Bob Hoskins is a British actor, director and writer.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/ He established himself in notable film and television roles during the 70s, and by the 1980s became an Academy Award-nominated actor. He continued to work often in low-budget local films, but has a number of international box-office hits such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Hook 1991).http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/480058/ Born in Bury St. Edmunds in England in 1942 to father Robert and mother Elise, Hoskins spent part of his youth performing a variety of jobs, such as a circus fire-eater, before finding himself in acting.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio On April 24, 2010, Richard Eden of the Telegraph reported Hoskins was well-enough established to turn down a lucrative role in Hollywood film Soldiers of Fortune to ensure he did not miss his daughter's wedding.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7629067/Bob-Hoskins-chooses-daughter-over-Hollywood.html

Hoskins made his stage debut in 1968's Feather Pluckers and first appeared on television in an episode of Villains in 1972.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio He soon demonstrated a solid foundation for an acting career with performances in television and film. He was sheet-music salesman Arthur Parker in TV series Pennies from Heaven (1978) and played Harold Shand in cult crime film The Long Good Friday (1980).http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/480058/ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio He had a wide variety of film roles in the 1980s, most notably as George, a character described by ScreenOnline as a "hard man with a soft heart," in Neil Jordan's 1986 film Mona Lisa. Hoskins garnered a best actor Academy Award nomination, won a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts award) and won a Golden Globe for his portrayal.http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/480058/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091538/awards

Following the international exposure from his Mona Lisa performance, Hoskins played private eye Eddie Valiant in the hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio In 1990's Mermaids he performed opposite Cher and a young Christina Ricci.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100140/ The following year he was the henchman Smee in Steven Spielberg's Peter Pan-retelling Hook.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio Although Super Mario Bros. in 1993 did not even make half the $48 million it cost to produce (in the domestic market), Hoskins moved on to play J. Edgar Hoover in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995) and a tabloid editor in the John Travolta vehicle Michael (1996).http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=supermariobros.htm http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio Going back to his roots in 1997, he starred in British film TwentyFourSeven as a local boxing club owner who aims to make a difference in the lives of the local youth.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio Hoskins has continued to work regularly on film and television projects.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020457/bio

• 2011: Neverland as Smee (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810488/
• 2011: Will as Daveyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810488/
• 2010: Made in Dagenham as Albert Passinghamhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2009: A Christmas Carol as Mr. Fezziwig / Old Joehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2009: The Street as Paddy Gargan in episodes "#3.6" and "#3.1" (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2008: Pinocchio as Gepetto (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2008: Doomsday as Bill Nelsonhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2008: The Englishman's Boy as Damon Ira Chance (TV mini-series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2007: Go Go Tales as The Baronhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2007: Ruby Blue as Jackhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2007: Outlaw as Walter Lewishttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2007: Sparkle as Vincehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2006: The Wind in the Willows as Badger (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2006: Hollywoodland as Eddie Mannixhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2006: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Winston (voice)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2006: Paris, I Love You (aka Paris Je T'aime) as Bob in segment "Pigalle"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/ http://www.timeout.com/film/people/285193/bob-hoskins.html
• 2005: I Stay as Dr. Leon Pattersonhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2005: Mrs Henderson Presents as Vivian Van Dammhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2005: Son of the Mask as Odinhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2005: Danny the Dog as Barthttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2004: Beyond the Sea as Charlie Cassotto Maffiahttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2004: Vanity Fair as Sir Pitt Crawleyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2003: Den of Lions as Darius Paskevichttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2003: Frasier as Coach Fuller in episode "Trophy Girlfriend" (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2003: The Sleeping Dictionary as Henryhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2003: Il papa buono as Angelo Roncalli / Pope John XXIII (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2002: Maid in Manhattan as Lionel Blochhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2002: Where Eskimos Live as Sharkeyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2001: The Lost World as Prof. George Challenger (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2001: Last Orders as Rayhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2001: Enemy at the Gates as Nikita Khrushchevhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2000: Don Quixote as Sancho Panza (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2000: Noriega: God's Favorite as Manuel Noriega (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/
• 2000: American Virgin as Joeyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/

"Whoever I play, whoever I become, I must have a starting point. I must be sure of who I am, so sure it doesn't worry me, before I become someone else,"—Interview with journalist Douglas Thompson for his website.http://www.dougiethompson.com/bobhoskins_page2.htm

"I started my career by becoming a stalker, watching women in the street, the way they greet each other. I thought if I could capture some of that expression, that depth of emotion, it will make me interesting to watch as an actor,"—Interview with Nigel Farndale for the Telegraph on October 27, 2009.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6416580/Bob-Hoskins-interview-My-own-mum-wouldnt-call-me-pretty.html

"I did a film called Super Mario Brothers, which totally turned me off Hollywood. I just had it with the mould I was getting put in,"—Interview with Xan Brooks for The Independent on March 29, 1998.http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/interview-bob-hoskins-bobs-their-uncle-1153047.html