Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor of the stage and screen. He is a renowned stage actor in modern and classical productions and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His breakout performance was as the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Rickman is 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. This book is your ultimate resource for Alan Rickman. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Alan Rickman, Tybalt, BBC Television Shakespeare, Smiley's People, The Barchester Chronicles, Girls On Top, Die Hard, The January Man, Quigley Down Under, Truly, Madly, Deeply, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Close My Eyes (film), Closet Land, Bob Roberts, Fallen Angels (TV series), Mesmer (film), An Awfully Big Adventure, Sense and Sensibility (film), Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, Michael Collins (film), The Winter Guest, Judas Kiss (1998 film), Dark Harbor, Dogma (film), Galaxy Quest, Help! I'm a Fish, Blow Dry, The Search for John Gissing, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film), King of the Hill, Love Actually, Something the Lord Made, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film), Marvin the Paranoid Android, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film), Snow Cake, Nobel Son, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film), Bottle Shock, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film), Alice in Wonderland (2010 film), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, The Wildest Dream, Noel Odell, The Song of Lunch, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Gambit (2012 film).