▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences , ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Foreign ▁Press ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Academy ▁of ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Law , ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁Sir ▁Laur ence ▁Oliv ier , ▁suggested ▁the ▁actor ' s ▁image ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁film ▁Sky ▁Captain ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁of ▁Tom orrow . ▁Using ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁computer ▁graphics , ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁Oliv ier ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁film , ▁playing ▁Dr . ▁Tot enk opf , ▁a ▁myster ious ▁scientific ▁genius ▁and ▁super villa in . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Law ▁port rayed ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁in ▁Alf ie , ▁the ▁re make ▁of ▁Bill ▁N aught on ' s ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁film , ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁origin ated ▁by ▁Michael ▁Ca ine ; ▁and ▁later ▁took ▁on ▁another ▁of ▁Ca ine ' s ▁earlier ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁film ▁S le uth , ▁adapted ▁by ▁Nobel ▁La ure ate ▁in ▁Liter ature ▁Harold ▁P inter , ▁while ▁Ca ine ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁origin ated ▁by ▁Oliv ier . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁port rayed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Kate ▁W ins let ' s ▁character ' s ▁single - parent ▁brother ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Hol iday , ▁a ▁modern - day ▁American ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁written , ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Nancy ▁Mey ers . ▁After ▁his ▁appearances ▁in ▁a