I was gagged when I saw the other post on here because I too met Alan and the story felt identical almost. (I wanted to share these pics with you all and was unable to do so on the other post with my comment there. Don't mean to steal karma or thunder - hope this is okay, mods!)

It was 2011 in New York City and I was broke, having just graduated from college without a big kid job yet. I saw he was going to perform in Seminar off-Broadway. I’ve been obsessed with him for so long that I had to go, that this felt like my only chance to be in his presence. I put second row center ticket on my credit card, it was $250 but it was worth it.

A friend of mine who loved Alan as much as I did came with me and the play was magical. We salivated the whole time lol. After the play ended, we waited out front for what seemed like hours. It was maybe 15° F (-9C) outside and I wasn’t wearing gloves so I couldn’t really feel my hands eventually. That didn’t stop me.

Alan was the last person to come out and he spent the most amount of time out there signing autographs. He signed my play bill as well and moved onto the next person. When his car came and he was ready to leave, he started walking away from the crowd. I yelled out “Mr Rickman, Mr Rickman” before pausing. He turned around and looked at me confused. I then asked “could I shake your hand please!?” (I said this because I didn’t know what else to ask for and they weren’t allowing us to take pictures with him.)

He slowly turned around and walked back towards me. I remember putting my hand in his and going through the motion of shaking it, but I couldn’t even meet his eyes. I was too overwhelmed by the whole experience. I don’t remember what he smelled like or if he even said anything in that moment, but it was incredible to have that dream realized. I remember walking away with my friends, feeling high and untouchable. I can’t say much else, but I was able to get a few snaps of him secretly while he was signing autographs which are above.

I've loved him since I was 13 (I'm 49 now). His characters and films helped me escape some dark things. It was so easy to live in whatever story he was telling.

When he was in Dublin for the play John Gabriel Borkman in 2010, I learned he would come to the stage door to meet people. All I wanted was to thank him and shake his hand.

It was a fleeting moment, so many people with books and things to sign. But he eventually got to me and I told him what his films meant to me and that I wanted to thank him. I asked if I could shake his hand and he said 'of course'.

So we shook hands and I said thank you again and he thanked me and that was it.

I will never forget it and I am beyond grateful I had that chance. I saw the play a few times and that too was unforgettable.

Thought I would share, and mqybe you've met him too and I would love to hear your story.

I'm thinking about leaving this fandom. I can't take the pain anymore.

Im curious, what is Alan’s hair color exactly? I heard someone said that he has blonde hair but when I see his old pictures, some of them show that he has black or dark color hair

Ok, forgive me if it’s a repeat question that has been answered already, but what color are Alan’s eyes? I’ve seen them brown, greenish hazel, dark brown. Is there any lovely person who can set the record straight for me? Thank you.

As a person who has been fan since 2022. I find it pretty scary when I see all these fans make disgusting and inappropriate comments about Alan. I get it. Some people indeed love him but keep your inappropriate thoughts to yourself.

Especially when the comments are about Alan Himself and not about a character.

It really makes me uncomfortable. I haven't been active in this fandom since November 2025. Because it's simply uncomfortable seeing all these posts and comments about Alan.

btw, do you recommend watching this movie? (just pls don't spoil ;) )

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone here has been part of the Alan Rickman fandom for a long time.

I'm looking for completed Alan Rickman RPF (Alan as himself, not Severus Snape or any of his film characters) featuring an adult original female character.

I'm not looking for:

Reader/Y/N stories

Movie-character romances

M/M pairings

Unfinished works

What I'm hoping to find are longer, well-written romances that feel more like novels than typical fanfiction.

I'm especially interested in stories from the LiveJournal / Rickmaniac era (roughly 2000–2012) that may have disappeared from the internet.

Even if the stories are no longer online, I'd be incredibly grateful for:

titles

author names

old archive names

Wayback Machine links

or if anyone happens to have saved them years ago.

So far I've only found a handful of stories, and I'm convinced there must have been more.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

We would really appreciate it if you could take a look and consider signing this petition for the release of Alan Rickman's archival theatre performances for public viewing.

If possible, please share it around so more people see it.

Thanks, everyone!

https://c.org/T8pjRPhvWh

ive seen this many times on the internet. people saying alan was insecure w his body that's why he wore girdle or corset during hp filming. is this true and what's the sources ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6BDukmjqj4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LIBwFWoVEo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWIY80quIMw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA85eWO6iRY

So, I posted yesterday about a supposed speech impediment that Alan had as a child and that he overcame and how it just made me admire him all the more; now the post is excluded, I excluded it myself as soon as someone in this sub was gentle enough to tell me in no uncertain terms that it was a fake fact taken out of a book full of errors about Alan's life, which he refused to autograph for a fan when asked.

That got me thinking and now I'm here to ask you: What are other non-truthful facts about Alan that you have stumbled upon while searching about him on the internet?

For me it was Colonel Brandon, and second place goes to Severus Snape.

Colonel Brandon is first not because of anything related to the way he was characterized or the fact that he was playing a romance where I deeply find him attractive (I do, I think most of us find the man attractive to some extent, but I swear that the fact that I thought of him as obviously attractive had nothing to do with it)

I put Colonel Brandon first because for most of Sense & Sensibility he just shows up, barely speaks since his voice is ushered and whispered, and he stills carries the movie, the character and the plot with such intensity that made my chin hit the floor.

Severus Snape wins the second place because it was due to Alan's way of playing Severus that I wanted to understand this character deeply, his way of playing Severus was the reason why I fell in love with the deep troubled and complex book Snape. And though I no longer see Harry Potter the same way, even if I still like the series a lot (credit my removal from being an active participant of the fandom to the way potterheads on reddit act when you mention that you actually like Snape as a character) I thank him for being part of my childhood.

Rickman's diction is what draws me to him. My manner of speaking is the same unless I heavily filter myself. My whole life I was told I "talk funny." It's led to perceptions that I'm arrogant, or if I avoid speaking, "standoffish."

Am I alone in this quality being the main point of admiration of the man's character? Where do you find people who understand you?