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Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Acting

Born: May 24, 1953London, England, UK

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
When We Get There

When We Get There

Marcus

2026
Aimee Comes First

Aimee Comes First

2025
The Instigators

The Instigators

Richie Dechico

2024
Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Narrator (voice)

2024
Flutter

Flutter

Jerry (voice)

2023
DC League of Super-Pets

DC League of Super-Pets

Jor-El (voice)

2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Self

2022
PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas

PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas

voice

2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock

2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Archie (voice)

2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2021
Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman

Mr. Green (uncredited)

2020
The Water Man

The Water Man

Jim Bussey

2020
Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro

Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro

Narrator

2020
Frozen II

Frozen II

Agnarr (voice)

2019
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

Himself / Mark Rothko

2019
Don't Let Go

Don't Let Go

Howard Keleshian

2019
The Devil Has a Name

The Devil Has a Name

Big Boss

2019
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

Aubrey Fields / Captain

2019
Vice

Vice

Waiter (uncredited)

2018
Henchmen

Henchmen

Baron Blackout (voice)

2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Double Dan (voice)

2018
National Theatre Live: Red

National Theatre Live: Red

Mark Rothko

2018
The Front Runner

The Front Runner

Ben Bradlee

2018
Sam Did It

Sam Did It

Alfred Molina

2018
Saint Judy

Saint Judy

Ray Hernandez

2018
The Overcoat

The Overcoat

Grandfather (voice)

2018
Quality Problems

Quality Problems

Bakery Dishwasher (uncredited)

2018
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

La Sombra (voice)

2018
Message from the King

Message from the King

Preston

2017
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

James Tyrone

2017
Justice League Dark

Justice League Dark

Destiny (voice)

2017
Breakable You

Breakable You

Paul Weller

2017
Sister Cities

Sister Cities

Mort Stone

2016
A Family Man

A Family Man

Lou Wheeler

2016
Little Men

Little Men

Hernán

2016
Paint It Black

Paint It Black

Cal

2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Ali Massoud Sadiq

2016
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

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

Jerry Schrager

2016
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

Lex Luthor (voice)

2015
Secret in Their Eyes

Secret in Their Eyes

Martin Morales

2015
Strange Magic

Strange Magic

Fairy King (voice)

2015
Road to Capri

Road to Capri

Edmond

2015
We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

Terry

2014
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Sergeant (voice)

2014
Love Is Strange

Love Is Strange

George

2014
Heavenly Sword

Heavenly Sword

King Bohan (voice)

2014
The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

Ben Weeks

2014
Return to Zero

Return to Zero

Robert Royal

2014
Swelter

Swelter

Doc

2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Lex Luthor / Green Arrow (voice)

2014
The Stowaway

The Stowaway

Command Delhart (voice)

2014
Justin and the Knights of Valour

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Reginald (voice)

2013
Monsters University

Monsters University

Professor Knight (voice)

2013
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

Dennis

2013
Bless Me, Ultima

Bless Me, Ultima

Voice of Antonio

2013
Loving Miss Hatto

Loving Miss Hatto

William Barrington Coupe

2012
Radioman

Radioman

Self

2012
Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina

Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina

Arthur H. Cartwright

2012

A Whisper to a Roar

2012
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

Lex Luthor / Firestorm / Mr. Banjo (voice)

2012

Serena

Priest

2012
Innocent

Innocent

Sandy Stern

2011
Abduction

Abduction

Frank Burton

2011
The Forger

The Forger

Everly

2011
Rango

Rango

Roadkill (voice)

2011
The Tempest

The Tempest

Stephano

2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Maxim Horvath

2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Sheik Amar

2010
Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona

Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona

Narrator

2010
Yes, Virginia

Yes, Virginia

Francis Church (voice)

2009
An Education

An Education

Jack Mellor

2009

Lessons in Self-Defense

Ben

2009
Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

Narrator (voice)

2009
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Ares (voice)

2009
The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2

Pepperidge

2009
The Little Traitor

The Little Traitor

Dunlop

2009
The Lodger

The Lodger

Chandler Manning

2009
Big Guy

Big Guy

Kent

2009
Nothing Like the Holidays

Nothing Like the Holidays

Edy Rodriguez

2008
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

Ramses (voice)

2007
Silk

Silk

Baldabiou

2007
Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!

