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Gary Oldman
Actor

Gary Oldman

21 Mar 1958Born
68Age
103Credits
London, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

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.

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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.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 103 credits.

  1. TBAThe Year of Magical ThinkingFilm
  2. TBAWho Was Lee Harvey Oswald?Film: Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)
  3. 2024ParthenopeFilm: John Cheever
  4. 2023OppenheimerFilm: Harry Truman
  5. 2022Slow HorsesSeries: Jackson Lamb (36 episodes)
  6. 2021Hitman's Wife's BodyguardFilm: Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)
  7. 2021The Woman in the WindowFilm: Alistair Russell
  8. 2021CrisisFilm: Dr. Tyrone Brower
  9. 2020MankFilm: Herman Mankiewicz
  10. 2020A Place Among the DeadFilm: GO
  11. 2019The CourierFilm: Ezekiel Mannings
  12. 2019The LaundromatFilm: Jürgen Mossack
  13. 2019MaryFilm: David
  14. 2019Killers AnonymousFilm: The Man
  15. 2018ObscuraFilm: Special guest
  16. 2018Hunter KillerFilm: CJCS Charles Donnegan
  17. 2018TauFilm: Tau (voice)
  18. 2017Darkest HourFilm: Winston Churchill
  19. 2017The Hitman's BodyguardFilm: Vladislav Dukhovich
  20. 2017The Space Between UsFilm: Nathaniel Shepherd
  21. 2016Man DownFilm: Captain Peyton
  22. 2016CriminalFilm: Quaker Wells
  23. 2015The DriverFilm: Cy (voice)
  24. 2015Child 44Film: General Mikhail Nesterov
  25. 2014Dawn of the Planet of the ApesFilm: Dreyfus
  26. 2014RoboCopFilm: Dr. Dennett Norton
  27. 2013La Petite MortFilm: Narrator (voice)
  28. 2013ParanoiaFilm: Nicholas Wyatt
  29. 2012Guns, Girls and GamblingFilm: Elvis Elvis
  30. 2012LawlessFilm: Floyd Banner
  31. 2012The Dark Knight RisesFilm: Commissioner Gordon
  32. 2012Jack White: UnstagedFilm: Director
  33. 2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm: (archive footage)
  34. 2011Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyFilm: George Smiley
  35. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Film: Sirius Black
  36. 2011Kung Fu Panda 2Film: Shen (voice)
  37. 2011Red Riding HoodFilm: Father Soloman
  38. 2010One Night in TurinFilm: Narrator
  39. 2010The Book of EliFilm: Carnegie
  40. 2009Planet 51Film: General Grawl (voice)
  41. 2009A Christmas CarolFilm: Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)
  42. 2009Rain FallFilm: Holtzer
  43. 2009The UnbornFilm: Rabbi Joseph Sendak
  44. 2008The Dark KnightFilm: Gordon
  45. 2008Gotham TonightSeries: Lt. James Gordon (1 episode)
  46. 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixFilm: Sirius Black
  47. 2006The BackwoodsFilm: Paul
  48. 2005Chutzpah, This Is?Film
  49. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFilm: Sirius Black
  50. 2005Dead FishFilm: Lynch
  51. 2005Batman BeginsFilm: Jim Gordon
  52. 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanFilm: Sirius Black
  53. 2003SinFilm: Charlie Storm
  54. 2002TiptoesFilm: Rolfe
  55. 2002Beat the DevilFilm: Devil
  56. 2002Interstate 60Film: O.W. Grant
  57. 2002Greg the BunnySeries (1 episode)
  58. 2001The HireSeries: Devil (1 episode)
  59. 2001HannibalFilm: Mason Verger
  60. 2001Nobody's BabyFilm: Buford Dill
  61. 2000The ContenderFilm: Shelly Runyon
  62. 1999JesusFilm: Pontius Pilate
  63. 1999JesusSeries: Pontius Pilate (2 episodes)
  64. 1998Quest for CamelotFilm: Ruber (voice)
  65. 1998Lost in SpaceFilm: Dr. Zachary Smith
  66. 1997Nil by MouthFilm: Writer, Director
  67. 1997Air Force OneFilm: Ivan Korshunov
  68. 1997The Fifth ElementFilm: Zorg
  69. 1996BasquiatFilm: Albert Milo
  70. 1995The Scarlet LetterFilm: Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
  71. 1995Murder in the FirstFilm: Associate Milton Glenn
  72. 1994Immortal BelovedFilm: Ludwig van Beethoven
  73. 1994FriendsSeries: Richard Crosby (1 episode)
  74. 1994Léon: The ProfessionalFilm: Norman Stansfield
  75. 1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey OswaldFilm: Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)
  76. 1993Romeo Is BleedingFilm: Jack Grimaldi
  77. 1993True RomanceFilm: Drexl Spivey
  78. 1993Fallen AngelsSeries: Pat Kelley (1 episode)
  79. 1992Bram Stoker's DraculaFilm: Dracula
  80. 1991JFKFilm: Lee Harvey Oswald

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