Editing Alan Rickman (section)

===2001–2011: ''Harry Potter'' and acclaim ===

In 2001, he first appeared as [[Severus Snape]], the potions master, in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''. His portrayal of the role throughout the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' series (2001–2011) was dark, but the character's motivations were not clear early on.<ref>{{cite web|last=Berman|first=Craig|url=http://www.today.com/id/19718440/ns/today-today_books/t/potters-foe-severus-snape-good-or-evil/|title=Is Potter's foe, Severus Snape, good or evil?|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|TODAY]]|date=16 July 2007|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128033414/http://www.today.com/id/19718440/ns/today-today_books/t/potters-foe-severus-snape-good-or-evil/|archive-date=28 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, Rickman performed onstage in [[Noël Coward]]'s [[romantic comedy]] ''[[Private Lives]]''. After its successful run at the [[Albery Theatre]] in the West End, it transferred to Broadway and ended in September 2002; he reunited with his ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' co-star [[Lindsay Duncan]] and director [[Howard Davies (director)|Howard Davies]] in the [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier]] and [[Tony Award]]-winning production.<ref>Brantley, Ben. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/29/theater/theater-review-take-hate-add-love-and-shake-tenderly-for-a-coward-cocktail.html "Theater Review; Take Hate, Add Love and Shake Tenderly for a Coward Cocktail"]. ''The New York Times'', 29 April 2002</ref> Rickman also voiced the character of "King Philip" in the 2002 ''[[King of the Hill]]'' episode, "Joust Like a Woman".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0620251|title=Joust Like a Woman|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>

In 2003, Rickman starred in the ensemble Christmas-themed romantic comedy ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003) as Harry, the foolish husband of [[Emma Thompson]]'s character. The film, written and directed by [[Richard Curtis]], has been called "a modern classic" by ''[[The Independent]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Love Actually: We now (finally) know what happened with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson's Harry and Karen |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |newspaper=The Independent |date=13 December 2015 |access-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013152606/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/love-actually-we-finally-know-what-happened-alan-rickman-and-emma-thompson-s-harry-and-karen-a6771436.html |archive-date=13 October 2020}}</ref> Rickman was nominated for an [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for his work as Dr. [[Alfred Blalock]] in [[HBO]]'s ''[[Something the Lord Made]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web |title=8th Annual TV Awards (2004) |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/8th-annual-tv-awards-2004/ |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> In 2005, he lent his voice to [[Marvin the Paranoid Android]] in science fiction comedy ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) starring [[Martin Freeman]], [[Sam Rockwell]], and [[Zooey Deschanel]]. 

[[File:MyNameIsRachelCorriePlayhouseTheatre20060329.jpg|thumb|''My Name Is Rachel Corrie''—a play co-written and directed by Rickman—playing at the [[Playhouse Theatre]], London, March 2006]]

