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Ian Holm

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Ian Holm Fast Facts:

Decided to become an actor at age 7 after seeing Charles Laughton in a stage production of Les Miserables.
Made his stage debut in 1954 as a spear carrier in Othello, and spent more than a decade with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
First big-screen role was in the 1968 drama The Bofors Gun, for which he won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor.
Developed an infamous case of stage fright in 1976, leaving in the middle of a preview performance of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh; did not return to the theatre until 1993, when he appeared in Harold Pinter's Moonlight.
Finally attracted the attention of Hollywood in 1979, when he portrayed the heartless android Ash in Ridley Scott's classic Alien.
Appointed a Commander of the British Empire in 1989, and knighted in 1998.
Published his autobiography, Acting My Life, in 2004.

Ian Holm Relationships:
Lynn Mary Shaw - Ex-wife
Bee Gilbert - Ex-significant Other
Sophie Baker - Ex-wife
Penelope Wilton - Ex-wife
Sophie de Stempel - Wife
Jessica Holm - Daughter
Sarah-Jane Holm - Daughter
Barnaby Holm - Son
Melissa Holm - Daughter
Harry Holm - Son
Dr. James Harvey Cuthbert - Father
Jean Wilson Cuthbert - Mother
Eric Cuthbert - Brother
Alice Pearl Massey - Stepdaughter
Ian Holm Awards:
1995 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1968 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Winner
1984 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
1981 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Artist - Winner
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1997 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1981 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1967 Tony: Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
College:
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England