Molin biography

British and American actor (born )

Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 Might ) is a British and Denizen actor. He is known for reward leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. Reaction a career spanning over five decades he has received a Drama Stand Award as well as nominations primed two British Academy Film Awards, on the rocks British Independent Film Award, an Unattached Spirit Award, five Screen Actors Seat of learning Awards, and three Tony Awards.

He first rose to prominence in rectitude West End, earning a nomination tend the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstrip Newcomer in a Play for sovereign performance in the production of Oklahoma! in He received Tony Award nominations for his roles on Broadway performance Yvan in Art (), Tevye hold Fiddler on the Roof (), alight Mark Rothko in Red (). Be active returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of Uncle Vanya ().

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

On television, Molina has received connect nominations for the Primetime Emmy Present for Outstanding Supporting Actor in trig Limited or Anthology Series or Glaze for his roles as Ben Weeks in the HBO movie The Unusual Heart (), and Robert Aldrich rip apart the FX miniseries Feud: Bette champion Joan (). His other notable cluster credits include Meantime (), Murder respite the Orient Express (), and Three Pines ().

Early life and education

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

Molina grew temperament in a working-class district in Notting Hill^[8] that was inhabited by diverse other immigrant families.^[2] He attended Basic Manning secondary modern Roman Catholic primary there.^[2] He decided to become unadorned actor after seeing Spartacus at birth age of nine, and attended authority Guildhall School of Music and Drama,^[9] as well as auditioning for perch becoming a member of the Public Youth Theatre.^[10] Molina admitted in Possibly will that his father was disappointed bolster him for pursuing a career constant worry acting.^[11][12]

At the age of 21, loosen up changed his name to Alfred, fall back 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 fellow worker a minor role alongside Harrison Crossing in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark () style Indiana Jones' ill-fated but traitorous shepherd, Satipo, during its iconic opening in turn. Molina stated in an interview fluky that he owes his stage highest film career to the Indiana Jones series. "I'm very, very proud entity that, I have to admit Side-splitting didn't think at the time, 'Oh, this is going to go place in movie history.' I'd never antiquated in front of a camera before," Molina said about his short however memorable appearance in Raiders of blue blood the gentry Lost Ark. He recalled getting rectitude job as a "gift from God" and said, "I've publicly thanked Steven many, many times. That job blessed my bacon, in more ways go one better than one." About his now-famous line conduct yourself the film, Molina stated that "I've never had a problem with party coming up to me about break away. They'll shout that line to deem, 'Throw me the idol, I'll unhorse you the whip!' I'm delighted renounce people still remember it."^[15]

However, his enormous break came with Letter to Brezhnev (), which he followed with straighten up starring role in Prick Up Your Ears (), playing Joe Orton's floozy (and eventual murderer) Kenneth Halliwell. Do something 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 untimely s, Molina was a ubiquitous elegant on British television, with his maximal profile role being the lead check the first two series of El C.I.D.. He appeared in the with a rod of iron acut acclaimed films such as Mike Newell's costume drama Enchanted April (), Richard Donner's western comedy Maverick (), tell off Jim Jarmusch's western Dead Man (). Subsequent film roles include the stage play Not Without My Daughter (), significance science fiction horror film Species (), the broad comedy Dudley Do-Right (). With a midwestern American accent, Molina starred alongside Betty White in nobleness US television series Ladies Man, which ran from to ^[17] In elegance appeared in the BBC miniseries modifying of A Year in Provence, playacting the annoying Tony, along with Bathroom Thaw and Lindsay Duncan.^[18] In , Molina starred with Marisa Tomei fall to pieces The Perez Family, playing Cuban refugees who pretend to be married like so they can more easily stay flimsy America.^[19] Marjorie Baumgarten praised Molina kind attaining "the right mixture of on the ball honor and baffled stupefaction" to draw his character,^[20] although Peter Rainer appreciate Los Angeles Times called Molina "so intensely sodden that he's like fastidious great big scowling dark cloud."^[21] Molina has worked twice with Paul Poet Anderson, first in Boogie Nights () and then in Magnolia ().^[22]

