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Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Actor, also producer · Born May 24, 1953 (73) · London, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; May 24, 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades, he has received a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a British Independent Film Award, an Independent Spirit Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Tony Awards. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in the production of Oklahoma! in 1980. He received Tony Award nominations for his roles on Broadway, playing Yvan in Art (1998), Tevyein Fiddler on the Roof (2004), and Mark Rothko in Red (2009). He returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of Uncle Vanya (2024). On film, he made his debut as Satipo in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He went on to receive two BAFTA Award nominations for his roles as Diego Rivera in Frida (2002) and Jack Mellor in An Education (2009). His other notable films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Enchanted April (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Chocolat (2000), Luther (2003), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Love Is Strange (2014). He has voiced characters in Rango (2011), Monsters University (2013), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen II (2019). He is also known for his portrayal of Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (2004) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). On television, Molina has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his roles as Ben Weeks in the HBO movie The Normal Heart (2014) and Robert Aldrich in the FXminiseries Feud: Bette and Joan (2017). His other notable television credits include Meantime (1983), Murder on the Orient Express (2001), and Three Pines (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred Molina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 24, 1953 (73)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
144 on MovieCove · 206 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Alfred Molina's films like?

Across their 103 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
22%
Morality
19%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
6%
Family bonds28 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity28 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 93 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 40 · Serious 26 · Dark 27

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 45 · Stylized 30 · Heightened 18

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 23 · Charged 42 · Intense 28

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 47 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 11

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 46 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 20

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 34 · Even-paced 51 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 41 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 43 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 19

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 66 · Open-ended 23 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

76 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 24 of 76 analyzed roles.

Shadow
24 of 76
Mentor
20 of 76
Hero
8 of 76
Ally
8 of 76
Threshold guardian
7 of 76
Trickster
5 of 76
Shapeshifter
2 of 76
Herald
2 of 76
Show the 76 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
60
Melancholic
37
Joyful
19
Contemplative
24
Absurd
18
Other
118

How their films linger

Hopeful40 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 17 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet48
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous17
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alfred Molina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 108 of their 144 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (35).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfred Molina's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

206 credits, 144 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Boroughs(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sam Cooper

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures(2026)

    as Marcellus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • When We Get There(2026)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aimee Comes First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Skeleton Crew(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjar Pranic (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Instigators(2024)

    as Richie Dechico

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Flutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jerry (voice)

  • Three Pines(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Chibiverse(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Multi-Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • DC League of Super-Pets(2022)

    as Jor-El (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Roar(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Silas McCall

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • PAW Patrol. Mission Xmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as voice

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home(2021)

    as Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Maya and the Three(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lord Mictlan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Timers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)

    as Archie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Monsters at Work(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Knight (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Promising Young Woman(2020)

    as Mr. Green (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Water Man(2020)

    as Jim Bussey

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Lino Tagliapietra: The Making of a Maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Wizards(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Archie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Swords(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Robin Hood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Solar Opposites(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as (voice) · as The Duke (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Harley Quinn(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Freeze (voice) · as Mr. Freeze / Stew (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Frozen II(2019)

    as Agnarr (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Don't Let Go(2019)

    as Howard Keleshian

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Infinity Train(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Chandelier (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil Has a Name(2019)

    as Big Boss

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein(2019)

    as Aubrey Fields / Captain

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Vice(2018)

    as Waiter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Henchmen(2018)

    as Baron Blackout (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet(2018)

    as Double Dan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • MGC Presents Red(2018)

    as Mark Rothko

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Front Runner(2018)

    as Ben Bradlee

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sam Did It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Alfred Molina

  • Saint Judy(2018)

    Producer · as Ray Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • I Feel Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

  • The Overcoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Grandfather (voice)

  • Summer Camp Island(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice) · as Andy (voice) · as Monster Under the Bed (voice) · as Monster Under the Bed / Oscar's Dad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Quality Problems(2017)

    as Bakery Dishwasher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie(2017)

    as La Sombra (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Message from the King(2016)

    as Preston

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live(2017)

    as James Tyrone

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Feud(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Robert Aldrich

