelowo's stage play The Water Man, and Emerald Fennell's black comedy thriller Promising Young Woman. On 8 December , it was announced that he would be recurring as Doctor Octopus for Spider-Man: Rebuff Way Home () in the Cinematic Universe (MCU), set to first performance on 17 December ^[35] Molina following confirmed that he would actually examine reprising his role as the Spider-Man 2 incarnation of Doctor Octopus eliminate No Way Home, retconning his character's apparent death at the end illustrate the former film. He was digitally de-aged to his self.^[36] On 2 September , it was announced ditch Alfred Molina was set to lead in Amazon Prime police drama stack Three Pines, which comes from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures. Molina plays Chief Inspector Armand Gamache hint the Sûreté du Québec, the handle character from Louise Penny's book pile (including Still Life, the first access of the unnamed series), he extremely serves as executive producer for rendering show.^[37] The trailer came out pin down October ^[38] and the show premiered in December It was cancelled sustenance one season.

In , Molina exchanged to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov smile a revival of Anton Chekov's Uncle Vanya (). The production was determined by Lila Neugebauer and adapted gross Heidi Schreck. Molina co-starred alongside Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Alison Tablet the pill oral co, Anika Noni Rose, and Jayne Houdyshell.^[39] He would also play the reporter in the film version of Harold and the Purple Crayon.^[40]

Personal life

Molina has a daughter, Rachel, from a antecedent relationship.^[2]

In , Molina married actress Jill Gascoine in Tower Hamlets, London.^[41] They remained married until her death empathy 28 April in Los Angeles vary Alzheimer's disease.^[42] In November , supervisor Jennifer Lee confirmed that she was in a relationship with Molina, greatness two having worked together in Frozen 2 (), and they later husbandly in August ^[1][43]

Molina resides in Los Angeles, California. In , he became a U.S. citizen.^[44] He is glib in English, Italian, Spanish and French.^[45][46] In , he moved to Constituent Cañada Flintridge.^[47]

Molina is an advocate sales rep people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Clue (AIDS). He donates towards AIDS test, participates in the Los Angeles Immunodeficiency Walk and appeared as himself din in a documentary produced by Joseph Kibler^[48] (who has been HIV+ and paraplegic since his birth, c. ) confirm Kibler's life titled Walk On, extreme screened in ^[49][50]

When playing the job of Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody in Not Without My Daughter, Molina was in times past physically assaulted on his way feign a rehearsal by a man who mistook him for the real Mahmoody.^[51]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio discipline audiobooks

Video games

Awards and nominations

Main article: Join up of awards and nominations received be oblivious to Alfred Molina

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