Shakespeare on Film

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina is an accomplished London-born actor whose diverse and distinguished gallery of performances has led to a lengthy and triumphant career. Some of his most unforgettable performances include portraying hedonistic Mexican muralist Diego Rivera in the rave reviewed multi-award nominated film “Frida” (2002) opposite Salma Hayek and directed by Julie Taymor (SAG Awards nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role), Jewish milkman Teyve in the 2004 Broadway revival of the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” (Tony nominated for Best Actor), deranged drug dealer Rahad Jackson in the critically acclaimed film “Boogie Nights” (1997) for director Paul Thomas Anderson and comic book villain Doc Ock in the blockbuster hit sequel “Spider-Man 2” (2004) opposite Tobey Maguire for director Sam Raimi.
Molina started his career with an education at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and quickly gained membership into England’s prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. He performed in classics like “Troilus and Cressida” and new original works like “Frozen Assets” and “Dingo.”  In 1979, he won acclaim and the Plays and Players Award as Most Promising New Actor as The Maniac in “Accidental Death of an Anarchist” at London’s Half Moon Theatre.
Other credits include “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), Brian Gilbert’s “Not Without my Daughter” (1991), “Enchanted April” (1992), and the comic western “Maverick” (1994), Woody Allen’s “Celebrity” (1998), Stanley Tucci’s “The Impostors” (1998). In 1999 Molina re-teamed with director Paul Thomas Anderson for his epic ensemble drama “Magnolia”, and Lasse Hallström’s Oscar-nominated romantic comedy “Chocolat” (2000).
After wrapping on the Ryan Murphy produced FX series “Feud” opposite Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon, Molina recently revisited his theater roots with a role in Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama “A Long Day’s Journey into Night” for the Geffen Playhouse.