Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

1946-02-21 Hammersmith, London, UK 79 Credits

Biography

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, and after the production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, he was nominated for a Tony Award. Rickman's f...

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Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A making of documentary from the Arrow Blu-ray release of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem

2016

In Memory Of

6.2

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – m...

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

as Absolem / Caterpillar (voice)

6.6
Acting

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

2016

In Memory Of

7.0

Marquise de Merteuil, former lover of Vicomte de Valmont, incites him to corrupt the innocent Cécile de Volanges before her wedding night, but Valmont...

Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

2015

as Lieutenant General Frank Benson

7.0
Acting

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bom...

Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

2015

In Memory Of

7.0

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bom...

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

2015

as King Louis XIV

6.3
Acting

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, ...

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

2015

Director, Writer

6.3
Directing Writing

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, ...

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014

as Self

4.8
Acting

The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.

Dust

Dust

2013

as Todd

6.8
Acting

A short story of a man who follows a young girl and her mum home from school one day. He waits outside their house until nightfall before breaking in....

CBGB

CBGB

2013

as Hilly Kristal

6.4
Acting

A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 w...

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013

as Self

6.5
Acting

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follow...

A Promise

A Promise

2013

as Karl Hoffmeister

5.7
Acting

A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, th...

The Butler

The Butler

2013

as Ronald Reagan

7.3
Acting

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as...

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

2012

as Self

Acting

Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of South...

BAM150

2012

as Self

Acting

A captivating history of the nation's oldest performing arts center - which largely mirrors the evolution of experimental and progressive performing a...

Gambit

Gambit

2012

as Lionel Shahbandar

5.5
Acting

An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

as Severus Snape

8.1
Acting

Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wiza...

The Boy in the Bubble

The Boy in the Bubble

2011

as The Storyteller (voice)

7.1
Acting

Rupert, a ten year old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache agai...

Portraits in Dramatic Time

Portraits in Dramatic Time

2011

8.0
Acting

A series of 40 art films created by artist David Michalek featuring performances of theater artists and actors of all genres and nationalities both we...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

as Severus Snape

7.7
Acting

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for ...

The Song of Lunch

The Song of Lunch

2010

as He

6.5
Acting

A dramatisation of Christopher Reid's narrative poem that tells the story of an unnamed book editor who, fifteen years after their break-up, is meetin...

The Wildest Dream

The Wildest Dream

2010

as Noel Odell (voice)

6.9
Acting

Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as Absolem / Caterpillar (voice)

6.6
Acting

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

as Self

Acting

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National Theat...

Sonnet Number 12

Sonnet Number 12

2009

as (voice)

Acting

An animation of Shakespeare's sonnet.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Severus Snape

7.7
Acting

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie wi...

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock

2008

as Steven Spurrier

6.3
Acting

Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stum...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

2008

as Self

7.6
Acting

A general making-of piece featuring principal members of the cast and crew. A brief history of the demon barber is provided, as well as the actors' pr...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

as Judge Turpin

7.2
Acting

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Severus Snape

7.7
Acting

Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Le...

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

2007

as Eli Michaelson

6.1
Acting

Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who ...

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006

as Richis

7.4
Acting

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest pe...

Snow Cake

Snow Cake

2006

as Alex Hughes

7.2
Acting

A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Severus Snape

7.8
Acting

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Tri...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

as Marvin (voice)

6.7
Acting

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a res...

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

as Other Voices (voice)

7.1
Acting

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004

as Self

7.6
Acting

A 2004 documentary on the first three “Harry Potter” films detailing the behind-the-scenes journey of making them.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

as Severus Snape

8.0
Acting

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...

Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

2004

as Dr. Alfred Blalock

7.7
Acting

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Love Actually

Love Actually

2003

as Harry

7.1
Acting

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

as Severus Snape

7.7
Acting

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger aw...

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

2002

as Self

5.9
Acting

An in-depth look about the controversy surrounding Kevin Smith's "Dogma", and the effects it had on those involved in its production.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

as Severus Snape

7.9
Acting

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with ...

The Search for John Gissing

The Search for John Gissing

2001

as John Gissing

4.5
Acting

Matthew Barnes is a young exec on the move up who finds himself a pawn in corporate in-fighting when he's sent to London to oversee a merger.

Play

Play

2001

as Man

7.1
Acting

The land is filled with people in urns chattering at top speed, but only to themselves, not to one another. The focus goes to three people: a man, his...

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

as Phil Allen

5.9
Acting

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lov...

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

as Captain George Fallon

6.5
Acting

The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.

Babitsky's War

Babitsky's War

2000

as Narrator

Acting

Documentary of the Second Chechen War, centered on the work of war journalist Andrei Babitsky..

Dark Harbor

Dark Harbor

1999

as David Weinberg

4.9
Acting

A bickering couple drive fast through a downpour to catch the last ferry to their island retreat. In a flash, they recognize a crumpled body laying at...

Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest

1999

as Alexander Dane

7.1
Acting

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart", "Lt. Tawny Madison and "Dr.Lazarus" - set off on a thril...

Dogma

Dogma

1999

as Metatron

6.9
Acting

An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to...

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

1998

as Detective David Friedman

5.7
Acting

The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.

The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

1997

as Man in street

6.5
Acting

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so h...

The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

1997

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so h...

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

1996

as Eamon de Valera

6.9
Acting

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a compl...

Rasputin

Rasputin

1996

as Grigori Rasputin

6.5
Acting

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of...

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

1995

as (segment "John Boorman")

6.3
Acting

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under condition...

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

as Colonel Christopher Brandon

7.4
Acting

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When H...

An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

as P.L. O'Hara

6.7
Acting

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of ...

Mesmer

Mesmer

1994

as Franz Anton Mesmer

6.0
Acting

A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal mag...

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

1992

5.5
Acting

A television comedy special broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day 1992. Sketches, stand-up comedy and songs combine to create the latest daytime show ...

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992

as Lukas Hart III

6.5
Acting

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by sing...

Close My Eyes

Close My Eyes

1991

as Sinclair

5.9
Acting

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessiona...

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991

as Sheriff of Nottingham

6.9
Acting

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. ...

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

1991

as Self

6.0
Acting

U.S. network TV special surveying the history of Robin Hood in popular culture, emphasizing the 1991 film "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". Interviews ...

Truly Madly Deeply

Truly Madly Deeply

1991

as Jamie

6.9
Acting

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good a...

Closet Land

Closet Land

1991

as Interrogator

6.6
Acting

A young writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman. She is accused of embedding political messages in her children's stories. The entire mo...

Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under

1990

as Elliott Marston

6.7
Acting

American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley find...

Revolutionary Witness

Revolutionary Witness

1989

as Jacques Roux

Acting

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

The Spirit of Man

The Spirit of Man

1989

as Israel Yates

Acting

In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black beards dance and sing.

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

1989

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

A short satirical film devised by and starring Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman about the seven sins of stage acting.

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

1989

Writer

Writing

A short satirical film devised by and starring Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman about the seven sins of stage acting.

The January Man

The January Man

1989

as Ed

5.0
Acting

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A we...

Benefactors

1989

2.0
Acting

Michael Frayn play part of TV series Theatre Night.

Die Hard

Die Hard

1988

as Hans Gruber

7.8
Acting

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas...

Wetherby

Wetherby

1985

as TV Commentator (archival footage)

6.0
Acting

The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its resid...

Busted

Busted

1983

as Simon

6.0
Acting

A ringing phone after midnight can be a disturbing experience but until Simon, a successful barrister, hears from Macy, his friend from university day...

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1978

as Tybalt

7.4
Acting

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil ha...