Professor Jeffries (voice)

2007
The Moon and the Stars

The Moon and the Stars

Davide Rieti

2007
Home

Home

2006
Orchids

Orchids

Cliff

2006
The Hoax

The Hoax

Dick Suskind

2006
As You Like It

As You Like It

Touchstone

2006
The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

Bishop Manuel Aringarosa

2006
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

Self

2004
8 Arms to Hold You

8 Arms to Hold You

Self

2004
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

Doc Ock / Otto Octavius

2004
The Pot That Juan Built

The Pot That Juan Built

Narrator

2004
Crónicas

Crónicas

Victor Hugo Puente

2004
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

Alfred (segment "Cousins?")

2004

Ape

Mendez (Voice)

2003
Luther

Luther

Johann Tetzel

2003
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

self

2003
Identity

Identity

Doctor

2003
My Life Without Me

My Life Without Me

Ann's Father

2003
Pete's Meteor

Pete's Meteor

Hugh

2002
Undertaking Betty

Undertaking Betty

Boris Plots

2002
Frida

Frida

Diego Rivera

2002
Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

John King Fisher

2001
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot

2001
Chocolat

Chocolat

Count Paul de Reynaud

2000
The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

Simon the Pharisee (voice)

2000
Magnolia

Magnolia

Solomon Solomon

1999
Dudley Do-Right

Dudley Do-Right

Snidely Whiplash

1999
The Impostors

The Impostors

Sir Jeremy Burtom

1998
The Treat

The Treat

The Colonel

1998
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

Emile Taquet

1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Boris

1997
Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

Rahad Jackson

1997
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Levin

1997
A Further Gesture

A Further Gesture

Tulio

1997
Mojave Moon

Mojave Moon

Sal

1996
Scorpion Spring

Scorpion Spring

Denis Brabant

1996
Before and After

Before and After

Panos Demeris

1996
Dead Man

Dead Man

Trading Post Missionary

1995
Nervous Energy

Nervous Energy

Ira

1995
Species

Species

Dr. Stephen Arden

1995
The Perez Family

The Perez Family

Juan Raul Perez

1995
The Steal

The Steal

Cliff

1995
Hideaway

Hideaway

Jonas

1995
Requiem Apache

Requiem Apache

Hamish

1994
Maverick

Maverick

Angel

1994
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

Reverend Leland Drury

1994
Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy

School Professor (uncredited)

1994
When Pigs Fly

When Pigs Fly

Marty

1993
The Trial

The Trial

Titorelli

1993
Typhon's People

Typhon's People

Andreus

1993
Trust Me

Trust Me

Harry Greaves

1992

A Very Polish Practice

Tadeusz Melnick

1992
Angels

Angels

George

1992
Enchanted April

Enchanted April

Mellersh Wilkins

1991
The Trials of Oz

The Trials of Oz

George Melly

1991
Hancock

Hancock

Tony Hancock

1991
American Friends

American Friends

Oliver Syme

1991
Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter

Moody

1991
Drowning in the Shallow End

Drowning in the Shallow End

The Italian

1990
Revolutionary Witness

Revolutionary Witness

Robert Sauveur

1989
The Accountant

The Accountant

Lionel Ellerman

1989
Virtuoso

Virtuoso

John Ogden

1989
Manifesto

Manifesto

Avanti

1988
Blat

Blat

Gino

1987
Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

Kenneth Halliwell

1987
Letter to Brezhnev

Letter to Brezhnev

Sergei

1985
Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke

Cezar

1985
Number One

Number One

DC Rogers

1985
Water

Water

Pierre

1985
Angels in the Annexe

Angels in the Annexe

Mike Brittain

1984
Meantime

Meantime

John

1983
Anyone for Denis

Anyone for Denis

Eric

1982
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Satipo

1981
The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

1979