Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman born on 21 February 1946 was an English actor and director. Known for his languid tone and delivery, Rickman's signature sound was the result of a speech impediment when he could not move his lower jaw properly as a child. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” in 1985, and after the production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987 he was nominated for a Tony Award.Rickman's first cinematic role was as the German terrorist leader Hans Gruber in “Die Hard” (1988). He also appeared as the “Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” (1991), for which he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Elliott Marston in “Quigley Down Under” (1990); Jamie in “Truly, Madly, Deeply “(1990); P.L. O'Hara in “A Big Adventure “(1995); Colonel Brandon in “Sense and Sensibility” (1995); Alexander Dane in “Galaxy Quest “(1999); Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” series; Harry in “Love Actually “ (2003); Marvin the Paranoid Android in “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” (2005).

In the past, Alan Rickman has worked with celebrity makeup artists which include: Caroline Donnelly. Who is Alan Rickman's hair stylist? Some of the hair stylists that Alan Rickman has worked with for red carpet or editorial shoots include: Mitch Stone and Jennifer J.