In early 2005, ''[[My Name is Rachel Corrie]]'', a play composed from [[Rachel Corrie]]'s journals and emails from Gaza and compiled by Rickman and journalist [[Katharine Viner]], in a production directed by Rickman, premiered at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London and was later revived in October 2005. The West End production saw Rickman win the [[Theatregoers' Choice Awards]] for Best Director.<ref>{{cite news |last=Viner |first=Katharine |author-link=Katharine Viner |title='Let me fight my monsters' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/israel/Story/0,2763,1454990,00.html |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=8 April 2005 |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> The play was to be transferred to the [[New York Theatre Workshop]] the following year, but when it was postponed indefinitely over the possibility of boycotts and protests from those who saw it as "anti-Israeli [[Agitprop|agit-prop]]", the British producers denounced the decision as censorship, and withdrew the show. Rickman called it "censorship born out of fear". [[Harold Pinter]], [[Vanessa Redgrave]] and [[Tony Kushner]] among others, criticised the decision to indefinitely delay the show.<ref name=WPost>{{cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Adam |title=Alan Rickman, actor who brought dynamic menace to ''Die Hard'' and ''Harry Potter'', dies at 69 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114174322/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/alan-rickman-actor-who-brought-dynamic-menace-to-die-hard-and-harry-potter-dies-at-69/2016/01/14/f94d1c8e-bac1-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html |archive-date=14 January 2016 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The one-woman play finally opened [[off-Broadway]] on 15 October 2006 for an initial run of 48 performances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |last2=Simonson |first2=Robert |title=My Name Is Rachel Corrie to Play Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane |url=https://playbill.com/article/my-name-is-rachel-corrie-to-play-off-broadways-minetta-lane-com-133350 |url-status=live |website=[[Playbill]] |date=22 June 2006 |access-date=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403131030/https://playbill.com/article/my-name-is-rachel-corrie-to-play-off-broadways-minetta-lane-com-133350 |archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref> Despite the adverse reaction from pro-Israel groups, overall, the play was very popular, especially in London. "I never imagined that the play would create such acute controversy," Rickman said. He added, "Many Jews supported it. The New York producer was Jewish and we held a discussion after every performance. Both Israelis and Palestinians participated in the discussions and there was no shouting in the theatre. People simply listened to each other."<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Michael |title=Alan Rickman, Renowned British Actor, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-1.5390712 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Norton">{{cite news |last=Norton |first=Ben |title=Remembering Alan Rickman's pro-Palestinian play about Rachel Corrie, American activist crushed by Israeli bulldozer |url=https://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/remembering_alan_rickmans_pro_palestinian_play_about_rachel_corrie_american_activist_crushed_by_israeli_bulldozer/ |work=Salon |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Alan Rickman by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Rickman at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]

He starred in the independent film ''[[Snow Cake]]'' (2006) with [[Sigourney Weaver]] and [[Carrie-Anne Moss]], and ''[[Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)|Perfume: The Story of a Murderer]]'' (also 2006), directed by [[Tom Tykwer]]. He appeared as [[Judge Turpin]] in the critically acclaimed [[Tim Burton]] film ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007) alongside [[Johnny Depp]], and his ''Harry Potter'' co-stars [[Helena Bonham Carter]] and [[Timothy Spall]].<ref>{{cite news| last = Ebert| first = Roger| author-link = Roger Ebert| title = Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street| publisher = rogerebert.suntimes.com| date = 21 December 2007| url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/REVIEWS/712200305| access-date = 24 November 2020| archive-date = 3 October 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121003120512/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071220%2FREVIEWS%2F712200305| url-status = dead}}</ref> The same year he also played the egotistical, Nobel Prize-winning father in the black comedy ''[[Nobel Son]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news |last=Schaefer |first=Stephen |date=3 December 2008 |title=Alan Rickman a prized villain in 'Nobel Son' |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/12/03/alan-rickman-a-prized-villain-in-nobel-son/ |work=[[Boston Herald]] |access-date=14 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808005225/https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/12/03/alan-rickman-a-prized-villain-in-nobel-son/ |archive-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> Rickman starred in the 2008 movie ''Bottle Shock'' as a Paris-based wine expert named Steven Spurrier, who heads to Napa Valley California in search of worthy wines to bring back to France for the competition that year (based on a true story). In 2009, Rickman was awarded the [[James Joyce Award]] by [[University College Dublin]]'s [[Literary and Historical Society (University College Dublin)|Literary and Historical Society]].<ref name=RTE14Jan2016/> In October and November 2010, Rickman starred in the eponymous role in [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' at the [[Abbey Theatre]], Dublin alongside [[Lindsay Duncan]] and [[Fiona Shaw]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Abbey Theatre – Amharclann na Mainistreach |url=http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/1299 |url-status=dead |publisher=Abbeytheatre.ie |access-date=9 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112232/http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/1299 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> The ''[[Irish Independent]]'' called Rickman's performance breathtaking.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/stars-set-stage-alight-in-ibsens-dark-tale-2383120.html|title=Stars set stage alight in Ibsen's dark tale |work=Irish Independent |date=17 October 2010 |access-date=9 July 2011}}</ref> He reprised the role in a production at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web |title=John Gabriel Borkman, with Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Lindsay Duncan, Begins at BAM Jan. 7 |url=https://playbill.com/article/john-gabriel-borkman-with-alan-rickman-fiona-shaw-lindsay-duncan-begins-at-bam-jan-7-com-174952 |website=Playbill |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Alan Rickman after Seminar (1).jpg|thumb|upright|Rickman at the [[John Golden Theatre]] in 2011]]

