Alan Rickman
- Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom
- Birthday: February 21, 1946
A suave, urbane screen villain in the grand tradition of Basil Rathbone and George Sanders, the British-born Alan Rickman has created a handful of delightful characters since his screen debut in the 1988 actioner "Die Hard". This former graphic artist performed in such impressive British showcases as The Royal Shakespeare Company ("Captain Swing", 1978; "Love's Labour's Lost", 1978; "Mephisto", 1986) before winning acclaim as the elegant, heartless seducer Le Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC's Lo…more