Alfred Molina

Born: 1953-05-24 in London, England, UK

Known For: Acting

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 / 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.

Filmography

2026

Remarkably Bright Creatures as Marcellus (voice) (uncredited)
The Boroughs as Sam
When We Get There as Marcus

2025

Aimee Comes First

2024

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew as Benjar Pranic (voice)
The Instigators as Richie Dechico
Harold and the Purple Crayon as Narrator (voice)

2023

Flutter as Jerry (voice)

2022

Roar as Silas McCall
Chibiverse as Multi-Bear (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets as Jor-El (voice)
Three Pines as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self
PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas as voice

2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home as Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock
Monsters at Work as Professor Knight (voice)
Maya and the Three as Lord Mictlan (voice)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Archie (voice)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2 Timers ... (Executive Producer)

2020

Solar Opposites as The Duke (voice)
Promising Young Woman as Mr. Green (uncredited)
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Archie (voice)
Crossing Swords as Robin Hood (voice)
The Water Man as Jim Bussey
Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro as Narrator

2019

Harley Quinn as Mr. Freeze / Stew (voice)
Frozen II as Agnarr (voice)
Infinity Train as Chandelier (voice)
Don't Let Go as Howard Keleshian
The Devil Has a Name as Big Boss
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein as Aubrey Fields / Captain
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous as Himself / Mark Rothko

2018

Summer Camp Island as Monster Under the Bed / Oscar's Dad (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet as Double Dan (voice)
Vice as Waiter (uncredited)
I Feel Bad as Max
Saint Judy as Ray Hernandez
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie as La Sombra (voice)
The Front Runner as Ben Bradlee
Henchmen as Baron Blackout (voice)
National Theatre Live: Red as Mark Rothko
The Overcoat as Grandfather (voice)
Quality Problems as Bakery Dishwasher (uncredited)
Sam Did It as Alfred Molina

2017

FEUD as Robert Aldrich
Justice League Dark as Destiny (voice)
Message from the King as Preston
Breakable You as Paul Weller
Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone

2016

Angie Tribeca as Dr. Edelweiss (uncredited)
Close to the Enemy as Harold Lindsay-Jones
A Family Man as Lou Wheeler
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Ali Massoud Sadiq
Little Men as Hernán
Sister Cities as Mort Stone
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie as Jerry Schrager
Paint It Black as Cal

2015

Dragons: Race to the Edge as Viggo (voice)
Show Me a Hero as Henry J. Spallone
Strange Magic as Fairy King (voice)
Secret in Their Eyes as Martin Morales
Long Live the Royals as Rupert, Neil
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship as Lex Luthor (voice)
Road to Capri as Edmond

2014

Cosmos as Ibn al-Haytham (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Rippen (voice)
Matador as Andrés Galan
The Normal Heart as Ben Weeks
Love Is Strange as George
Swelter as Doc
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet as Sergeant (voice)
We'll Never Have Paris as Terry
Return to Zero as Robert Royal
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise as Lex Luthor / Green Arrow (voice)
Heavenly Sword as King Bohan (voice)
The Stowaway as Command Delhart (voice)

2013

Rick and Morty as The Devil (voice)
Drunk History as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Monsters University as Professor Knight (voice)
Monday Mornings as Dr. Harding Hooten
The Frame as Doc Ock / Dr. Otto Octavius
The Truth About Emanuel as Dennis
Justin and the Knights of Valour as Reginald (voice)
Bless Me, Ultima as Voice of Antonio

2012

Gravity Falls as Multi-Bear (voice)
Radioman as Self
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special as Lex Luthor / Firestorm / Mr. Banjo (voice)
Serena as Priest
Loving Miss Hatto as William Barrington Coupe
Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina as Arthur H. Cartwright
A Whisper to a Roar

2011

Rango as Roadkill (voice)
Harry's Law as Eric Sanders
Abduction as Frank Burton
Innocent as Sandy Stern
The Forger as Everly

