Alan Rickman Harry Potter Cast

Rickman was a great of british stage and screen well known now for his work portraying severus snape in the harry potter films.

Alan rickman harry potter cast. The harry potter movie series is one of the biggest and best film franchises made and features the cream of the british acting crop. Alan rickman was about to quit the harry potter series then jk rowling told him a secret about snape one tiny secret told to him about the future of professor snape compelled actor alan rickman. The harry potter film series spanned from 2001 to 2011 and it helped launch many of its leading actors into stardom. Alan rickman had an older brother david a younger brother michael and a younger sister sheila.

With each new film more stellar british thespians were added to the roster of excellent actors from maggie smith to alan rickman to ralph fiennes to jim broadbent. He worked with a broad range of people across the world many of. Prince of thieves has died at the age of 69 his family has said. Mike marsland via getty images alan rickman attends the world premiere of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 it s been 20 years since the harry potter book series debuted and debate over its characters still rages on particularly over rickman s character snape.

When alan was 8 years old his father died. Main actors daniel radcliffe emma watson and rupert grint have all found acting success as adults both on stage and in films. Actor alan rickman known for films including harry potter die hard and robin hood. Alan rickman was born on a council estate in acton west london to margaret doreen rose bartlett of english and welsh descent and bernard rickman of irish descent who worked at a factory.