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.
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 (Movies)
Parthenope
Character:John Cheever
Release Date:24/10/2024
Oppenheimer
Character:Harry Truman
Release Date:19/07/2023
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/04/2022
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/03/2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2022
Exposing Muybridge
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Character:Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)
Release Date:14/06/2021
The Woman in the Window
Character:Alistair Russell
Release Date:13/05/2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/03/2021
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/2021
Crisis
Character:Dr. Tyrone Brower
Release Date:26/02/2021
Mank
Character:Herman Mankiewicz
Release Date:13/11/2020
A Place Among the Dead
Character:GO
Release Date:09/11/2020
The Courier
Character:Ezekiel Mannings
Release Date:22/11/2019
The Laundromat
Character:Jürgen Mossack
Release Date:27/09/2019
Mary
Character:David
Release Date:19/09/2019
Killers Anonymous
Character:The Man
Release Date:27/06/2019
Obscura
Character:Special guest
Release Date:24/10/2018
Hunter Killer
Character:CJCS Charles Donnegan
Release Date:19/10/2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/08/2018
Tau
Character:Tau (voice)
Release Date:29/06/2018
Darkest Hour
Character:Winston Churchill
Release Date:22/11/2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Character:Vladislav Dukhovich
Release Date:16/08/2017
The Human Face
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2017
The Space Between Us
Character:Nathaniel Shepherd
Release Date:26/01/2017
Criss Angel Trick'd Up
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2016
Criminal
Character:Quaker Wells
Release Date:07/04/2016
Man Down
Character:Captain Peyton
Release Date:12/09/2015
The Driver
Character:Cy (voice)
Release Date:03/06/2015
Child 44
Character:General Mikhail Nesterov
Release Date:15/03/2015
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Character:Dreyfus
Release Date:08/07/2014
I Am Steve McQueen
Character:Self
Release Date:24/06/2014
RoboCop
Character:Dr. Dennett Norton
Release Date:30/01/2014
La Petite Mort
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/08/2013
Paranoia
Character:Nicholas Wyatt
Release Date:14/08/2013
Ending the Knight
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2012
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2012
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Character:Elvis Elvis
Release Date:05/09/2012
Lawless
Character:Floyd Banner
Release Date:29/08/2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Character:Commissioner Gordon
Release Date:17/07/2012
Jack White: Unstaged
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Character:George Smiley
Release Date:16/09/2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Character:Sirius Black
Release Date:12/07/2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Character:Lord Shen (voice)
Release Date:25/05/2011
Red Riding Hood
Character:Father Soloman
Release Date:10/03/2011
One Night in Turin
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/05/2010
Countdown to Zero
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/01/2010
The Book of Eli
Character:Carnegie
Release Date:14/01/2010
Planet 51
Character:General Grawl (voice)
Release Date:19/11/2009
A Christmas Carol
Character:Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2009
Rain Fall
Character:Holtzer
Release Date:24/04/2009
The Unborn
Character:Rabbi Joseph Sendak
Release Date:09/01/2009
The Dark Knight
Character:Gordon
Release Date:16/07/2008
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/2007
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/10/2007
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/10/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Character:Sirius Black
Release Date:08/07/2007
The Backwoods
Character:Paul
Release Date:24/09/2006
Chutzpah, This Is?
Character:
Release Date:22/11/2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Character:Sirius Black
Release Date:16/11/2005
Dead Fish
Character:Lynch
Release Date:11/10/2005
Batman Begins
Character:Jim Gordon
Release Date:10/06/2005
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Character:Sirius Black
Release Date:31/05/2004
Sin
Character:Charlie Storm
Release Date:01/01/2003
Tiptoes
Character:Rolfe
Release Date:17/12/2002
Beat the Devil
Character:Devil
Release Date:22/11/2002
Interstate 60
Character:O.W. Grant
Release Date:13/04/2002
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2001
Hannibal
Character:Mason Verger
Release Date:08/02/2001
Nobody's Baby
Character:Buford Dill
Release Date:01/01/2001
The Contender
Character:Shelly Runyon
Release Date:13/10/2000
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Character:Self
Release Date:18/09/2000
Jesus
Character:Pontius Pilate
Release Date:05/12/1999
Quest for Camelot
Character:Ruber (voice)
Release Date:15/05/1998
Lost in Space
Character:Dr. Zachary Smith
Release Date:03/04/1998
Lost In Space Forever
Character:Self (also archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
Air Force One
Character:Ivan Korshunov
Release Date:25/07/1997
The Fifth Element
Character:Zorg
Release Date:02/05/1997
Vem Var Dracula
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/1996
Basquiat
Character:Albert Milo
Release Date:09/08/1996
The Scarlet Letter
Character:Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Release Date:13/10/1995
Murder in the First
Character:Glenn
Release Date:20/01/1995
Immortal Beloved
Character:Ludwig van Beethoven
Release Date:16/12/1994
Léon: The Professional
Character:Norman Stansfield
Release Date:14/09/1994
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Character:Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)
Release Date:09/11/1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
Character:Jack Grimaldi
Release Date:13/09/1993
True Romance
Character:Drexl Spivey
Release Date:09/09/1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Character:Dracula
Release Date:13/11/1992
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1992
JFK
Character:Lee Harvey Oswald
Release Date:20/12/1991
Director: Alan Clarke
Character:
Release Date:12/07/1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Character:Rosencrantz
Release Date:08/02/1991
Heading Home
Character:Ian Tyson
Release Date:13/01/1991
Henry & June
Character:Pop
Release Date:28/09/1990
State of Grace
Character:Jackie
Release Date:14/09/1990
Chattahoochee
Character:Emmett Foley
Release Date:20/04/1990
Criminal Law
Character:Ben Chase
Release Date:28/04/1989
The Firm
Character:Bex Bissell
Release Date:26/02/1989
We Think the World of You
Character:Johnny
Release Date:22/12/1988
Track 29
Character:Martin
Release Date:15/05/1988
Prick Up Your Ears
Character:Joe Orton
Release Date:17/04/1987
Rat in the Skull
Character:Police Constable Eric Naylor
Release Date:01/01/1987
England's Glory
Character:Interviewee
Release Date:01/01/1987
Sid and Nancy
Character:Sid Vicious
Release Date:12/09/1986
Honest Decent & True
Character:Derek Bates
Release Date:09/02/1986
Rachel and the Roarettes
Character:Gary
Release Date:13/06/1985
Morgan's Boy
Character:Colin
Release Date:10/10/1984
Meantime
Character:Coxy
Release Date:16/10/1983
Remembrance
Character:Daniel
Release Date:01/10/1982
Television Appearances
Slow Horses
Character:Jackson Lamb
Savage Builds
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
Gotham Tonight
Character:Lt. James Gordon
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
V Graham Norton
Character:Self
Greg the Bunny
Character:
The Hire
Character:Devil
Jesus
Character:Pontius Pilate
The Early Show
Character:Self
Friends
Character:Richard Crosby
Fallen Angels
Character:Pat Kelley
HBO First Look
Character:Self / Ludwig van Beethoven
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
Screen Two
Character:Bex
Dramarama
Character:Ben
Knots Landing
Character:Don Ross
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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