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Ever since his emergence from the British stage, actor Alfred Molina carved out a prominent career as a... (Learn more)

Top Projects: Spider-Man 2, The Da Vinci Code, The Pink Panther 2 (View All)

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Alfred Molina’s Milestones
Formed (Joan Hyler) Molina Hyler Scissors production company
Worked with provincial repertory companies in Newcastle, Liverpool, Hornchurch and Leiscester
1969 - 1971 Performed with the National Youth Theater company in London
1975 Joined a children's theater company touring the English countryside with "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
1977 Became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
1981 Film acting debut, "Raiders of the Lost Aark"
1985 Returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company to appear as Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew"
1987 Delivered a stunning performance as the bald, haunted Halliwell in Stephen Frears' "Prick Up Your Ears"
1991 Played Sally Field's Iranian-born husband in "Not Without My Daughter"
1991 Portrayed an upper-class English husband in Mike Newell's comedy of manners "Enchanted April"
1993 Moved to United States
1995 Made NY stage debut in Brian Friel's "Molly Sweeney"
1995 Portrayed the head of a Cuban family in "The Perez Family"
1997 Had a memorable role as a coked-up drug dealer in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights"
1997 Starred as Levin in Bernard Rose's feature film version of "Anna Karenina"
1998 Acted in the Stanley Tucci directed, "The Imposter"
1998 Made Broadway debut in Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play "Art"
1999 Cast as Snidely Whiplash in the feature version of "Dudley Do-Right"
1999 Had a cameo role as an electronics store owner in Anderson's "Magnolia"
2000 Cast as the narrow-minded mayor of a small French town in "Chocolat"
2001 Appeared in an updated version of "Murder on the Orient Express" (CBS)
2002 Co-starred in the CBS television series "Bram and Alice"
2002 Portrayed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, alongside Salma Hayek, in the biopic "Frida"; earned a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actor
2003 Supported Joseph Fiennes who played the religious reformer in the film "Luther"
2004 Cast as Tevye in the Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof"; earned a Tony Award nomination
2004 Cast as the villain Dr. Octavius in "Spider-Man 2"
2006 Cast as Bishop Aringarosa in Ron Howard's big-screen adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code"
2007 Co-starred opposite Richard Gere in Lasse Hallström's "The Hoax"
2009 Co-starred with Steve Martin in "The Pink Panther 2"

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Fred Molina
Birth Name : Alfredo Molina

Born

May, 24 1953 in London, England, United Kingdom

Education

  • Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England:

Professions

actor