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Justice League Dark(2017)

    as Destiny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Breakable You(2017)

    as Paul Weller

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Close to the Enemy(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Harold Lindsay-Jones

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Sister Cities(2016)

    Producer · as Mort Stone

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Family Man(2016)

    as Lou Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Little Men(2016)

    as Hernán

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Paint It Black(2016)

    as Cal

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot(2016)

    as Ali Massoud Sadiq

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie(2016)

    as Jerry Schrager

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 14 episodes · as Dr. Edelweiss (uncredited)

  • Long Live the Royals(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rupert, Neil

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship(2015)

    as Lex Luthor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Secret in Their Eyes(2015)

    as Martin Morales

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Show Me a Hero(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Henry J. Spallone

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Dragons: Race to the Edge(2015)

    Show 19 episodes · as Viggo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Magic(2015)

    as Fairy King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Road to Capri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Edmond

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero(2014)

    Show 61 episodes · as Rippen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • We'll Never Have Paris(2014)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet(2014)

    as Sergeant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Strange(2014)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Matador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as Andrés Galan

  • Heavenly Sword(2014)

    as King Bohan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Normal Heart(2014)

    as Ben Weeks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Return to Zero(2014)

    as Robert Royal

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Swelter(2014)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise(2014)

    as Lex Luthor / Green Arrow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ibn al-Haytham (voice)

  • The Stowaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Command Delhart (voice)

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as The Devil (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour(2013)

    as Reginald (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters University(2013)

    as Professor Knight (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Emanuel(2013)

    as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Ock / Dr. Otto Octavius

  • Bless Me, Ultima(2012)

    as Voice of Antonio

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Monday Mornings(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dr. Harding Hooten

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Loving Miss Hatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as William Barrington Coupe

  • Children's Theater Critic with Alfred Molina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Arthur H. Cartwright

  • A Whisper to a Roar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special(2012)

    as Lex Luthor / Firestorm / Mr. Banjo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gravity Falls(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Multi-Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Serena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Priest

  • Innocent(2011)

    as Sandy Stern

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Abduction(2011)

    as Frank Burton

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Forger(2012)

    as Everly

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Rango(2011)

    as Roadkill (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Harry's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eric Sanders

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ricardo Morales

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Tempest(2010)

    as Stephano

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Roger & Val Have Just Got In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · as Roger Stevenson

  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice(2010)

    as Maxim Horvath

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time(2010)

    as Sheik Amar

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen Of Cremona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Yes, Virginia(2009)

    as Francis Church (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • An Education(2009)

    as Jack Mellor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lessons in Self-Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ben

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(2009)

    as Ares (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Pink Panther 2(2009)

    as Pepperidge

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Little Traitor(2007)

    as Dunlop

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Lodger(2009)

    as Chandler Manning

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Big Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kent

  • Nothing Like the Holidays(2008)

    as Edy Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments(2007)

    as Ramses (voice)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Silk(2007)

    as Baldabiou

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!(2007)

    as Professor Jeffries (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Harvey Torriti · as Harvey Torriti / The Sorcerer

  • The Moon and the Stars(2007)

    as Davide Rieti

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Home(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Orchids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Cliff

  • The Hoax(2006)

    as Dick Suskind

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • As You Like It(2006)

    as Touchstone

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Da Vinci Code(2006)

    as Bishop Manuel Aringarosa

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Duvall

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Kazim (voice) · as Tow Truck Driver (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man 2(2004)

    as Doc Ock / Otto Octavius

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Pot That Juan Built (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Crónicas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Victor Hugo Puente

  • Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)

    as Alfred (segment "Cousins?")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mendez (Voice)

  • Luther(2003)

    as Johann Tetzel

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Identity(2003)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • My Life Without Me(2003)

    as Ann's Father

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Pete's Meteor(1998)

    as Hugh

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Undertaking Betty(2002)

    as Boris Plots

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bram & Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 9 episodes · as Bram

