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Gary Oldman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1958-03-21,London, England, UK
Gender
Male
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. 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

The Fifth Element

7.562

The Fifth Element
1997-05-02

Léon: The Professional

8.3

Léon: The Professional
1994-09-14

The Dark Knight

8.525

The Dark Knight
2008-07-16

7.719

Batman Begins
2005-06-10

7.541

True Romance
1993-09-09

6.6

Basquiat
1996-08-09

Romeo Is Bleeding

6.3

Romeo Is Bleeding
1993-09-13

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

8.011

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004-05-31

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005-11-16

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7.674

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007-07-08

5.429

Lost in Space
1998-04-03

6.9

State of Grace
1990-09-14

7.604

JFK
1991-12-20

The Scarlet Letter

6.113

The Scarlet Letter
1995-10-13

6.7

Jesus
1999-12-05

7.383

Interstate 60
2002-04-13

The Book of Eli

6.796

The Book of Eli
2010-01-14

6.653

The Contender
2000-10-13

Murder in the First

7.145

Murder in the First
1995-01-20

3.8

Tiptoes
2002-12-17

6.767

Hannibal
2001-02-08

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

8.084

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011-07-12

6.479

Air Force One
1997-07-25

5.417

The Backwoods
2006-09-24

Prick Up Your Ears

6.635

Prick Up Your Ears
1987-04-17

4.655

Rain Fall
2009-04-24

Immortal Beloved

7.1

Immortal Beloved
1994-12-16

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

7.305

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022-01-01

5.2

The Unborn
2009-01-09

5.5

Criminal Law
1989-04-28

5.4

Track 29
1988-05-15

6.7

Sid and Nancy
1986-09-12

4.8

Sin
2003-01-01

One Night in Turin

6.2

One Night in Turin
2010-05-11

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

4.8

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
2022-03-09

5.885

Planet 51
2009-11-19

The Dark Knight Rises

7.789

The Dark Knight Rises
2012-07-17

A Christmas Carol

6.897

A Christmas Carol
2009-11-04

6.6

The Firm
1989-02-26

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

10

Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009-06-01

5.096

Nobody's Baby
2001-01-01

Kung Fu Panda 2

7.052

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011-05-25

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

6.623

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011-09-16

Red Riding Hood

5.984

Red Riding Hood
2011-03-10

Quest for Camelot

6.83

Quest for Camelot
1998-05-15

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

6.9

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991-02-08

5.443

Dead Fish
2005-10-11

6.977

Beat the Devil
2002-11-22

7.062

Lawless
2012-08-29

6.657

Meantime
1983-10-16

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

7.6

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04

5.636

Chattahoochee
1990-04-20

Lost In Space Forever

6.8

Lost In Space Forever
1998-01-01

5.885

RoboCop
2014-01-30

We Think the World of You

6.294

We Think the World of You
1988-12-22

5.737

Paranoia
2013-08-14

Guns, Girls and Gambling

5.4

Guns, Girls and Gambling
2012-09-05

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

7.335

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014-07-08

6.3

Child 44
2015-03-15

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

6.6

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012-10-10

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

7.7

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004-06-11

6.721

Parthenope
2024-10-24

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

4.5

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021-03-26

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

7.654

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022-04-09

6.02

Henry & June
1990-09-28

0

Flying Horse

Vem Var Dracula

0

Vem Var Dracula
1996-10-02

6.212

Criminal
2016-04-07

8.045

Oppenheimer
2023-07-19

0

Morgan's Boy
1984-10-10

Honest Decent & True

0

Honest Decent & True
1986-02-09

6

Man Down
2015-09-12

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

0

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
2021-02-27

The Space Between Us

7.058

The Space Between Us
2017-01-26

3.5

Remembrance
1982-10-01

5.5

Heading Home
1991-01-13

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

6.182

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
1992-01-01

The Hitman's Bodyguard

6.892

The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017-08-16

7.352

Darkest Hour
2017-11-22

6.901

Hunter Killer
2018-10-19

Jack White: Unstaged

0

Jack White: Unstaged
2012-04-27

Countdown to Zero

6.4

Countdown to Zero
2010-01-25

Rat in the Skull

0

Rat in the Skull
1987-01-01

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

6

Alan Clarke: His Own Man
2000-09-18

England's Glory

2

England's Glory
1987-01-01

4.98

Mary
2019-09-19

Chutzpah, This Is?

5

Chutzpah, This Is?
2005-11-22

Director: Alan Clarke

0

Director: Alan Clarke
1991-07-12

9

The Human Face
2017-08-01

6

The Laundromat
2019-09-27

5.2

La Petite Mort
2013-08-15

6.165

Tau
2018-06-29

Killers Anonymous

4.63

Killers Anonymous
2019-06-27

The Woman in the Window

5.991

The Woman in the Window
2021-05-13

0

Obscura
2018-10-24

6.3

Crisis
2021-02-26

6.683

Mank
2020-11-13

5.956

The Courier
2019-11-22

5.8

The Driver
2015-06-03

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

5.438

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018-08-21

Criss Angel Trick'd Up

10

Criss Angel Trick'd Up
2016-10-12

I Am Steve McQueen

6.1

I Am Steve McQueen
2014-06-24

Bram Stoker's Dracula

7.443

Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992-11-13

Ending the Knight

7.2

Ending the Knight
2012-12-04

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

7.5

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993-11-09

The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

7.7

The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
2007-10-02

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

8

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007-10-08

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

8

In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007-10-02

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

5.6

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993-01-20

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

6.7

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001-08-21

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

6.665

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021-06-14

Exposing Muybridge

7

Exposing Muybridge
2021-10-01

A Place Among the Dead

2.5

A Place Among the Dead
2020-11-09

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

0

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016-06-13

Rachel and the Roarettes

0

Rachel and the Roarettes
1985-06-13

6

Greg the Bunny
2002-03-27

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.461

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

8.423

Friends
1994-09-22

6.7

Dramarama
1983-09-12

6.2

The Early Show
1999-11-01

6.7

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

5.9

Fallen Angels
1993-08-01

V Graham Norton

5

V Graham Norton
2002-05-06

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.261

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

7.6

The Hire
2001-04-26

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.184

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

7.167

Savage Builds
2019-06-14

7.994

Slow Horses
2022-04-01

The Graham Norton Show

7.179

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

6.961

The Oscars
1953-03-19

7.3

Gotham Tonight
2008-06-13

4.9

HBO First Look
1992-06-12

7.1

Conan
2010-11-08

8.6

Jesus
2000-05-14

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.6

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.461

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26