Bob Hoskins

Lent his voice to Robert Zemeckis' animated adaptation of "A Christmas Carol"

Co-starred in the science fiction film, "Doomsday"

Played MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix in "Hollywoodland"

Co-starred (also produced) in "Mrs. Henderson Presents" directed by Stephen Frears; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor

Co-starred with Jet Li in "Unleased" written by Luc Besson

Portrayed Bobby Darin's (Kevin Spacey) brother in law in "Beyond the Sea" a biopic of the legendary signer Bobby Darin

Featured in the period romance "The Sleeping Dictionary"

Appeared as a paternal butler in "Maid in Manhattan"

Played Nikita Khruschev in the war drama "Enemy at the Gates"

Portrayed Sancho Panza in the TNT production "Don Quixote"

Starred as the Panamanian dictator in "Noriega: God's Favorite" (Showtime)

Earned plaudits for his performance as a serial killer in Atom Egoyan's "Felicia's Journey"

Re-teamed with Shane Meadows for a cameo role as a teacher in "A Room for Romeo Brass"

Best screen role as the owner of a boxing club in Shane Meadows' "TwentyFourSeven"

Directed (also starred) the family adventure film, "Rainbow"

Played a tabloid editor in "Michael"

Returned to the London stage to star in "Old Wicked Songs"

TV directorial debut (also starred), "A Fatal Caper" episode of "Tales From the Crypt"

Portrayed J Edgar Hoover in Oliver Stone's "Nixon"

Portrayed Winston Churchill in the NBC miniseries "World War II: When Lions Roared"

First US TV-movie, the Russell Mulcahy directed "Blue Ice" for HBO

Teamed with John Leguizamo for the big-budget disappointment "Super Mario Bros."

Cast as the pirate Smee in Steven Spielberg's "Hook"

Romanced Cher in "Mermaids"

First mainstream American film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

Made feature directorial and screenwriting debut with "The Raggedy Rawney"; also starred

Starred opposite Maggie Smith in "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne"

Earned critical acclaim as a cab driver who falls in love with a prostitute in "Mona Lisa"; nominated for a Best Actor Oscar

Played an American screenwriter in Alan Alda's "Sweet Liberty"

Appeared in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"

US miniseries debut, played the title character in HBO's "Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce"

Cast as nighclub owner Owney Madden in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club"

Featured as a Rock and Roll Manager in "Pink Floyd The Wall" written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters

Scored a triumph as Nathan Detroit in the West End production of the stage musical "Guys and Dolls"

Appeared opposite France de la Tour in the ATV series "Flickers"

Delivered strong turn as a British gangster in "The Long Good Friday"

Starred in the popular BBC miniseries, "Pennies From Heaven"; scripted by Dennis Potter

Co-starred in the comedy series "Thick as Thieves" (LWT)

Feature debut, "The National Health"

TV acting debut, "Villains on the High Road" (London Weekend Television); an episode of the series "Villains"

Made stage debut in "Feather Pluckers"

Performed odd jobs and traveled extensively as a youth

Raised in North London, England