Acting
Alfred Molina
EN, FR, HE, ES cinema · 164 credits
Born
24 May 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Alfredo Molina
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 / Doctor 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred Molina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Poe
as Graham (voice)
The Wall: A Solar Opposites Story
as The Duke
When We Get There
as Marcus
Remarkably Bright Creatures
as Marcellus (voice)
The Instigators
as Richie Dechico
Harold and the Purple Crayon
as Narrator (voice)
Flutter
as Jerry (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
as Jor-El (voice)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Archie (voice)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock
2 Timers
Executive Producer
The Water Man
as Jim Bussey
Promising Young Woman
as Mr. Green (uncredited)
The Devil Has a Name
as Big Boss
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
as Aubrey Fields / Captain
Don't Let Go
as Howard Keleshian
Frozen II
as Agnarr (voice)
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
as Himself / Mark Rothko
Vice
as Waiter (uncredited)
Quality Problems
as Bakery Dishwasher (uncredited)
Henchmen
as Baron Blackout (voice)
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
as La Sombra (voice)
The Front Runner
as Ben Bradlee
Saint Judy
as Ray Hernandez, Executive Producer
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Double Dan (voice)
Sam Did It
as Alfred Molina
The Overcoat
as Grandfather (voice)
National Theatre Live: Red
as Mark Rothko
Message from the King
as Preston
Breakable You
as Paul Weller
Justice League Dark
as Destiny (voice)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James Tyrone
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Ali Massoud Sadiq
Sister Cities
as Mort Stone
A Family Man
as Lou Wheeler
Little Men
as Hernán
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
as Jerry Schrager
Strange Magic
as Fairy King (voice)
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Secret in Their Eyes
as Martin Morales
Road to Capri
as Edmond
Love Is Strange
as George
Swelter
as Doc
The Normal Heart
as Ben Weeks
Return to Zero
as Robert Royal
Heavenly Sword
as King Bohan (voice)
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
as Sergeant (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Lex Luthor / Green Arrow (voice)
The Stowaway
as Command Delhart (voice)
Monsters University
as Professor Knight (voice)
Justin and the Knights of Valour
as Reginald (voice)
The Truth About Emanuel
as Dennis
Bless Me, Ultima
as Voice of Antonio
Loving Miss Hatto
as William Barrington Coupe
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
as Lex Luthor / Firestorm / Mr. Banjo (voice)
Radioman
as Self
Serena
2012
Serena
as Priest
Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina
as Arthur H. Cartwright
Rango
as Roadkill (voice)
Innocent
as Sandy Stern
Abduction
as Frank Burton
The Forger
as Everly
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
as Sheik Amar
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Maxim Horvath
The Tempest
as Stephano
Red
as Mark Rothko
Angels & Demons
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
An Education
as Jack Mellor
The Pink Panther 2
as Pepperidge
The Lodger
as Chandler Manning
Wonder Woman
as Ares (voice)
The Little Traitor
as Dunlop
Yes, Virginia
as Francis Church (voice)
Big Guy
as Kent
Nothing Like the Holidays
as Edy Rodriguez
The Ten Commandments
as Ramses (voice)
Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!
as Professor Jeffries (voice)
Silk
as Baldabiou
The Moon and the Stars
as Davide Rieti
The Da Vinci Code
as Bishop Manuel Aringarosa
The Hoax
as Dick Suskind
As You Like It
as Touchstone
Orchids
as Cliff
Home
as Self
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Alfred (segment "Cousins?")
Spider-Man 2
as Doc Ock / Otto Octavius
Crónicas
as Victor Hugo Puente
The Pot That Juan Built
as Narrator
My Life Without Me
as Ann's Father
Identity
as Doctor
Luther
as Johann Tetzel
Ape
2003
Ape
as Mendez (Voice)
Frida
as Diego Rivera
Undertaking Betty
as Boris Plots
Pete's Meteor
as Hugh
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hercule Poirot
Texas Rangers
as John King Fisher
Chocolat
as Count Paul de Reynaud
The Miracle Maker
as Simon the Pharisee (voice)
Magnolia
as Solomon Solomon
Dudley Do-Right
as Snidely Whiplash
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
as Emile Taquet
The Treat
as The Colonel
The Impostors
as Sir Jeremy Burtom
Boogie Nights
as Rahad Jackson
Anna Karenina
as Levin
A Further Gesture
as Tulio
Mojave Moon
as Sal
Before and After
as Panos Demeris
Scorpion Spring
as Denis Brabant
Species
as Dr. Stephen Arden
Hideaway
as Jonas
The Perez Family
as Juan Raul Perez
The Steal
as Cliff
Dead Man
as Trading Post Missionary
Cabin Boy
as School Professor (uncredited)
Maverick
as Angel
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
as Reverend Leland Drury
Requiem Apache
as Hamish
The Trial
as Titorelli
When Pigs Fly
as Marty
Typhon's People
as Andreus
Trust Me
as Harry Greaves
A Very Polish Practice
as Tadeusz Melnick
Angels
as George
Enchanted April
as Mellersh Wilkins
American Friends
as Oliver Syme
The Trials of Oz
as George Melly
Hancock
as Tony Hancock
Drowning in the Shallow End
as The Italian
Virtuoso
as John Ogden
The Accountant
as Lionel Ellerman
Revolutionary Witness
as Robert Sauveur
Manifesto
as Avanti
Omnibus: Caryl Churchill
1988
Omnibus: Caryl Churchill
as Player in 'Serious Money' extract
Prick Up Your Ears
as Kenneth Halliwell
Blat
as Gino
Ladyhawke
as Cezar
Letter to Brezhnev
as Sergei
Number One
as DC Rogers
Water
as Pierre
Angels in the Annexe
as Mike Brittain
Meantime
as John
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Satipo
