Not just in terms of his work for Pixar, but Alfred Molina is possibly one of Britain's most underrated big screen actors in general. For a start, not many people realise that he's British. The son of Spanish and Italian parents he can often be seen playing characters of varying nationalities, such as Bishop Manuel Aringarosa in The da Vinci Code, and Sheik Amar in Prince of Persia. Neither as exotic as MU's Professor Knight, though. Other film appearances include Boogie Nights, Species, and Raiders Of The Lost Ark, although it is undoubtedly as fan-favourite comic book villain Dr. Otto Octavius in the original Spider-Man 2 that gave him biggest, and best outing. Unfortunately his appearance alongside Dawn French in her melancholic sit-com Roger & Val Have Just Got In has seemingly become even more unknown than his work in Monsters University however.