2010

Law & Order: LA as Ricardo Morales
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as Sheik Amar
The Sorcerer's Apprentice as Maxim Horvath
The Tempest as Stephano
Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Roger Stevenson
Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona as Narrator

2009

Angels & Demons as Narrator (voice)
The Pink Panther 2 as Pepperidge
Wonder Woman as Ares (voice)
An Education as Jack Mellor
The Lodger as Chandler Manning
Yes, Virginia as Francis Church (voice)
The Little Traitor as Dunlop
Big Guy as Kent
Lessons in Self-Defense as Ben

2008

Nothing Like the Holidays as Edy Rodriguez

2007

The Company as Harvey Torriti / The Sorcerer
Silk as Baldabiou
Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! as Professor Jeffries (voice)
The Ten Commandments as Ramses (voice)
The Moon and the Stars as Davide Rieti

2006

The One Show as Self
The Da Vinci Code as Bishop Manuel Aringarosa
As You Like It as Touchstone
The Hoax as Dick Suskind
Home
Orchids as Cliff

2005

American Dad! as Tow Truck Driver (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Gabriel Duvall

2004

The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
Spider-Man 2 as Doc Ock / Otto Octavius
Coffee and Cigarettes as Alfred (segment "Cousins?")
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
Crónicas as Victor Hugo Puente
8 Arms to Hold You as Self
The Pot That Juan Built as Narrator

2003

Identity as Doctor
Luther as Johann Tetzel
My Life Without Me as Ann's Father
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
Ape as Mendez (Voice)

2002

Monk as Peter Magneri
Frida as Diego Rivera
Bram & Alice as Bram
Undertaking Betty as Boris Plots
Pete's Meteor as Hugh

2001

Justice League as King Gustav (voice)
Texas Rangers as John King Fisher
Murder on the Orient Express as Hercule Poirot

2000

Chocolat as Count Paul de Reynaud
The Miracle Maker as Simon the Pharisee (voice)

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gabriel Duvall
Family Guy as Panamanian Man (voice)
Magnolia as Solomon Solomon
Ladies Man as Jimmy Stiles
Dudley Do-Right as Snidely Whiplash

1998

Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
The Wild Thornberrys as Elcio (voice)
The Impostors as Sir Jeremy Burtom
The Treat as The Colonel
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples as Emile Taquet

1997

The View as Self
Boogie Nights as Rahad Jackson
The Man Who Knew Too Little as Boris
Anna Karenina as Levin
A Further Gesture as Tulio

1996

Before and After as Panos Demeris
Mojave Moon as Sal
Scorpion Spring as Denis Brabant

1995

Species as Dr. Stephen Arden
Dead Man as Trading Post Missionary
Hideaway as Jonas
The Perez Family as Juan Raul Perez
The Steal as Cliff
Nervous Energy as Ira

1994

Maverick as Angel
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf as Reverend Leland Drury
Cabin Boy as School Professor (uncredited)
Requiem Apache as Hamish

1993

GMTV as Self
A Year in Provence as Tony Havers
The Trial as Titorelli
When Pigs Fly as Marty
Typhon's People as Andreus

1992

A Very Polish Practice as Tadeusz Melnick
Trust Me as Harry Greaves
Angels as George

1991

Not Without My Daughter as Moody
Enchanted April as Mellersh Wilkins
Ashenden as Carmona
The Trials of Oz as George Melly
Hancock as Tony Hancock
American Friends as Oliver Syme

1990

El C.I.D. as Bernard Blake
Drowning in the Shallow End as The Italian

1989

The Accountant as Lionel Ellerman
Virtuoso as John Ogden
Revolutionary Witness as Robert Sauveur

1988

Manifesto as Avanti

1987

Prick Up Your Ears as Kenneth Halliwell
Blat as Gino

1986

Casualty as Harry Horner

1985

Screen Two as Titorelli
Ladyhawke as Cezar
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Water as Pierre
Letter to Brezhnev as Sergei
Number One as DC Rogers

1984

Miami Vice as Esther Nevin's Attorney
Angels in the Annexe as Mike Brittain

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1953

The Oscars as Self