Alan Rickman
  • Birthplace

    Hammersmith, London, UK

  • Birthday
    February 21, 1946

    Deathday
    January 14, 2016

Alan Rickman

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946-14 January 2016) was an English actor and theatre director. He was a renowned stage actor in modern and classical productions and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Rickman was known for his film performances as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, Eamon de Valera in Michael Collins, and Metatron in Dogma. He was also known for his prominent roles as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1991 film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and as Colonel Brandon in Ang Lee's 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. More recently he played Judge Turpin in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and voiced the Caterpillar in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

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Alan Rickman awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
1992 Evening Standard British Film Awards Winner Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actor (Alan Rickman, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Close My Eyes) Truly Madly Deeply
1992 London Critics Circle Film Awards Winner ALFS Award British Actor of the Year (Alan Rickman, Close My Eyes, Quigley Down Under, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) Truly Madly Deeply
1991 Seattle International Film Festival Winner Golden Space Needle Award Best Actor (Alan Rickman, Close My Eyes) Truly Madly Deeply
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Award Best Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Ensemble Cast (Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Isaacs, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Kelly Macdonald, Helen McCrory, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, Emma Watson) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Alan Rickman) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2003 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Acting Ensemble (Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Emma Watson) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2000 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman) Galaxy Quest
2000 Satellite Awards Nominee Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical (Alan Rickman) Dogma
1992 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Actor (Alan Rickman) Truly Madly Deeply
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