Alfred Molina
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-05-24 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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
Acting
When We Get There
as Marcus
Poe
as Graham (voice)
(2025)
(2024)
The Instigators
as Richie Dechico
(2024)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
as Narrator (voice)
(2023)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Doc Ock (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
Flutter
as Jerry (voice)
(2022)
DC League of Super-Pets
as Jor-El (voice)
(2022)
(2022)
PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas
as voice
(2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock
(2021)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Archie (voice)
(2021)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2020)
Promising Young Woman
as Mr. Green (uncredited)
(2020)
The Water Man
as Jim Bussey
(2020)
Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro
as Narrator
(2019)
Frozen II
as Agnarr (voice)
(2019)
The Devil Has a Name
as Big Boss
(2019)
Don't Let Go
as Howard Keleshian
(2019)
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
as Aubrey Fields / Captain
(2019)
Saint Judy
as Ray Hernandez
(2019)
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
as Himself / Mark Rothko
(2018)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Double Dan (voice)
(2018)
Vice
as Waiter (uncredited)
(2018)
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as La Sombra (voice)
(2018)
The Front Runner
as Ben Bradlee
(2018)
Henchmen
as Baron Blackout (voice)
(2018)
Red
as Mark Rothko
(2018)
Sam Did It
as Alfred Molina
(2018)
The Overcoat
as Grandfather (voice)
(2018)
Quality Problems
as Bakery Dishwasher (uncredited)
(2017)
Justice League Dark
as Destiny (voice)
(2017)
Message from the King
as Preston
(2017)
Breakable You
as Paul Weller
(2017)
(2017)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James Tyrone
(2016)
A Family Man
as Lou Wheeler
(2016)
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
as Jerry Schrager
(2016)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Ali Massoud Sadiq
(2016)
Little Men
as Hernán
(2016)
Paint It Black
as Cal
(2016)
Sister Cities
as Mort Stone
(2015)
Strange Magic
as Fairy King (voice)
(2015)
Secret in Their Eyes
as Martin Morales
(2015)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
as Lex Luthor (voice)
(2015)
Road to Capri
as Edmond
(2014)
The Normal Heart
as Ben Weeks
(2014)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Lex Luthor / Green Arrow (voice)
(2014)
Swelter
as Doc
(2014)
The Prophet
as Sergeant (voice)
(2014)
Heavenly Sword
as King Bohan (voice)
(2014)
We'll Never Have Paris
as Terry
(2014)
Love Is Strange
as George
(2014)
Return to Zero
as Robert Royal
(2014)
The Stowaway
as Command Delhart (voice)
(2013)
Monsters University
as Professor Knight (voice)
(2013)
Justin and the Knights of Valour
as Reginald (voice)
(2013)
The Truth About Emanuel
as Dennis
(2013)
Bless Me, Ultima
as Voice of Antonio
(2012)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
as Lex Luthor / Firestorm / Mr. Banjo (voice)
(2012)
Loving Miss Hatto
as William Barrington Coupe
(2012)
Radioman
as Self
(2012)
Serena
as Priest
(2012)
(2012)
Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina
as Arthur H. Cartwright
(2011)
Rango
as Roadkill (voice)
(2011)
Abduction
as Frank Burton
(2011)
Innocent
as Sandy Stern
(2011)
The Forger
as Everly
(2010)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
as Sheik Amar
(2010)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Maxim Horvath
(2010)
The Tempest
as Stephano
(2010)
Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona
as Narrator
(2009)
Angels & Demons
as Narrator (voice)
(2009)
An Education
as Jack Mellor
(2009)
The Pink Panther 2
as Pepperidge
(2009)
The Lodger
as Chandler Manning
(2009)
Wonder Woman
as Ares (voice)
(2009)
Yes, Virginia
as Francis Church (voice)
(2009)
Big Guy
as Kent
(2009)
Lessons in Self-Defense
as Ben
(2008)
Nothing Like the Holidays
as Edy Rodriguez
(2007)
The Moon and the Stars
as Davide Rieti
(2007)
Silk
as Baldabiou
(2007)
Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!
as Professor Jeffries (voice)
(2007)
The Ten Commandments
as Ramses (voice)
(2007)
The Little Traitor
as Dunlop
(2006)
The Da Vinci Code
as Bishop Manuel Aringarosa
(2006)
As You Like It
as Touchstone
(2006)
The Hoax
as Dick Suskind
(2006)
(2006)
Orchids
as Cliff
(2004)
Spider-Man 2
as Doc Ock / Otto Octavius
(2004)
Crónicas
as Victor Hugo Puente
(2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Alfred (segment "Cousins?")
(2004)
8 Arms to Hold You
as Self
(2004)
(2004)
The Pot That Juan Built
as Narrator
(2003)
Identity
as Doctor
(2003)
My Life Without Me
as Ann's Father
(2003)
Luther
as Johann Tetzel
(2003)
Ape
as Mendez (Voice)
(2003)
(2002)
Frida
as Diego Rivera
(2002)
Pete's Meteor
as Hugh
(2002)
Undertaking Betty
as Boris Plots
(2001)
Texas Rangers
as John King Fisher
(2001)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hercule Poirot
(2000)
Chocolat
as Count Paul de Reynaud
(2000)
The Miracle Maker
as Simon the Pharisee (voice)
(1999)
Magnolia
as Solomon Solomon
(1999)
Dudley Do-Right
as Snidely Whiplash
(1998)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
as Emile Taquet
(1998)
The Impostors
as Sir Jeremy Burtom
(1998)
The Treat
as The Colonel
(1997)
Boogie Nights
as Rahad Jackson
(1997)
Anna Karenina
as Levin
(1997)
A Further Gesture
as Tulio
(1997)
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Boris
(1996)
Mojave Moon
as Sal
(1996)
Before and After
as Panos Demeris
(1996)
Scorpion Spring
as Denis Brabant
(1995)
Hideaway
as Jonas
(1995)
Species
as Dr. Stephen Arden
(1995)
The Steal
as Cliff
(1995)
Dead Man
as Trading Post Missionary
(1995)
Nervous Energy
as Ira
(1995)
The Perez Family
as Juan Raul Perez
(1994)
Maverick
as Angel
(1994)
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
as Reverend Leland Drury
(1994)
Cabin Boy
as School Professor (uncredited)
(1994)
Requiem Apache
as Hamish
(1993)
When Pigs Fly
as Marty
(1993)
The Trial
as Titorelli
(1993)
Typhon's People
as Andreus
(1992)
Trust Me
as Harry Greaves
(1992)
Angels
as George
(1992)
A Very Polish Practice
as Tadeusz Melnick
(1991)
Not Without My Daughter
as Moody
(1991)
American Friends
as Oliver Syme
(1991)
Enchanted April
as Mellersh Wilkins
(1991)
Hancock
as Tony Hancock
(1991)
The Trials of Oz
as George Melly
(1990)
Drowning in the Shallow End
as The Italian
(1989)
The Accountant
as Lionel Ellerman
(1989)
Virtuoso
as John Ogden
(1989)
Revolutionary Witness
as Robert Sauveur
(1988)
Manifesto
as Avanti
(1987)
Prick Up Your Ears
as Kenneth Halliwell
(1987)
Blat
as Gino
(1985)
Ladyhawke
as Cezar
(1985)
Water
as Pierre
(1985)
Number One
as DC Rogers
(1985)
Letter to Brezhnev
as Sergei
(1984)
Angels in the Annexe
as Mike Brittain
(1983)
Meantime
as John
(1982)
Anyone for Denis
as Eric
(1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Satipo
(1979)
Crew
(2021)
2 Timers
Executive Producer