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Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for roles on the stage and screen. Molina 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 .

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 nominations for his roles on playing Yvan in Art (1998), in Fiddler on the Roof (2004), and in Red (2009). He returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of (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 in Frida (2002), and Jack Mellor in (2009). His other notable films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Enchanted April (1992), (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 2 (2019). He is also known for his portrayal of Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in 's Spider-Man 2 (2004) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film (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 movie The Normal Heart (2014), and in the FX miniseries (2017). His other notable television credits include Meantime (1983), Murder on the Orient Express (2001), and (2022).


Early life and education
He was born Alfredo Molina in the Paddington district of London. His parents were both immigrants: his Spanish father —from Murcia— was a waiter who had parachuted into France with SOE before D-Day, and his Italian mother worked as a cleaner.

Molina grew up in a working-class district in that was inhabited by many other immigrant families. He attended Cardinal Manning secondary modern Roman Catholic school there. He decided to become an actor after seeing Spartacus at the age of nine, and attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, as well as auditioning for and becoming a member of the National Youth Theatre. Molina admitted in May 2024 that his father was disappointed in him for pursuing a career in acting.

At the age of 21, he his name to Alfred, at the urging of his first agent.


Career

1978–1989: Early work
Molina appeared with in the sitcom The Losers (1978).
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He made his film debut with a minor role alongside in 's adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Indiana Jones' traitorous and ill-fated guide, Satipo, during its iconic opening sequence. Molina stated in an interview in 2013 that he owes his stage and film career to the series. "I'm very, very proud of that, I have to admit I didn't think at the time, 'Oh, this is going to go down in movie history.' I'd never been in front of a camera before," Molina said about his short but memorable appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark. He recalled getting the job as a "gift from God" and said, "I've publicly thanked Steven many, many times. That job saved my bacon, in more ways than one." About his now-famous line in the film, Molina stated that "I've never had a problem with people coming up to me about it. They'll shout that line to me, 'Throw me the idol, I'll throw you the whip!' I'm delighted that people still remember it."

However, his big break came with Letter to Brezhnev (1985), which he followed with a starring role in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), playing 's lover (and eventual murderer) Kenneth Halliwell. He was originally cast as in the TV sitcom , but was replaced by .


1990–1999: Broadway debut and acclaim
In the early 1990s, Molina was a ubiquitous presence on British television, with his highest profile role being the lead in the first two series of El C.I.D.. He appeared in the critically acclaimed films such as Mike Newell's costume drama Enchanted April (1992), 's western comedy Maverick (1994), and 's western (1995). Subsequent film roles include the drama Not Without My Daughter (1991), the science fiction horror film Species (1995), the broad comedy Dudley Do-Right (1999). With a midwestern American accent, Molina starred alongside in the US television series Ladies Man, which ran from 1999 to 2001. In 1993 he appeared in the BBC miniseries adaptation of A Year in Provence, playing the annoying Tony, along with and . In 1995, Molina starred with in The Perez Family, playing Cuban refugees who pretend to be married so they can more easily stay in America. Marjorie Baumgarten praised Molina as attaining "the right mixture of gentle honor and baffled stupefaction" to portray his character, although Peter Rainer of Los Angeles Times called Molina "so intensely sodden that he's like a great big scowling dark cloud." Molina has worked twice with Paul Thomas Anderson, first in (1997) and then in Magnolia (1999).

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2000–2009: Established actor
In 2000, Molina appeared in Lasse Hallström's Chocolat which received critical acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination. He gained wide recognition for his portrayal of alongside in the biopic Frida (2002), a role for which he gained and SAG award nominations. He played himself alongside in Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and gained further commercial recognition when he portrayed in Luther (2003) and Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 (2004), which became one of the highest-grossing films of that year. For the latter, Molina was nominated for a Satellite Award as Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role in the video game adaptation. In 2006, Molina portrayed Touchstone in 's film version of 's As You Like It and appeared in 's adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. Molina provided the voice of the villain Ares in the 2009 animated film Wonder Woman.

Molina's stage work has included two major Royal National Theatre productions, Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana (as Shannon) and 's (as Fox). In his debut, Molina performed in 's Tony Award-winning play 'Art', for which he received a Tony nomination in 1998. In 2004, Molina returned to the stage, starring as Tevye in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof. For his performance he once again received a Tony Award nomination, this time for Best Actor in a Musical. He received his third Tony Award nomination for Red in 2010, for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play.