In 2010, he starred in the [[BBC]] television production ''[[The Song of Lunch]]'' alongside [[Emma Thompson]]. That same year he provided the voice of [[Caterpillar (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Absolem the Caterpillar]] in Tim Burton's film ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010).<ref name=GuardianObit>{{cite news|last=Coveney|first=Michael|title=Alan Rickman obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-obituary|date=14 January 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, UK|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114172132/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-obituary|archive-date=14 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman again appeared as [[Severus Snape]] in the final instalment in the ''Harry Potter'' series, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011). Throughout the series, his portrayal of Snape garnered widespread critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html|title=Daniel Radcliffe: Alan Rickman deserves Oscar nomination for Severus Snape|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=7 July 2011|access-date=10 October 2013|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402073207/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8622336/Daniel-Radcliffe-Alan-Rickman-deserves-Oscar-nomination-for-Severus-Snape.html|archive-date=2 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the <!-- No definite article. -->''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said Rickman "as always, makes the most lasting impression",<ref name="DH2-LATimes">{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story|title=Movie review: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2'|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|author-link=Kenneth Turan|date=13 July 2011|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=13 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812112617/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter-20110714,0,4612921.story|archive-date=12 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine called Rickman "sublime at giving us a glimpse at last into the secret nurturing heart that{{nbsp}}... Snape masks with a sneer."<ref name="DH2-RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713|title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2|last=Travers|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Travers|date=13 July 2011|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=13 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914075846/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2-20110713|archive-date=14 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Media coverage characterised Rickman's performance as worthy of nomination for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=Oscar>{{cite news|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/|title='Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' For Your Consideration Oscars Ad Launched|last=Schwartz|first=Terri|date=9 November 2011|publisher=[[MTV]]|access-date=10 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111095507/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/09/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-for-your-consideration-oscars-ad-launched/|archive-date=11 November 2011|url-status=dead}}{{indent|3}}{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823|title=Harry Potter: Alan Rickman Destined for Oscar Nomination?|last=Lukac|first=Michael|date=15 July 2011|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=7 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162417/http://www.ibtimes.com/harry-potter-alan-rickman-destined-oscar-nomination-645823|archive-date=9 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> His last appearance as Snape saw him receive award nominations in 2011, including at the [[38th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]] and the [[2011 Scream Awards|Scream Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=7 September 2011 |title='Harry Potter,' 'X-Men: First Class' lead Scream Awards |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=7 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115504/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/09/07/harry-potter-x-men-first-class-lead-scream-awards/#/0 |archive-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2011, Rickman opened in ''[[Seminar (play)|Seminar]]'', a new play by [[Theresa Rebeck]], at the [[John Golden Theatre]] on Broadway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html|title=Shredding Egos, One Semicolon at a Time – 'Seminar' by Theresa Rebeck, a review|first=Ben|last=Brantley|work=The New York Times|date=20 November 2011|access-date=23 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124025354/http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/theater/reviews/seminar-by-theresa-rebeck-with-alan-rickman-review.html|archive-date=24 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Rickman, who left the production in April, won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Play<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar|title=Alan Rickman's Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Win Brings Back Memories of a 'Very Good Time' in Seminar|first=Ben|last=Brantley|publisher=Broadway.com|date=15 May 2012|access-date=24 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618060228/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161907/alan-rickmans-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-win-brings-back-memories-of-a-very-good-time-in-seminar/|archive-date=18 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for a [[Drama League Award]] for Outstanding Distinguished Performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424|title=2012 Drama League Award Nominations Announced!|first=Ben|last=Brantley|publisher=Broadwayworld.com|date=24 April 2012|access-date=24 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426212948/http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Drama-League-Nominations-Announced-20120424|archive-date=26 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>