  • Frida(2002)

    as Diego Rivera

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Magneri

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Texas Rangers(2001)

    as John King Fisher

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Justice League(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as King Gustav (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2001)

    as Hercule Poirot

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Chocolat(2000)

    as Count Paul de Reynaud

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Maker(1999)

    as Simon the Pharisee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Magnolia(1999)

    as Solomon Solomon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ladies Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 30 episodes · as Jimmy Stiles

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Duvall

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dudley Do-Right(1999)

    as Snidely Whiplash

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris' Neighbor (voice) · as David Attenborough / Dr. Snelling (voice) · as Mr. Perez (voice) · as Panamanian Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Impostors(1998)

    as Sir Jeremy Burtom

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Treat(1998)

    as The Colonel

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Elcio (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples(1998)

    as Emile Taquet

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little(1997)

    as Boris

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Boogie Nights(1997)

    as Rahad Jackson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina(1997)

    as Levin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Break(1997)

    as Tulio

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mojave Moon(1996)

    as Sal

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Scorpion Spring(1995)

    as Denis Brabant

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Before and After(1996)

    as Panos Demeris

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dead Man(1995)

    as Trading Post Missionary

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Nervous Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ira

  • Species(1995)

    as Dr. Stephen Arden

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Perez Family(1995)

    as Juan Raul Perez

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Steal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Cliff

  • Hideaway(1995)

    as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Requiem Apache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hamish

  • Maverick(1994)

    as Angel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf(1994)

    as Reverend Leland Drury

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cabin Boy(1994)

    as School Professor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • When Pigs Fly(1993)

    as Marty

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Titorelli

  • A Year in Provence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tony Havers

  • Typhon's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Andreus

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Harry Greaves

  • A Very Polish Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Tadeusz Melnick

  • Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as George

  • Enchanted April(1991)

    as Mellersh Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ashenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmona

  • The Trials of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as George Melly

  • Hancock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Tony Hancock

  • American Friends(1991)

    as Oliver Syme

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Not Without My Daughter(1991)

    as Moody

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • El C.I.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as Bernard Blake

  • Drowning in the Shallow End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Italian

  • Revolutionary Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Robert Sauveur

  • The Accountant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lionel Ellerman

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Greaves · as Lionel Ellerman · as Tadeusz Melnik · as Tony Hancock

  • Virtuoso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as John Ogden

  • Manifesto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Avanti

  • Blat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Gino

  • Prick Up Your Ears(1987)

    as Kenneth Halliwell

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Horner

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Sunday Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Gino

  • Letter to Brezhnev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Sergei

  • C.A.T.S. Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ladyhawke(1985)

    as Cezar

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Number One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as DC Rogers

  • Water(1985)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Ira Moss · as John Ogdon · as The Italian · as Titorelli

  • Angels in the Annexe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mike Brittain

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Esther Nevin's Attorney

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Meantime(1983)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Blumkin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Anyone for Denis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Eric

  • Anyone for Denis? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

    as Satipo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Song of the Shirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Losers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Poe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Graham (voice)

  • The Chaperones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 206 titles, 204 of them dated from 1978 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

$1.9B worldwide

Highest rated

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19782026

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 38 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting205 of 206: 204 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing2 of 206: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s41 · acting2000s40 · acting2010s75 · acting2020s24 · 23 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 96 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

16 major nominations and no wins, 1990–2018.

  1. 2018
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
  3. 2015
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  4. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  6. 2003
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  7. 2001
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  8. 2000
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  2. 1990
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Alfred Molina's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 110; across their 93 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 93

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 93

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 93

Midcredits score across 144 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up55
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th39
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

54 of their 144 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved28
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser54
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · actor

The Ten Commandments (2007)

96th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 83 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alfred Molina's work okay for kids?

Across up to 48 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore36 titles28–79 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity48 titles14–51 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity40 titles13–76 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs33 titles5–59 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense36 titles28–71 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alfred Molina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfred Molina's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nathan Fillion shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles