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Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman as Snape in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born February 21, 1946) is a British stage and screen actor.

Biography

Born in Hammersmith, London to a working-class family, Rickman was a graphic designer before entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in the early seventies. 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 playing the role of Mr Slope in the BBC's 1980s adaptation of Barchester Towers.

He plays mostly period roles in British movies, while on the Hollywood screen he is typecast as the over-the-top villain. In recent years he has come to the attention of a younger audience through his appearances as the apparently-villainous Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies.

Rickman has recently been immortalised in a song composed by English musician 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. Horton is a politician affiliated with the Labour Party.

Recently he's been casted to play Marvin's voice in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie.

Filmography (partial)

  • Something the Lord Made (2004), as Dr. Alfred Blalock
  • Love Actually (2003), as Harry
  • Harry Potter series, as Professor Severus Snape
  • Blow Dry (2001), as Phil Allen
  • Galaxy Quest (1999), as Alexander Dane
  • Dogma (1999), as Metatron
  • Dark Harbor (1998), as David Weinberg
  • Judas Kiss (1998), as Detective David Friedman
  • The Winter Guest (1997)
  • Michael Collins (1996), as Eamon de Valera
  • Rasputin (1996), as Grigori Rasputin
  • Sense and Sensibility (1995), as Colonel Brandon
  • An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
  • Mesmer (1994), as Franz Mesmer
  • Close My Eyes (1991)
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), as the Sheriff of Nottingham
  • Truly Madly Deeply (1991)
  • Quigley Down Under (1990), as Alan Marston, an unscrupulous ranch owner
  • January Man (1989), as Ed, the painter.
  • Die Hard (1988), as Hans Gruber.

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Recently he's been casted to play Marvin's voice in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. His brother lives across Lake Washington in Kirkland. Although he has never married, he has been romantically linked to Rima Horton since their days at the Chelsea College of Art. Horton is a politician affiliated with the Labour Party. Skerritt moved to Seattle, Washington in 1988. He also "narrated" the song Bell on the album Tubular Bells II. He also starred in the television series Picket Fences (1992-1996). Rickman has recently been immortalised in a song composed by English musician Adam Leonard. His most notable film appearances include M*A*S*H (1970) and Alien (1979).

In recent years he has come to the attention of a younger audience through his appearances as the apparently-villainous Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies. He made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). He plays mostly period roles in British movies, while on the Hollywood screen he is typecast as the over-the-top villain. Skerritt was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and made his television debut in 1962 in Combat!. 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 playing the role of Mr Slope in the BBC's 1980s adaptation of Barchester Towers. Tom Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor. Since then, he has been a constant presence on the British stage.

Born in Hammersmith, London to a working-class family, Rickman was a graphic designer before entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in the early seventies. Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born February 21, 1946) is a British stage and screen actor. Die Hard (1988), as Hans Gruber. January Man (1989), as Ed, the painter.

Quigley Down Under (1990), as Alan Marston, an unscrupulous ranch owner. Truly Madly Deeply (1991). Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Close My Eyes (1991).

Mesmer (1994), as Franz Mesmer. An Awfully Big Adventure (1995). Sense and Sensibility (1995), as Colonel Brandon. Rasputin (1996), as Grigori Rasputin.

Michael Collins (1996), as Eamon de Valera. The Winter Guest (1997). Judas Kiss (1998), as Detective David Friedman. Dark Harbor (1998), as David Weinberg.

Dogma (1999), as Metatron. Galaxy Quest (1999), as Alexander Dane. Blow Dry (2001), as Phil Allen. Harry Potter series, as Professor Severus Snape.

Love Actually (2003), as Harry. Alfred Blalock. Something the Lord Made (2004), as Dr.