Biography
Alfred Molina (born May 24, 1953) is an English actor of Spanish-Italian parentage, born in London.
Molina has made an impact as a film, television and stage actor. He made his film debut in the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, but his big break came with Letter to Brezhnev in 1985, which he followed up with a starring role in Prick Up Your Ears in 1987, playing Joe Orton's lover. Molina played the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera alongside Salma Hayek in Frida. Other films of his include Species, Boogie Nights, Dudley Do-Right, Magnolia, Chocolat and Enchanted April. He stars in the 2004 Spider-Man sequel, Spider-Man 2, as the villain Doctor Octopus. In 2004, Alfred Molina starred as Tevye in the Broadway version of Fiddler on the Roof.
Molina is married to actress Jill Gascoine.
Filmography
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Satipo
Letter to Brezhnev (1985) as Sergei
Prick Up Your Ears (1987) as Kenneth Halliwell
Not Without My Daughter (1991) as Moody
Enchanted April (1992) as Mellersh Wilkins
Maverick (1994) as Angel
Species (1995) as Dr. Stephan Arden
Dead Man (1995) as Trading Post Missionary
Boogie Nights (1997) as Rahad Jackson
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) as Boris 'The Butcher' Blavasky
The Impostors (1998) as Sir Jeremy Burtom
Dudley Do-Right (1999) as Snidely K. 'Whip' Whiplash
Magnolia (1999) as Solomon Solomon
Chocolat (2000) as Comte De Reynaud
Frida (2002) as Diego Rivera
My Life Without Me (2003) as Ann's Father
Identity (2003) as Dr. Malick
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) as Alfred
Luther (2003) as Johann Tetzel
Spider-Man 2 (2004) as Doctor Octopus
The Da Vinci Code (2006) as Bishop Aringarosa
Silk (2007)
