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Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Acting

Born: March 21, 1958London, England, UK

Sir 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.

Known For
Filmography
Parthenope

Parthenope

John Cheever

2024
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Harry Truman

2023
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Self (archive footage)

2022
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

Self (archive footage)

2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Self

2022
Exposing Muybridge

Exposing Muybridge

Self

2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)

2021
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

Alistair Russell

2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Self (archive footage)

2021
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

Self

2021
Crisis

Crisis

Dr. Tyrone Brower

2021
Mank

Mank

Herman Mankiewicz

2020
A Place Among the Dead

A Place Among the Dead

GO

2020
The Courier

The Courier

Ezekiel Mannings

2019
The Laundromat

The Laundromat

Jürgen Mossack

2019
Mary

Mary

David

2019
Killers Anonymous

Killers Anonymous

The Man

2019
Obscura

Obscura

Special guest

2018
Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer

CJCS Charles Donnegan

2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Self (archive footage)

2018
Tau

Tau

Tau (voice)

2018
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

Winston Churchill

2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Vladislav Dukhovich

2017
The Human Face

The Human Face

Self

2017
The Space Between Us

The Space Between Us

Nathaniel Shepherd

2017
Criss Angel Trick'd Up

Criss Angel Trick'd Up

Self

2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Self

2016
Criminal

Criminal

Quaker Wells

2016
Man Down

Man Down

Captain Peyton

2015
The Driver

The Driver

Cy (voice)

2015
Child 44

Child 44

General Mikhail Nesterov

2015
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dreyfus

2014
I Am Steve McQueen

I Am Steve McQueen

Self

2014
RoboCop

RoboCop

Dr. Dennett Norton

2014
La Petite Mort

La Petite Mort

Narrator (voice)

2013
Paranoia

Paranoia

Nicholas Wyatt

2013
Ending the Knight

Ending the Knight

Self

2012
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

Self

2012
Guns, Girls and Gambling

Guns, Girls and Gambling

Elvis Elvis

2012
Lawless

Lawless

Floyd Banner

2012
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

Commissioner Gordon

2012
Jack White: Unstaged

Jack White: Unstaged

Self

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

George Smiley

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Sirius Black

2011
Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

Lord Shen (voice)

2011
Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Father Soloman

2011
One Night in Turin

One Night in Turin

Narrator

2010
Countdown to Zero

Countdown to Zero

Narrator (voice)

2010
The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

Carnegie

2010
Planet 51

Planet 51

General Grawl (voice)

2009
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)

2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Self

2009
Rain Fall

Rain Fall

Holtzer

2009
The Unborn

The Unborn

Rabbi Joseph Sendak

2009
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Gordon

2008
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

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

Self (archive footage)

2007
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

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

Self (archive footage)

2007
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

Self (archive footage)

2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Sirius Black

2007
The Backwoods

The Backwoods

Paul

2006
Chutzpah, This Is?

Chutzpah, This Is?

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Sirius Black

2005
Dead Fish

Dead Fish

Lynch

2005
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

Jim Gordon

2005
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

Self

2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sirius Black

2004
Sin

Sin

Charlie Storm

2003
Tiptoes

Tiptoes

Rolfe

2002
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

Devil

2002
Interstate 60

Interstate 60

O.W. Grant

2002
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Self

2001
Hannibal

Hannibal

Mason Verger

2001
Nobody's Baby

Nobody's Baby

Buford Dill

2001
The Contender

The Contender

Shelly Runyon

2000
Alan Clarke: His Own Man

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

Self

2000
Jesus

Jesus

Pontius Pilate

1999
Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

Ruber (voice)

1998
Lost in Space

Lost in Space

Dr. Zachary Smith

1998
Lost In Space Forever

Lost In Space Forever

Self (also archive footage)

1998
Air Force One

Air Force One

Ivan Korshunov

1997
The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Zorg

1997
Vem Var Dracula

Vem Var Dracula

Self

1996
Basquiat

Basquiat

Albert Milo

1996
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

1995
Murder in the First

Murder in the First

Associate Milton Glenn

1995
Immortal Beloved

Immortal Beloved

Ludwig van Beethoven

1994
Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional

Norman Stansfield

1994
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)

1993
Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

Jack Grimaldi

1993
True Romance

True Romance

Drexl Spivey

1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Self

1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Dracula

1992
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

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

Self

1992
JFK

JFK

Lee Harvey Oswald

1991
Director: Alan Clarke

Director: Alan Clarke

1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz

1991
Heading Home

Heading Home

Ian Tyson

1991
Henry & June

Henry & June

Pop

1990
State of Grace

State of Grace

Jackie

1990
Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee

Emmett Foley

1990
Criminal Law

Criminal Law

Ben Chase

1989
The Firm

The Firm

Bex Bissell

1989
We Think the World of You

We Think the World of You

Johnny

1988
Track 29

Track 29

Martin

1988
Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

Joe Orton

1987
England's Glory

England's Glory

Interviewee

1987

Rat in the Skull

Police Constable Eric Naylor

1987
Sid and Nancy

Sid and Nancy

Sid Vicious

1986

Honest Decent & True

Derek Bates

1986
Rachel and the Roarettes

Rachel and the Roarettes

Gary

1985
Morgan's Boy

Morgan's Boy

Colin

1984
Meantime

Meantime

Coxy

1983
Remembrance

Remembrance

Daniel

1982