Teacher:In this task, you are given a context paragraph, a question based on that and corresponding answer of a question. Your task is to generate supporting fact/knowledge from context paragraph which helps in answering a given question.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director known for playing a variety of roles on stage and on screen. Rickman trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in modern and classical theatre productions. His first big television part came in 1982, but his big break was as the Vicomte de Valmont in the stage production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" in 1985, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Rickman gained wider notice for his film performances as Hans Gruber in "Die Hard" and Severus Snape in the "Harry Potter" film series. Question: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor who gained wider notice for his film performance as a fictional character in a film series who becomes a double-agen on behalf of who? Answer: Albus Dumbledore
Student:
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman 21 February 1946 14 January 2016 was an English actor and director known for playing a variety of roles on stage and on screen.