In 2007, Molina narrated a 17-part original audiobook for Audible.com called The Chopin Manuscript. This serialised novel was written by a team of 15 best-selling thriller writers, including , , and . The novel won the 2008 Audiobook of the Year Award from Audio Publishers Association.


2010–2019 Career expansion
On 1 April 2010, Molina opened at Broadway's John Golden Theatre in the role of artist in John Logan's drama Red opposite for a limited engagement through 27 June. He had played the role to much critical success at the in London in December 2009 and revisited that role at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End in 2018.

In 2010, Molina starred opposite in the six-part BBC sitcom Roger & Val Have Just Got In, with a second series in 2012.

Molina has three Minifigures modelled after him, namely Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, Satipo from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Sheik Amar from . In July 2010, it was announced that Molina had joined the cast of as Deputy District Attorney Morales. He previously guest-starred in a two-part crossover in 2005 in two other Law & Order franchise shows, and .

Molina is a patron of the performing arts group . He is also a longtime member of the Los Angeles theatre company The New American Theatre, formerly known as Circus Theatricals, where he often teaches Shakespeare and Scene Study along with the company's artistic director . In 2017 he portrayed film director in Ryan Murphy's FX limited series . The series revolved around the filming of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in 1962 and the relationship between actresses and played by and respectively. Molina received critical praise for the film as well as awards attention received nominations from the Primetime Emmy Awards, and Golden Globe Awards for his performance.


2020–present
In 2020, Molina appeared in 's drama The Water Man, and 's black comedy thriller Promising Young Woman. On 8 December 2020, it was announced that he would be returning as Doctor Octopus for (2021) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), set to premiere on 17 December 2021. Molina later confirmed that he would actually be reprising his role as the Spider-Man 2 incarnation of Doctor Octopus in No Way Home, his character's apparent death at the end of the former film. He was digitally de-aged to his 2004 self. On 2 September 2021, it was announced that Alfred Molina was set to star in Amazon Prime police drama series , which comes from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures. Molina plays Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec, the lead character from 's book series (including Still Life, the first entry of the unnamed series), he also serves as executive producer for the show. The trailer came out in October 2022 and the show premiered in December 2022. It was cancelled after one season.

In 2024, Molina returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of 's (2024). The production was directed by and adapted by . Molina co-starred alongside , William Jackson Harper, , Anika Noni Rose, and . He would also play the narrator in the film version of Harold and the Purple Crayon. Recently he voiced the character of Benjamin Franklin in BBC Radio 4's adaptation of the musical 1776.


Personal life
Molina resides in Los Angeles, California. He has been a dual U.K./U.S. citizen since 2004. In 2017, he moved to La Cañada Flintridge. In addition to English, he is fluent in French, Italian and Spanish.

Molina has a daughter, Rachel, from a previous relationship. In 1986, Molina married actress in , London. They remained married until her death on 28 April 2020 in Los Angeles from Alzheimer's disease. In November 2019, director Jennifer Lee confirmed that she was in a relationship with Molina, the two having worked together in Frozen 2 (2019), and they later married in August 2021.

Molina is an advocate for people with . He donates towards AIDS research, participates in the Los Angeles AIDS Walk and appeared as himself in a documentary produced by Joseph Kibler (who has been HIV+ and since his birth, c. 1989) about Kibler's life titled Walk On, first screened in 2013. When playing the role of Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody in Not Without My Daughter, Molina was once physically assaulted on his way to a rehearsal by a man who mistook him for the real Mahmoody.


