Age: 73
male
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.
Alfred Molina
Dr. Otto Octavius
for Dr. Otto Octavius in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Suggested by miguelrodriguez
Before the opening credits, the film begins with a tragic prologue. Dr. Otto Octavius, once a brilliant and compassionate Oscorp scientist and close partner to Norman Osborn, watches his faith in Oscorp collapse. In a flashback, Norman secretly tests the Devil’s Breath serum on a young boy named Martin Li, an experiment that kills Li’s parents and sparks massive lawsuits. Disgusted, Otto leaves Oscorp under a settlement in which Norman agrees to fund him through monthly payments. Those payments allow Otto to found Octavius Industries—until Norman abruptly stops paying. Now broke, isolated, and living in a decaying apartment, Otto watches a news broadcast announcing Norman’s run for mayor. Enraged by Osborn’s rise, Otto destroys his apartment as the opening credits roll. The story resumes with Peter Parker in his junior year of high school. A new student, Mary Jane Watson, arrives, quickly catching the attention of Harry Osborn, beginning a relationship that grows throughout the film. Later we see Peter attending the grand opening of F.E.A.S.T., founded by Aunt May and Martin Li. Peter’s life remains a constant balancing act—maintaining friendships with Harry Osborn, Ned Leeds, Betty Brant, and Flash Thompson, while deepening his relationship with Gwen Stacy. When a police scanner alert hits his phone, Peter suits up and enters a darker chapter of his heroism. Spider-Man joins forces with Daredevil and The Punisher to dismantle Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. The trio successfully brings down Fisk’s underground operations—temporarily—and sends Kingpin to The Raft, giving New York a brief sense of victory. Peter’s stress intensifies when he accepts a job at Octavius Industries, working directly under Otto, unaware of how close he is to disaster. At the film’s midpoint, Otto perfects his breakthrough: a system of four mechanical arms designed to enhance human capability. But Norman Osborn arrives, revealing that everything Otto built legally belongs to Oscorp. The seizure of Otto’s life’s work pushes him into a psychological collapse. As crime escalates, Spider-Man battles Shocker and Scorpion, defeating both and delivering them to The Raft. The sheer number of enhanced criminals forces Peter to question who is supplying them—and why. Returning to an abandoned Octavius Industries to repair his damaged suit, Peter uncovers terrifying secrets: prototype Rhino armor, Vulture’s wing harness, Shocker gauntlets, and evidence of a master engineer—the Tinkerer. In Otto’s office, Peter finds a board outlining a singular obsession: the murder of Norman Osborn. Peter rushes to stop Otto and arrives just as Doctor Octopus—now fully transformed—dangles Norman off the Oscorp tower. Otto drops him, but Spider-Man saves Norman at the last second. Climbing the tower, Peter discovers Gwen bound to an electrical structure. Otto reveals he knows Peter is Spider-Man, having discovered the suit during Peter’s investigation. Enraged and desperate, Peter fights Otto in a brutal showdown. Octavius throws Gwen from the tower, forcing Peter to choose. He delivers a final blow that knocks Otto unconscious, then dives after Gwen—saving her just in time. The film ends with Otto imprisoned in The Raft. During lunch, he encounters Adrian Toomes, who asks if Otto knows Spider-Man’s identity. Otto says no—then adds, “But I have an idea how we can find out.” Post-credit scene: Norman Osborn secretly works on a new serum, attempting to recreate the Super Soldier formula. Ignoring warnings, he injects himself. As Donald Menken watches in horror, Norman descends into psychosis—setting the stage for The Amazing Spider-Man 3.
