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Ian Holm Biography

Birth Name:Ian Holm Cuthbert

Birth Place:Goodmayes, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Was knighted for his services to drama in 1998 after being appointed a Commander of the British Empire in 1989
A 7-year-old Holms decided he wanted to be an actor after witnessing Charles Laughton's performance in "Les Miserables," and when he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he got the opportunity to act alongside the man who had inspired him
Is a self-proclaimed minimalist when it comes to acting and has used his skills to believably blend into multitudes of productions, from historical dramas like "Chariots of Fire" to fantasy adventures like "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit․"
His contemporary interpretations of Richard III and Henry V made him a star of the Royal Shakespeare Company
A severe case of stage fright during a performance of "The Iceman Cometh" kept him away from the stage for almost twenty years
His father was the superintendent of a Mental Hospital and one of the pioneers behind electric shock therapy

Awards

1969BAFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1979BAFTA TV Award-Best Actor: nominated
1979RTS Television Award-Best Performance: winner
1981Best Supporting Actor-: winner
1982Oscar-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1982BAFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Artist: winner
1985BAFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1986Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1986BSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1986International Fantasy Film Award-Best Actor: winner
1986NSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1996BAFTA Film Award-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1997Genie-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
1997KCFCC Award-Best Actor: winner
1997NBR Award-Best Acting by an Ensemble: winner
1997NYFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
1998CFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
1998NSFC Award-Best Actor: nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Drama Actor: nominated
1998OFCS Award-Best Actor: nominated
1998SFFCC Award-Best Actor: winner
1998TFCA Award-Best Performance, Male: winner
1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
2001ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: winner
2001OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
2002Actor-Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture: nominated
2002Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2002Sierra Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2002PFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: winner
2003ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: winner
2003NBR Award-Best Acting by an Ensemble: winner
2004Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
2004ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
2004Critics Choice Award-Best Acting Ensemble: winner
2004Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: winner
2004PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: nominated
2005Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2005Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2008Annie-Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: winner
2012Felix-Best Supporting Actor: nominated