Stage credits
1970Cigolotti/ DurandarteTower Theatre Company
1971Dramaturge
1976Walk-on (Knights/Soldiers/Servants)Royal Shakespeare Theatre
1977That Good Between UsJumbo/ Private Hart/ Riot SoldierRoyal Shakespeare Company
P C Boyd/ PathologistWarehouse Theatre
The Days of the CommuneBismarck / Fat Gentleman / Mayor 1 / Priest
1978Frozen AssetsAlWarehouse Theatre
A Miserable and Lonely DeathMajor Snyman
1979Accidental Death of an AnarchistThe ManiacHalf Moon Theatre
1980–81Oklahoma!Jud FryPalace Theatre, West End
1981Can't Pay? Won't Pay!Giovanni BardiCriterion Theatre
1982Destry Rides AgainTom Destry
Wizard of OzWitch of the NorthHalf Moon Theatre
1983MacbethLiverpool Playhouse
1984A Little Like DrowningAlfredoHampstead Theatre
1985Happy EndSammy 'Mammy' WurlitzerRoyal Shakespeare Company National West Tour
The Taming of the ShrewRoyal Shakespeare Company National West Tour
1986–87Zac ZackermanRoyal Court Theatre
1989Charlie FoxRoyal National Theatre, London
1992The Night of the IguanaRev. T. Lawrence ShannonRoyal National Theatre, London
1995–96Frank SweeneyLaura Pels Theatre, RTC
1998ArtYvanBernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway
2001True WestLeeSkirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
2002Richard IIIDuke of BuckinghamOdyssey Theatre
2004–05Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway
2006The Cherry OrchardLopakhinMark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
2007Howard KatzHoward KatzLaura Pels Theatre, RTC
2009–10Red, London
John Golden Theatre, Broadway
2012–13Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
L.A. Theatre Works
2016And No More Shall We PartDonWilliamstown Theatre Festival
2017Long Day's Journey into NightJames Tyrone, Los Angeles
Wyndham's Theatre, West End
Pasadena Playhouse
2023Inherit the WindHenry Drummond
Lincoln Center Theatre


Filmography

Film

Feature films
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkSatipo
1983MeantimePaul
1985Letter to BrezhnevSergei
LadyhawkeCezar
WaterPierre
EleniYoung ChristosUncredited
1987Prick Up Your EarsKenneth Halliwell
1988ManifestoAvanti
1989Virtuoso
Rescuers SpeakingItalian Priest
1991Hancock
Not Without My DaughterSayyed Bozorg Mahmoody
Oliver Syme
1992Enchanted AprilMellersh Wilkins
A Very Polish PracticeTadeusz Melnik
1993Tony Havers
Titorelli
When Pigs FlyMarty
1994MaverickAngel
Reverend Leland Drury
Nathaniel's History TeacherUncredited
1995SpeciesDr. Stephen Arden
The StealCliff
Juan Raúl Perez
Trading Post Missionary
Denis Brabant
HideawayDr. Jonas Nyebern
Nervous EnergyIra Moss
1996Sal
Before and AfterPanos Demeris
1997Anna KareninaLevin
Rahad Jackson
Boris 'The Butcher' Blavasky
A Further GestureTulio
1998Sir Jeremy Burtom
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples
Pete's MeteorHugh
The TreatThe Colonel
1999Dudley Do-Right
MagnoliaSolomon Solomon
2000The Miracle MakerSimon the Pharisee (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
ChocolatComte De Reynaud
2001Texas Rangers
2002Frida
Plots with a ViewBoris Plots
2003My Life Without MeAnn's Father
IdentityDr. Malick
Coffee and CigarettesHimself
Luther
2004CrónicasVictor Hugo Puente
Spider-Man 2Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus
James Edward Steam (voice)English dub
2006Bishop Manuel Aringarosa
As You Like ItTouchstone
2007
SilkBaldabiou
(voice)
The Moon and the StarsDavide Rieti
The Little TraitorSergeant Dunlop
2008Nothing like the HolidaysEdy Rodriguez
2009Jack Mellor
Randall Pepperidge
Angels & DemonsNarrator (voice)
Chandler Manning
2010Stefano
Sheik Amar
Maxim Horvath
2011The Dark AgesAlexander Goldgoff
AbductionFrank Burton
RangoRoadkill (voice)
2012The ForgerEverly Campbell
2013Bless Me, UltimaAntonio (voice)
The Truth About EmanuelDennis
Justin and the Knights of ValourReginald (voice)
Monsters UniversityProfessor Derek Knight (voice)
Vivaldi
2014Love Is StrangeGeorge
Return to ZeroRobert Royal
We'll Never Have ParisTerry Berman
Doc
Kahlil Gibran's The ProphetSergeant (voice)
Heavenly SwordKing Bohan (voice)
2015Strange MagicFairy King (voice)
The Secret in Their EyesMartin Morales
2016Little MenHernán
Jerry Schrager
Whiskey Tango FoxtrotAli Massoud Sadiq
Paint It BlackCal
Message from the KingPreston
A Family ManLou Wheeler
2017Breakable YouPaul Weller
2018The Front Runner
Ray Hernandez
Ralph Breaks the InternetDouble Dan (voice)
HenchmenBaron Blackout (voice)
ViceWaiterUncredited cameo
2019Don't Let GoHoward Keleshian
The Devil Has a NameBig Boss
Frozen 2King Agnarr (voice)
2020Promising Young WomanJordan GreenUncredited
The Water ManJim Bussey
2021Archie (voice)
Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus
2022DC League of Super-Pets (voice)
2023Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (voice)Cameo; Archival audio
2024Richie Dechico
Harold and the Purple CrayonNarrator /
TBA Filming


