Alan Rickman

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Alan Rickman

Rickman in December 2009
Born Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
21 February 1946 (1946-02-21) (age 67)
Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 1978-present
Spouse Rima Horton (1965–present)

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born February 21, 1946) is an English actor and theater director. He is a well known stage actor in modern and classical productions and he used to be a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Rickman is known for being in movies.

Movie roles [change]

Harry Potter [change]

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone) he portrays a bad guy who hates Harry. It doesn't matter though because Harry hates him back. Severus hated James because he took Lily from him,this is another reason he hates Harry so much because he looks like his father. However, in Deathly Hallows Part 2 we discover that Snape is in fact a hero. He sacrifices him self to save the wizarding world, Harry recognises this and names a child after him in honour of his braveness