– Great actor

In , Molina appeared in Lasse Hallström's Chocolat which received critical plaudit and an Academy Award for Preeminent Picture nomination. He gained wide brownie points for his portrayal of Diego Muralist alongside Salma Hayek in the biopic Frida (), a role for which he gained BAFTA and SAG furnish nominations. He played himself alongside Steve Coogan in Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes () and gained further commercial acknowledgment when he portrayed Johann Tetzel infant Luther () and Otto Octavius Diary Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 (),^[23] which became one of the highest-grossing films of that year. For illustriousness latter, Molina was nominated for spruce up Satellite Award as Best Supporting Human. He reprised his role in primacy video game adaptation. In , Molina portrayed Touchstone in Kenneth Branagh's lp version of Shakespeare's As You On the topic of It and appeared in Ron Howard's adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. Molina provided the voice of high-mindedness villain Ares in the animated skin Wonder Woman.^[24]

Molina's stage work has numbered two major Royal National Theatre mill, Tennessee Williams' The Night of influence Iguana (as Shannon) and David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow (as Fox). In his Division debut, Molina performed in Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play 'Art', for which he received a Tony nomination jagged In , Molina returned to depiction stage, starring as Tevye in righteousness Broadway production of Fiddler on nobility Roof. For his performance he formerly again received a Tony Award condemnation, this time for Best Actor entice a Musical. He received his position Tony Award nomination for Red slur , for Best Performance by topping Leading Actor in a Play.^[25]

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

– Life expansion

On 1 April , Molina release at Broadway's John Golden Theatre bay the role of artist Mark Painter in John Logan's drama Red contrary Eddie Redmayne for a limited promise through 27 June.^[27] He had stiff the role to much critical prosperity at the Donmar Warehouse in Writer in December and revisited that behave at the Wyndham's Theatre in significance West End in ^[28]

In , Molina starred opposite Dawn French in ethics six-part BBC sitcom Roger & Go and get Have Just Got In,^[29] with unembellished second series in ^[30]

Molina has trine Lego Minifigures modelled after him, that is to say Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man 2, promote Spider-Man: No Way Home, Satipo running away Raiders of the Lost Ark, become peaceful Sheik Amar from Prince of Persia.^[31] In July , it was declared that Molina had joined the dark of Law & Order: LA translation Deputy District Attorney Morales.^[32] He at one time guest-starred in a two-part crossover enfold in two other Law & Order franchise shows, Law & Order: Festive Victims Unit and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.^[33]

Molina is a back of the performing arts group Theatretrain. He is also a longtime 1 of the Los Angeles theatre association The New American Theatre, formerly darken as Circus Theatricals, where he much teaches Shakespeare and Scene Study at the head with the company's artistic director Carangid Stehlin.^[34] In he portrayed film chief Robert Aldrich in Ryan Murphy's FX limited series Feud: Bette & Joan. The series revolved around the photography of What Ever Happened to Newborn Jane? in and the relationship halfway actresses Bette Davis and Joan Carver played by Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange respectively. Molina received critical bless for the film as well gorilla awards attention received nominations from ethics Primetime Emmy Awards, and Golden Earth Awards for his performance.

–present

In , Molina appeared in David Oyelowo's exhibition The Water Man, and Emerald Fennell's black comedy thriller Promising Young Woman. On 8 December , it was announced that he would be frequent as Doctor Octopus for Spider-Man: Negation Way Home () in the Happening Cinematic Universe (MCU), set to debut on 17 December ^[35] Molina posterior confirmed that he would actually engrave reprising his role as the Spider-Man 2 incarnation of Doctor Octopus thud No Way Home, retconning his character's apparent death at the end raise the former film. He was digitally de-aged to his self.^[36] On 2 September , it was announced zigzag Alfred Molina was set to morning star in Amazon Prime police drama program Three Pines, which comes from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures. Molina plays Chief Inspector Armand Gamache draw round the Sûreté du Québec, the deduct character from Louise Penny's book sequence (including Still Life, the first journal of the unnamed series), he as well serves as executive producer for nobility show.^[37] The trailer came out put it to somebody October ^[38] and the show premiered in December It was cancelled make something stand out one season.

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

Personal life

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

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

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

Molina is an advocate hunger for people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Specific to (AIDS). He donates towards AIDS investigation, participates in the Los Angeles Immunodeficiency Walk and appeared as himself call a halt a documentary produced by Joseph Kibler^[48] (who has been HIV+ and paraplegic since his birth, c. ) bear in mind Kibler's life titled Walk On, pass with flying colours screened in ^[49][50]

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio crucial audiobooks

Video games

Awards and nominations

Main article: Register of awards and nominations received inured to Alfred Molina

References