• BIRTH 21/03/1958
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 20
  • MOVIES 83
  • DIRECTOR 2
  • SCRIPT 2
  • PRODUCTION 4
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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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Shows (20)

Friends
Friends
Richard Crosby
1994
Slow Horses
Slow Horses
Jackson Lamb
2022
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
Don Ross
1979
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
The Hire
The Hire
Devil
2001
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
1953
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self / Self - Guest
2010
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self / Self - Guest
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Screen Two
Screen Two
Bex / Derek Bates / Ian Tyson
1985
Savage Builds
Savage Builds
Self
2019
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
Pat Kelley
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self / Self - Guest
2014
Dramarama
Dramarama
Ben
1983
Frontline
Frontline
Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)
1983

Movies (83)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sirius Black
2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Sirius Black
2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sirius Black
2011
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Sirius Black
2007
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
Gordon
2008
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises
Commissioner Gordon
2012
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
Jim Gordon
2005
Léon
Léon
Norman Stansfield
1994
Le Cinquième Élément
Le Cinquième Élément
Zorg
1997
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Shen (voice)
2011
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dreyfus
2014
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to…
Self
2022
Hannibal
Hannibal
Mason Verger
2001
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula
1992
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Vladislav Dukhovich
2017
Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood
Father Soloman
2011
RoboCop
RoboCop
Dr. Dennett Norton
2014
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli
Carnegie
2010
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)
2009
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)
2021
Air Force One
Air Force One
Ivan Korshunov
1997
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
Alistair Russell
2021
Lawless
Lawless
Floyd Banner
2012
True Romance
True Romance
Drexl Spivey
1993
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour
Winston Churchill
2017
JFK
JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald
1991
Planet 51
Planet 51
General Grawl (voice)
2009
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Smiley
2011
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot
Ruber (voice)
1998
Hunter Killer
Hunter Killer
CJCS Charles Donnegan
2018
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
Dr. Zachary Smith
1998
Tau
Tau
Tau (voice)
2018
Criminal
Criminal
Quaker Wells
2016
Child 44
Child 44
General Mikhail Nesterov
2015
The Space Between Us
The Space Between Us
Nathaniel Shepherd
2017
The Unborn
The Unborn
Rabbi Joseph Sendak
2009
Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self
1992
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
2001
State of Grace
State of Grace
Jackie
1990
Parthenope
Parthenope
John Cheever
2024
Crisis
Crisis
Dr. Tyrone Brower
2021
Mank
Mank
Herman Mankiewicz
2020
Paranoia
Paranoia
Nicholas Wyatt
2013
Murder in the First
Murder in the First
Associate Milton Glenn
1995
The Laundromat
The Laundromat
Jürgen Mossack
2019
Criminal Law
Criminal Law
Ben Chase
1989
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
1995
Basquiat
Basquiat
Albert Milo
1997
Man Down
Man Down
Captain Peyton
2016
Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy
Sid Vicious
1986
The Courier
The Courier
Ezekiel Mannings
2019
Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding
Jack Grimaldi
1994
Mary
Mary
David
2019
Interstate 60
Interstate 60
O.W. Grant
2002
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Elvis Elvis
2012
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz
1991
I Am Steve McQueen
I Am Steve McQueen
Self
2014
Killers Anonymous
Killers Anonymous
The Man
2019
Tiptoes
Tiptoes
Rolfe
2002
Immortal Beloved
Immortal Beloved
Ludwig van Beethoven
1995
The Firm
The Firm
Bex Bissell
1989
Winona Ryder - Die Geister, die sie rief
Winona Ryder - Die Geister, die sie rief
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Contender
The Contender
Shelly Runyon
2000
Sin
Sin
Charlie Storm
2003
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears
Joe Orton
1987
Henry & June
Henry & June
Pop
1990
Nosferatu – Ein Film wie ein Vampir
Nosferatu – Ein Film wie ein Vampir
Self (archive footage)
2022
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
Devil
2002
Rain Fall
Rain Fall
Holtzer
2009
We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You
Johnny
1988
Meantime
Meantime
Coxy
1986
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
1993
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)
1993
A Place Among the Dead
A Place Among the Dead
GO
2020
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of…
Self (archive footage)
2007
Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee
Emmett Foley
1990
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
2021
Bosque de sombras
Bosque de sombras
Paul
2006
Nobody's Baby
Nobody's Baby
Buford Dill
2001
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram…
Self (archive footage)
2007
Countdown to Zero
Countdown to Zero
Self - Narrator (voice)
2010
Dead Fish
Dead Fish
Lynch
2005
Flying Horse
Flying Horse
Eadweard Muybridge
2022

Director (2)

Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth
1997
Flying Horse
Flying Horse
2022

Script (2)

Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth
1997
Flying Horse
Flying Horse
2022

Production (4)

Plunkett & Macleane
Plunkett & Macleane
1999
The Contender
The Contender
2000
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth
1997
Nobody's Baby
Nobody's Baby
2001

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