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Gary Oldman

Acting 68 years old London, England, UK ★ 4.0
Born: March 21, 1958

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.

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Known For

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Gordon 2008
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer Harry Truman 2023
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Sirius Black 2004
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Sirius Black 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Sirius Black 2005

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer Harry Truman 2023
Mank
Mank Herman Mankiewicz 2020
The Laundromat
The Laundromat Jürgen Mossack 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (144)

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
Slow Horses
Slow Horses Jackson Lamb 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
Savage Builds
Savage Builds Self 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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
The Driver
The Driver Cy (voice) 2015
Child 44
Child 44 General Mikhail Nesterov 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 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
Conan
Conan Self 2010
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
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 2009
Rain Fall
Rain Fall Holtzer 2009
The Unborn
The Unborn Rabbi Joseph Sendak 2009
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Gordon 2008
Gotham Tonight
Gotham Tonight Lt. James 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
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka 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
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Sirius Black 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 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
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Sin
Sin Charlie Storm 2003
Tiptoes
Tiptoes Rolfe 2002
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil Devil 2002
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton Self 2002
Interstate 60
Interstate 60 O.W. Grant 2002
Greg the Bunny
Greg the Bunny 2002
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal Self 2001
The Hire
The Hire Devil 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 2000
Jesus
Jesus Pontius Pilate 1999
The Early Show
The Early Show Self 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
Friends
Friends Richard Crosby 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
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
True Romance
True Romance Drexl Spivey 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels Pat Kelley 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
HBO First Look
HBO First Look Self / Ludwig van Beethoven 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
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Track 29
Track 29 Martin 1988
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears Joe Orton 1987
Rat in the Skull
Rat in the Skull Police Constable Eric Naylor 1987
England's Glory
England's Glory Interviewee 1987
Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy Sid Vicious 1986
Honest Decent & True
Honest Decent & True Derek Bates 1986
Rachel and the Roarettes
Rachel and the Roarettes Gary 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Bex 1985
Morgan's Boy
Morgan's Boy Colin 1984
Morgan's Boy
Morgan's Boy Colin 1984
Meantime
Meantime Coxy 1983
Dramarama
Dramarama Ben 1983
Remembrance
Remembrance Daniel 1982
Knots Landing
Knots Landing Don Ross 1979
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Flying Horse
Flying Horse Eadweard Muybridge
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking

Directing Credits (4)

Writing Credits (2)

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