Short films
2006OrchidsCliff
2009Big GuyKent
2017Sam Did ItHimself
2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinAubrey Fields


Direct-to-video films
2007Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!Professor Jeffries (voice)
2009Wonder WomanAres (voice)
2017Justice League Dark (voice)


Television

TV series
1978The LosersNigel6 episodes
1981BognorWaiter2 episodes
1982Joni JonesGiovanniEpisode: "JONI JONES Y Ffoadur"
1983Reilly, Ace of SpiesEpisode: "Gambit"
1985C.A.T.S. EyesDet. Sgt. CropperEpisode: "Blue for Danger"
1986CasualtyHarry HornerEpisode: "Jump Start"
1987Esther's AttorneyEpisode: "The Big Thaw"
1989SaracenJose MorazanEpisode: "Proof of Death"
Revolutionary WitnessThe Butcher/ Robert SauveurEpisode: "The Butcher"
1989–92Various characters4 episodes
1989–95Various characters4 episodes
1990–92El C.I.D.Bernard Blake13 episodes
1991AshendenCarmonaEpisode: "The Hairless Mexican"
PerformanceEpisode: "The Trials of Oz"
BoonMike HubbleEpisode: "The Night Before Christmas"
1996Tracey Takes On...Mr. DragottiEpisode: "Royalty"
1998The Wild ThornberrysElcio (voice)Episode: "Only Child"
1999–2001Ladies ManJimmy Stiles30 episodes; also producer
2002Bram & AliceBram9 episodes
2003Justice LeagueKing Gustav (voice)Episode: "Maid of Honor" Pt. 1
2005Gabriel DuvallEpisode: "Night"
Gabriel DuvallEpisode: "Day"
2007MonkPeter MagneriEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man"
The Sorcerer3 episodes
2010–11 16 episodes
2010–12Roger & Val Have Just Got InRoger Stephenson12 episodes
The Life & Times of TimChairman (voice)2 episodes
2011Harry's LawEric Sanders3 episodes
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (voice)3 episodes
2012Ke-Pa (voice)Episode: "Enter the Dragon"
2012, 2015–16Multi-Bear (voice)3 episodes
2012–20 / Various characters (voices)7 episodes
2013Dr. Harding Hooten10 episodes
Arthur Conan DoyleEpisode: "Detroit"
2014Rick and MortyLucius Needful (voice)Episode: "Something Ricked This Way Comes"
(voice)Episode: "Hiding in the Light"
MatadorAndrés Galan13 episodes
Patrick Needlemeyer (voice)Episode: "Putt with Honor"
2014–17Rippen (voice)53 episodes
2015Show Me a HeroHenry J. Spallone6 episodes
Axe CopVarious characters (voice)2 episodes
Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical CreaturesNorbert (voice)Episode: "Fishy Business"
Long Live the RoyalsRupert / Neil (voice)2 episodes
2016–18DreamWorks DragonsViggo Grimborn (voice)19 episodes
2016–17Dr. EdelweissUncredited
14 episodes
2016Close to the EnemyHarold Lindsay-Jones7 episodes
2016, 2020American Dad!Tow Truck Driver / Kazim (voice)2 episodes
20176 episodes
I'm Dying Up HereCarl VeisorEpisode: "Pilot"
Welcome to the WayneAlbert Molina (voice)3 episodes
2018–23Summer Camp IslandMonster Under the Bed / Various characters (voices)12 episodes
2018I Feel BadMaxEpisode: "My Kids Barely Know Their Culture"
2019Archie (voice)Episode: "A Glorious End, Part Two"
Sir Ghoulgood (voice)Episode: "Haunted Theater"
2020–21;
2024–25
The Duke (voice)9 episodes
2020–22Big City GreensCogburn (voice)2 episodes
2020Harley QuinnMr. Freeze, Stew (voices)2 episodes
Panamanian Man (voice)Episode: "Coma Guy"
Archie (voice)10 episodes
(voice)Episode: "Hot Tub Death Machine"
Chandelier (voice)Episode: "The Debutante Ball Car"
2021, 2024Monsters at WorkProfessor Derek Knight (voice)2 episodes
2021Maya and the ThreeLord Mictlan (voice)7 episodes
2022RoarSilas McCallEpisode: "The Girl Who Loved Horses"
2022Inspecteur-chief Armand Gamache8 episodes
2023Human Shih Tzu (voice)4 episodes
2024Benjar Pranic (voice)Episode: "Very Interesting, as an Astrogation Problem"
2024–25Hamster & GretelMordros the Annihilator (voice)4 episodes
2025Multi-Bear (voice)Episode: "The Perfect Gift"
Blood of Zeus (voice)8 episodes


