His mother was largely left alone to raise him and his three siblings after his father passed away from cancer when he was eight years old.
He was quite good in calligraphy and watercolor painting when he was young. Rickman received his education through the Direct Grant program at West Acton First School, Derwentwater Primary School in Acton, and Latymer Upper School in London, where he developed an interest in play.
From 1965 to 1968, Rickman attended Chelsea College of Art and Design. From 1968 to 1970, he studied at the Royal College of Art.His training enabled him to work as a graphic designer for the Notting Hill Herald and the Royal College of Art’s internal magazine, ARK; he later remarked that he found graphic design to be a more secure career than acting and that theatre school “wasn’t regarded the smart thing to do at 18.”
After graduating, Rickman founded Graphiti with a group of friends, but after three years of profitable operation, he made the decision to focus on acting as a career.He sent a letter to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he studied from 1972 to 1974, asking for an audition. He supported himself by dressing Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Sir Ralph Richardson while he was there.
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