British and American actor Alfred Molina became known to moviegoers after filming in the exciting adventure thriller "Indiana Jones: In Search of the Lost Ark." Alfred Molina gave us a lot of vivid and memorable images during his long career
Alfred Molina: biography
The son of a Spanish waiter and an Italian housewife, Alfred Molina was born on May 24, 1953 in London. There he graduated from the Guildhall School of Dramatic and Musical Art.
Molina spent her childhood in Notting Hill, a working district in London, where many visitors settled at that time. The family didn’t live richly, at one time my father worked as a waiter, and then as a driver, my mother was a maid and cleaned the hotel rooms.
Career
Since 1978, Molina starred in minor roles in television series and television films. His debut on the big screen was the role of a guide-traitor in the adventure film "In Search of the Lost Ark" by Stephen Spielberg in 1981. The main roles in the film were played by the actors: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman and Denholm Elliott. The exciting plot looked in one breath. The famous archaeologist and specialist in the occult sciences, Dr. Jones, received a dangerous task from the US government: to find a unique relic - the sacred Ark.
Alfred Molina continued to actively participate in the filming of English television series and play secondary roles in the movie. His first notable work was the role of the Russian sailor Sergei in the 1985 film "Letter to Brezhnev." In 1991, Alfred Molina agreed to participate in the filming of the drama "Just Not Without My Daughter" with Sally Field in the title role.
Together with Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Green, Alfred Molina worked in the lead roles in the 1994 comedy Maverick. The following year, Alfred Molina from London moved to the United States, where he began to actively appear in commercial films: "Individual", "Dead". The actor gained wide popularity by performing a dramatic role in the film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina."
Having starred almost simultaneously in three films - “Celebrity” by Woody Allen, “Impostors” by Stanley Clouds and “Pleasure” by Jonathan James, Alfred Molina also found time to star in the popular film “Rescuers: Stories of Courage”. In 1999, actors: Alfred Molina, Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Riley became symbols of the drama "Magnolia". The story shown in the film happened in the San Fernando Valley on a rainy day, although there was not a cloud in the sky.
2000s
Alfred Molina is the owner of a very interesting and colorful appearance, allowing him to play different roles. In 2000, the talented actor played Count de Reynaud in the drama "Chocolate" and the role of Diego Rivera in the 2002 biographical tape "Frida" about the life and love of the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The main roles were played by famous actors: Salma Hayek, Mia Maestro, Amelia Zapata and Diego Luna. This major role brought the actor a BAFTA Award nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award from the United States. Alfred himself was very proud of his role, and was glad to work with world-class actors.
The peak of popularity came after this sensational film, Molina immediately took part in the 2003 blockbuster Identification. The actor’s colleagues were John Cusack and Ray Liotta. Ten people: two married couples, a former movie star and her driver, a prostitute and a serial killer, accompanied by police officers, caught in a downpour, ended up in a roadside motel. In 2004, Alfred Molina played the supernatural, multi-armed Dr. Otto Octavius in the high-budget adventure film Spider-Man 2. Toby Maguire and Kirsten Dunst formed the company on the set of Alfred Molina.
In 2006, Alfred Molina appeared in the most controversial film of the year, “Da Vinci Code” by Ron Howard, based on Dan Brown’s best-selling book. He played Bishop Aringarossa, the head of a religious sect, trying to find and destroy documents that could destroy the foundations of society and undermine the authority of the church if they became public. This time, his partners were actors: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Ian McKellen.
The most noticeable stage event in the actor’s creative biography was the role in the drama “Education of feelings”, which was released in 2009. Alfred Molina starred in a truly stellar team: Carrie Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper and Olivia Williams. The film brought him a good fee, but he did not suffer wastefulness.
The following year, two projects with the participation of a sought-after actor were released. The first project: the science-fiction film "Sorcerer's Apprentice", where Molina was made up of actors: Nicolas Cage and Jay Barushel. The plot of the film was unfolding these days in Manhattan. Magic master Balthazar Blake tried to defend New York from his old enemy, the evil sorcerer Maxim Horvath.
The second project: a film in the fantasy genre "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time", where the actors: Alfred Molina, Jay Gyllenhaal, Jema Arterton and Ben Kingsley did an excellent job.
Despite his workload in the cinema, Alfred Molina never left the scene for a long time. He returned to the Royal Shakespeare Troupe, receiving the role of Petruccio in the play The Taming of the Shrew, for which he earned the praise of criticism. He played along with Alan Alda and Victor Garber in the performance of Yasmine Retz "Art", nominated for the highest Broadway prize "Tony".