TV films and miniseries
1982Anyone for Denis?Eric
1983MeantimeJohn
1985Number OneD.C. Rogers
Angels in the AnnexeMike Brittain
1989The AccountantLionel Ellerman
1994Requiem ApacheHamish/Getaway Driver
2001Murder on the Orient Express
2009Yes, VirginiaFrancis Pharcellus Church (voice)
2011InnocentAlejando "Sandy" Stern
2012Loving Miss HattoBarrie
2014The Normal HeartBen Weeks
2016Sister CitiesMortAlso executive producer
2017Lasombra (voice)


Radio and audiobooks
1985Azari's Aerial TheatreAzariBBC Radio 3
1986Where Are You, WallyAlbertBBC Radio 4
1987Aristophanes against the WorldDikaiopolis
1988After Every DreamZvi
1989Le Far WestJacques BrelBBC Radio 3
A WaiterBBC Radio 4
1990Leaf by NiggleNiggleBBC Radio 5
1993Black BoxAlexander GideonBBC Radio 3
1996SpeciesNarratorSoundlines Entertainment
1998The Vampire ArmandNarratorPenguin Random House AudioBooks
2000Just Between OurselvesNeilL.A. Theatre Works

2001The Lion in WinterHenry PlantagenetL.A. Theatre Works
True WestLeeL.A. Theatre Works
2002The Berrybender Narratives (Volume 1,2,3)NarratorSimon & Schuster Audio
2003Vieux CarréNightingaleBBC Radio 3
2004The Berrybender Narratives (Volume 4)NarratorSimon & Schuster Audio
The Intelligencer (Novel)Narrator with Jan Maxwell
2006The Pat Hobby StoriesNarratorBBC Radio 4
The Foreign Correspondent (Novel)Narrator
Narrator
2007–08Kicking the HabitFather BertieBBC Radio 4
2009A Small Family BusinessJackBBC Radio 3
NarratorBBC World Service
A Pattern in ShroudsHenryBBC Radio 4
2011England, Their EnglandTommy Huggins
2012Earl of Ickenham (Uncle Fred)
2014On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceErnst Stavro Blofeld
2011CopenhagenNiels BohrL.A. Theatre Works
2015A View from the BridgeEddie CarboneBBC Radio 3
2016ThunderballErnst Stavro BlofeldBBC Radio 4
StonerNarratorPenguin Random House AudioBooks
2017Leonardo Da VinciNarratorSimon & Schuster Audio
2018An Enemy of the PeopleDr Thomas StockmannBBC Radio 4
2016Fathers and SonsVassily / NikolaiL.A. Theatre Works
2019A Walk in the WoodsAndrey BotvinnikL.A. Theatre Works
2021The Murder on the LinksHercule PoirotL.A. Theatre Works
2025-261776Benjamin FranklinBBC Radio 4


Video games
2004Spider-Man 2Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus
2014The Elder Scrolls OnlineAbnur Tharn
2015
2016
2017
Wilson's HeartBela Belascó
2018Abnur Tharn
2019
2020
2021
2024Indiana Jones and the Great CircleSatipoLikeness used only; role performed by Joe Hernandez-Kolski


Awards and nominations

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