Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Date of Birth:

Mar 21, 1958

Place of Birth:

New Cross, London, England, UK

Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, he is known for his versatility and intense acting style. He received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors to date.

Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in Remembrance (1982). He continued to follow a stage career in London's Royal Court. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including Cabaret, Romeo and Juliet, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Saved, The Country Wife and Hamlet. He rose to prominence in British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), while also attracting attention as the leader of a gang of football hooligans in the television film The Firm (1989). Regarded as a member of the "Brit Pack", he achieved greater recognition as a New York gangster in State of Grace (1990), Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991) and Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).

Oldman portrayed the villains in films such as True Romance (1993), The Fifth Element (1997), Air Force One (1997) and The Contender (2000); corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, whom he played in Léon: The Professional (1994), was called one of cinema's best villains. He also played Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (1994). He later appeared in franchise roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012) and a human leader, Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017). He was nominated for his portrayals of George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank (2020).

Oldman was executive producer of films like The Contender, Plunkett & Macleane (1999) and Nil by Mouth (1997), the latter of which he also wrote and directed. He featured in television shows such as Fallen Angels, Tracey Takes On... and Friends, voiced Ignitius and Viktor Reznov, respectively, in The Legend of Spyro and Call of Duty video games and appeared in music videos for David Bowie, Guns N' Roses and Annie Lennox.

filmography:

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

1992

The Hitman's Bodyguard The Hitman's Bodyguard

2017

Heading Home Heading Home

1991

Remembrance Remembrance

1982

The Space Between Us The Space Between Us

2017

Touch of Evil Touch of Evil

2011

Hunter Killer Hunter Killer

2018

Darkest Hour Darkest Hour

2017

Alan Clarke: His Own Man Alan Clarke: His Own Man

2000

England's Glory England's Glory

1987

Rat in the Skull Rat in the Skull

1987

Countdown to Zero Countdown to Zero

2010

Jack White: Unstaged Jack White: Unstaged

2012

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank

2021

Man Down Man Down

2015

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2022

Dracula Unearthed Dracula Unearthed

2022

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

Parthenope Parthenope

2024

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

2012

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004

Henry & June Henry & June

1990

Flying Horse Flying Horse

1970

Morgan's Boy Morgan's Boy

1984

Honest Decent & True Honest Decent & True

1986

Oppenheimer Oppenheimer

2023

In Search of Dracula In Search of Dracula

1996

Criminal Criminal

2016

Mary Mary

2019

Chutzpah, This Is? Chutzpah, This Is?

2005

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

2007

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?

1993

Ending the Knight Ending the Knight

2012

I Am Steve McQueen I Am Steve McQueen

2014

Bram Stoker's Dracula Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007

In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007

Exposing Muybridge Exposing Muybridge

2021

A Place Among the Dead A Place Among the Dead

2020

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

2021

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993

Criss Angel Trick'd Up Criss Angel Trick'd Up

2016

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018

La Petite Mort La Petite Mort

2013

Tau Tau

2018

The Laundromat The Laundromat

2019

The Human Face The Human Face

2017

Director: Alan Clarke Director: Alan Clarke

1991

Killers Anonymous Killers Anonymous

2019

The Woman in the Window The Woman in the Window

2021

The Courier The Courier

2019

The Driver The Driver

2015

Mank Mank

2020

Crisis Crisis

2021

Obscura Obscura

2018

Child 44 Child 44

2015

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

Hannibal Hannibal

2001

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

Tiptoes Tiptoes

2003

Murder in the First Murder in the First

1995

The Book of Eli The Book of Eli

2010

The Contender The Contender

2000

Air Force One Air Force One

1997

The Backwoods The Backwoods

2006

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

2022

The Unborn The Unborn

2009

Immortal Beloved Immortal Beloved

1994

Rain Fall Rain Fall

2009

Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears

1987

Interstate 60 Interstate 60

2002

Jesus Jesus

1999

Basquiat Basquiat

1996

Romeo Is Bleeding Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

True Romance True Romance

1993

Batman Begins Batman Begins

2005

Léon: The Professional Léon: The Professional

1994

The Dark Knight The Dark Knight

2008

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

JFK JFK

1991

The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter

1995

State of Grace State of Grace

1990

Lost in Space Lost in Space

1998

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

Criminal Law Criminal Law

1989

Track 29 Track 29

1988

Meantime Meantime

1983

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Lawless Lawless

2012

Beat the Devil Beat the Devil

2002

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

Dead Fish Dead Fish

2005

Chattahoochee Chattahoochee

1990

Lost In Space Forever Lost In Space Forever

1998

Paranoia Paranoia

2013

Guns, Girls and Gambling Guns, Girls and Gambling

2012

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017

We Think the World of You We Think the World of You

1988

RoboCop RoboCop

2014

Quest for Camelot Quest for Camelot

1998

Red Riding Hood Red Riding Hood

2011

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

2022

Planet 51 Planet 51

2009

One Night in Turin One Night in Turin

2010

Sin Sin

2003

Sid and Nancy Sid and Nancy

1986

A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol

2009

The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Rises

2012

Kung Fu Panda 2 Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

Nobody's Baby Nobody's Baby

2001

Heath Ledger: A Tribute Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009

The Firm The Firm

1989

The Fifth Element The Fifth Element

1997

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