Gary Oldman
Born March 21, 1958 (Age: 67)
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London, England, UK
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.
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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Filmography
Parthenope
2024
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as John Cheever
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Age: 66
Oppenheimer
2023
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as Harry Truman
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Age: 65
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
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as Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)
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Age: 63
Crisis
2021
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as Dr. Tyrone Brower
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Age: 62
Mank
2020
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as Herman Mankiewicz
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Age: 62
Hunter Killer
2018
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as CJCS Charles Donnegan
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Age: 60
Darkest Hour
2017
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as Winston Churchill
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Age: 59
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
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as Vladislav Dukhovich
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Age: 59
The Space Between Us
2017
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as Nathaniel Shepherd
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Age: 58
Criminal
2016
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as Quaker Wells
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Age: 58
Man Down
2015
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as Captain Peyton
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Age: 57
Child 44
2015
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as General Mikhail Nesterov
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Age: 56
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014
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as Dreyfus
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Age: 56
RoboCop
2014
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as Dr. Dennett Norton
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Age: 55
Paranoia
2013
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as Nicholas Wyatt
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Age: 55
Lawless
2012
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as Floyd Banner
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Age: 54
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
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as Commissioner Gordon
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Age: 54
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
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as George Smiley
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Age: 53
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
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as Sirius Black
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Age: 53
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
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as Lord Shen (voice)
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Age: 53
Red Riding Hood
2011
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as Father Soloman
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Age: 52
The Book of Eli
2010
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as Carnegie
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Age: 51
Planet 51
2009
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as General Grawl (voice)
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Age: 51
A Christmas Carol
2009
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as Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)
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Age: 51
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
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as Self
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Age: 51
The Unborn
2009
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as Rabbi Joseph Sendak
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Age: 50
The Dark Knight
2008
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as Gordon
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Age: 50
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
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as Sirius Black
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Age: 49
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
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as Sirius Black
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Age: 47
Batman Begins
2005
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as Jim Gordon
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Age: 47
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
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as Sirius Black
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Age: 46
Hannibal
2001
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as Mason Verger
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Age: 42
The Contender
2000
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as Shelly Runyon
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Age: 42
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
2000
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as Self
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Age: 42
Quest for Camelot
1998
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as Ruber (voice)
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Age: 40
Lost in Space
1998
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as Dr. Zachary Smith
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Age: 40
Air Force One
1997
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as Ivan Korshunov
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Age: 39
The Fifth Element
1997
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as Zorg
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Age: 39
Vem Var Dracula
1996
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as Self
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Age: 38
Basquiat
1996
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as Albert Milo
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Age: 38
The Scarlet Letter
1995
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as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
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Age: 37
Murder in the First
1995
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as Associate Milton Glenn
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Age: 36
Léon: The Professional
1994
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as Norman Stansfield
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Age: 36
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
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as Jack Grimaldi
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Age: 35
True Romance
1993
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as Drexl Spivey
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Age: 35
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
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as Dracula
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Age: 34
JFK
1991
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as Lee Harvey Oswald
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Age: 33
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
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as Rosencrantz
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Age: 32
Henry & June
1990
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as Pop
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Age: 32
State of Grace
1990
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as Jackie
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Age: 32
Chattahoochee
1990
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as Emmett Foley
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Age: 32
Criminal Law
1989
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as Ben Chase
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Age: 31
Track 29
1988
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as Martin
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Age: 30
Sid and Nancy
1986
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as Sid Vicious
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Age: 28
Morgan's Boy
1984
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as Colin
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Age: 26