Alan Rickman Biography
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Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born on
February 21, 1946) is an English stage and screen actor.
Biography
Born in Hammersmith, London to a
working-class family; his father was Irish Catholic and his mother was
Welsh and a Methodist; there was consequently a religious tug-of-war
between his parents. His father died when he was 8 years old, and his
mother raised him afterwards.
Rickman was a graphic designer before
entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in the early
1970s. Since then, he has been a constant presence on the British stage.
He made a particular impression as the male lead in the 1985 Royal
Shakespeare Company production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and became
known to television audiences as Mr. Slope in the BBC's 1980s adaptation
of Barchester Towers.
He mostly plays period roles in British
movies, whilst on the Hollywood screen he is generally typecast as the
over-the-top villain. His campy performance as the snarling German
terrorist Hans Gruber in 1988's all-action blockbuster Die Hard best
illustrates the latter, and his gentle portrayal of Colonel Brandon in
the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility is the best example of the former.
He has also shown himself as a subtle comedy actor in films such as
Galaxy Quest, Dogma and Love Actually. In recent years he has come to
the attention of a younger audience through his appearances as the
sneering Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies. More recently,
Rickman has been cast as Marvin's voice in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy movie. Coincidentally, Rickman and David Learner, who occupied
Marvin's costume for the TV adaptation and stage shows, were at RADA
together. In recent Hollywood movies where his character is not
particularly villainous, he is still often cast as quiet and stoic yet
depressed and rather unpleasant, as in Hitchhiker's Guide, the Harry
Potter movies, and the successful sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest.
Musically, Rickman has been featured in a
song composed by English songwriter Adam Leonard. He also "narrated" the
song Bell on the album Tubular Bells II. Although he has never married,
he has been romantically linked to Rima Horton since their days at the
Chelsea College of Art. Rima Horton is a politician affiliated with the
Labour Party.
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Filmography (partial)
Nobel Son (2006)
Snow Cake (2006), as Alex
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), as
Antoine Richis
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005),
as Severus Snape
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as the voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004), as Severus Snape
Something the Lord Made (2004), as Dr.
Alfred Blalock
Love Actually (2003), as Harry
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002), as Severus Snape
The Search for John Gissing (2001), as John
Gissing
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001), as Severus Snape
Blow Dry (2001), as Phil Allen
Galaxy Quest (1999), as Alexander Dane/Dr.
Lazarus
Dogma (1999), as Metatron
Dark Harbor (1998), as David Weinberg
Judas Kiss (1998), as Detective David
Friedman
The Winter Guest (1997) (director) (uncredited),
Man in street
Michael Collins (1996), as Eamon de Valera
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996),
as Grigori Rasputin
Sense and Sensibility (1995), as Colonel
Brandon
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) as P.L.
O'Hara
Mesmer (1994), as Franz Mesmer
Close My Eyes (1991) as Sinclair Bryant
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), as
the Sheriff of Nottingham
Truly Madly Deeply (1991) as Jaime
Quigley Down Under (1990), as Elliot
Marston, an unscrupulous ranch owner
January Man (1989), as Ed, the painter.
Die Hard (1988), as Hans Gruber.
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