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"At the risk of sounding smug, I love my life." Alfred Molina

British actor Alfred Molina first received attention while costarring as crafty guide Satipo in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, starring Harrison Ford) and got his breakout role in Letter to Brezhnev (1985, as Sergei). The 6' 2" English actor later gained more recognition for acting in such films as Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Accountant (1989), Enchanted April (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Dudley Do-Right (1999, as the villain Snidely Whiplash), Magnolia (2000), Chocolat (2001) and Frida (2002, as Mexican muralist Diego Rivera). Recently, he played roles in 2003's Identity, Luther, Coffee and Cigarettes (segment "Cousins?") and the 2004 Spide ..[Full version]