Alfred Molina

May 24, 1953(72 years old)
London, England, UK|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.

Movies (153)

Remarkably Bright Creatures
8.5

Remarkably Bright Creatures

2026

When We Get There
8.0

When We Get There

2026

Aimee Comes First
10.0

Aimee Comes First

2025

The Instigators
6.1

The Instigators

2024

Harold and the Purple Crayon
6.6

Harold and the Purple Crayon

2024

Flutter

Flutter

2023

DC League of Super-Pets
7.2

DC League of Super-Pets

2022

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
6.8

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas
10.0

PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas

2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home
7.9

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
7.5

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
7.9

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021

Promising Young Woman
7.4

Promising Young Woman

2020

The Water Man
6.1

The Water Man

2020

Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro

Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro

2020

Frozen II
7.2

Frozen II

2019

Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

2019

Don't Let Go
6.9

Don't Let Go

2019

The Devil Has a Name
5.3

The Devil Has a Name

2019

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
5.8

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

2019

Vice
7.0

Vice

2018

Henchmen
6.4

Henchmen

2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet
7.2

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018

National Theatre Live: Red
4.5

National Theatre Live: Red

2018

The Front Runner
5.9

The Front Runner

2018

Sam Did It
7.0

Sam Did It

2018

Saint Judy
6.8

Saint Judy

2018

The Overcoat
8.0

The Overcoat

2018

Quality Problems
6.7

Quality Problems

2018

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
7.6

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

2018

Message from the King
6.2

Message from the King

2017

Long Day's Journey Into Night
5.5

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2017

Justice League Dark
7.3

Justice League Dark

2017

Breakable You
5.4

Breakable You

2017

Sister Cities
6.4

Sister Cities

2016

A Family Man
6.7

A Family Man

2016

Little Men
6.4

Little Men

2016

Paint It Black
5.8

Paint It Black

2016

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
6.3

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
5.4

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

2016

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
7.4

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015

Secret in Their Eyes
6.4

Secret in Their Eyes

2015

Strange Magic
7.2

Strange Magic

2015

Road to Capri

Road to Capri

2015

We'll Never Have Paris
4.8

We'll Never Have Paris

2014

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
7.4

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

2014

Love Is Strange
6.3

Love Is Strange

2014

Heavenly Sword
6.3

Heavenly Sword

2014

The Normal Heart
7.7

The Normal Heart

2014

Return to Zero
6.6

Return to Zero

2014

Swelter
5.1

Swelter

2014

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
6.8

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

2014

The Stowaway
5.3

The Stowaway

2014

Justin and the Knights of Valour
5.9

Justin and the Knights of Valour

2013

Monsters University
7.0

Monsters University

2013

The Truth About Emanuel
6.0

The Truth About Emanuel

2013

Bless Me, Ultima
6.3

Bless Me, Ultima

2013

Loving Miss Hatto
7.2

Loving Miss Hatto

2012

Radioman
6.3

Radioman

2012

Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina
9.0

Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina

2012

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
7.5

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

2012

Innocent
5.7

Innocent

2011

Abduction
5.8

Abduction

2011

The Forger
5.7

The Forger

2011

Rango
6.9

Rango

2011

The Tempest
5.3

The Tempest

2010

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
6.1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
6.3

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona

Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona

2010

Yes, Virginia
7.1

Yes, Virginia

2009

An Education
6.9

An Education

2009

Angels & Demons
6.7

Angels & Demons

2009

Wonder Woman
7.2

Wonder Woman

2009

The Pink Panther 2
5.7

The Pink Panther 2

2009

The Little Traitor
6.2

The Little Traitor

2009

The Lodger
5.7

The Lodger

2009

Big Guy
3.0

Big Guy

2009

Nothing Like the Holidays
6.3

Nothing Like the Holidays

2008

The Ten Commandments
5.6

The Ten Commandments

2007

Silk
5.8

Silk

2007

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!
7.4

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!

2007

The Moon and the Stars
5.1

The Moon and the Stars

2007

Home
8.6

Home

2006

Orchids
7.0

Orchids

2006

The Hoax
6.3

The Hoax

2006

As You Like It
5.8

As You Like It

2006

The Da Vinci Code
6.7

The Da Vinci Code

2006

8 Arms to Hold You

8 Arms to Hold You

2004

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
6.7

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

2004

Spider-Man 2
7.3

Spider-Man 2

2004

The Pot That Juan Built

The Pot That Juan Built

2004

Crónicas
6.4

Crónicas

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes
6.9

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

Luther
6.5

Luther

2003

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
7.9

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2003

Identity
7.2

Identity

2003

My Life Without Me
6.1

My Life Without Me

2003

Pete's Meteor
4.9

Pete's Meteor

2002

Undertaking Betty
6.1

Undertaking Betty

2002

Frida
7.4

Frida

2002

Texas Rangers
6.0

Texas Rangers

2001

Murder on the Orient Express
6.1

Murder on the Orient Express

2001

Chocolat
7.0

Chocolat

2000

The Miracle Maker
6.1

The Miracle Maker

2000

Magnolia
7.7

Magnolia

1999

Dudley Do-Right
4.1

Dudley Do-Right

1999

The Impostors
5.9

The Impostors

1998

The Treat
3.7

The Treat

1998

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
5.0

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

1998

The Man Who Knew Too Little
6.4

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

Boogie Nights
7.6

Boogie Nights

1997

Anna Karenina
6.1

Anna Karenina

1997

A Further Gesture
4.8

A Further Gesture

1997

Mojave Moon
4.9

Mojave Moon

1996

Scorpion Spring
6.7

Scorpion Spring

1996

Before and After
5.9

Before and After

1996

Dead Man
7.3

Dead Man

1995

Nervous Energy
4.7

Nervous Energy

1995

Species
6.0

Species

1995

The Perez Family
6.1

The Perez Family

1995

The Steal
5.9

The Steal

1995

Hideaway
5.2

Hideaway

1995

Requiem Apache
7.5

Requiem Apache

1994

Maverick
6.9

Maverick

1994

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
6.9

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

1994

Cabin Boy
5.2

Cabin Boy

1994

When Pigs Fly
5.4

When Pigs Fly

1993

The Trial
6.0

The Trial

1993

Typhon's People
7.0

Typhon's People

1993

Trust Me
8.5

Trust Me

1992

Angels
9.0

Angels

1992

Enchanted April
6.8

Enchanted April

1991

The Trials of Oz
6.3

The Trials of Oz

1991

Hancock

Hancock

1991

American Friends
6.4

American Friends

1991

Not Without My Daughter
6.7

Not Without My Daughter

1991

Drowning in the Shallow End
7.0

Drowning in the Shallow End

1990

Revolutionary Witness
10.0

Revolutionary Witness

1989

The Accountant

The Accountant

1989

Virtuoso
10.0

Virtuoso

1989

Manifesto
4.0

Manifesto

1988

Blat

Blat

1987

Prick Up Your Ears
6.7

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

Letter to Brezhnev
6.4

Letter to Brezhnev

1985

Ladyhawke
7.0

Ladyhawke

1985

Number One
6.7

Number One

1985

Water
6.0

Water

1985

Angels in the Annexe

Angels in the Annexe

1984

Meantime
6.7

Meantime

1983

Anyone for Denis
10.0

Anyone for Denis

1982

Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

1979

The Chaperones

The Chaperones

TV Shows (68)