Born to Irish and Welsh parents in London on Feb. 21, 1946, Alan Rickman aspired to a career in graphic design and attended the Royal College of Art before winning an acting scholarship at age 26 to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.After years of stage work, Rickman made his American film debut in 1988 as the villainous Hans Gruber opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard. Adept at playing "the heavy" in movies, Rickman has gone on to etch memorable roles in Quigley Down Under, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and the Harry Potter films.
The classically trained actor can also play comedy -- most memorably as Kevin Kline's eccentric painter friend in The January Man.
Something the Lord MadeThis Emmy-winning HBO film based on a true story follows white surgeon Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and his black assistant, Vivien Thomas (Mos Def), who teamed in the 1940s to develop a procedure to save children suffering from a heart defect. But Thomas's status as a second-class citizen... Read More
Bottle ShockFrance's position as the world's top wine producer went unchallenged until 1976, when the Montelena Winery put California wines on the map -- a story delightfully told in this full-bodied tale about the heady early days of Napa Valley's success. Read More
Snow CakeAlex (Alan Rickman), a British man stranded in Ontario and haunted by a fatal accident that took place there, is forced to confront his past when he meets the autistic Linda (Sigourney Weaver) in this heartfelt drama. Linda is the mother of the teenage girl who died in the accident, and though she's... Read More
Blow DryAlan Rickman stars as Phil, a once-great hairstylist reduced to running a barbershop in the desolate English burg of Keighley, who decides to give the big time another shot when the national hairdressing championships come to town. The contest appeals to his competitive spirit, but it also affords... Read More
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Alice in Wonderland (2010) | PG | |
The Song of Lunch (2010) | NR | |
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Bottle Shock (2008) | PG-13 | |
Nobel Son (2007) | R | |
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Snow Cake (2006) | NR | |
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Unforgivable Blackness (2004) | NR | |
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Something the Lord Made (2004) | NR | |
Love Actually (2003) | R | |
Beckett on Film (2003) | NR | |
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The Search for John Gissing (2001) | NR | |
Galaxy Quest (1999) | PG | |
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Dark Harbor (1998) | R | |
The Winter Guest (1997) | R | |
Michael Collins (1996) | R | |
A Fish Tale (1996) | G | |
Sense and Sensibility (1995) | PG | |
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) | R | |
Mesmer (1994) | NR | |
Bob Roberts (1992) | R | |
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Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) | PG | |
Close My Eyes (1991) | R | |
Quigley Down Under (1990) | PG-13 | |
The January Man (1989) | R | |
Die Hard (1988) | TV-MA | |
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