Gary Oldman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-03-21 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Gary Oldman

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.

Known For

  • Slow Horses

    Slow Horses

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  • Léon: The Professional

    Léon: The Professional

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Kung Fu Panda 2

    Kung Fu Panda 2

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Parthenope

    Parthenope

  • Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

    Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

  • Hunter Killer

    Hunter Killer

  • The Hitman's Bodyguard

    The Hitman's Bodyguard

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • The Book of Eli

    The Book of Eli

  • RoboCop

    RoboCop

  • Child 44

    Child 44

  • Planet 51

    Planet 51

  • Sid and Nancy

    Sid and Nancy

  • Henry & June

    Henry & June

  • Interstate 60

    Interstate 60

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • The Contender

    The Contender

  • Quest for Camelot

    Quest for Camelot

  • Red Riding Hood

    Red Riding Hood

  • True Romance

    True Romance

  • A Place Among the Dead

    A Place Among the Dead

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Lawless

    Lawless

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • State of Grace

    State of Grace

  • Greg the Bunny

    Greg the Bunny

  • The Unborn

    The Unborn

  • The Courier

    The Courier

  • Immortal Beloved

    Immortal Beloved

  • Killers Anonymous

    Killers Anonymous

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Ending the Knight

    Ending the Knight

  • Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

  • Romeo Is Bleeding

    Romeo Is Bleeding

  • Rachel and the Roarettes

    Rachel and the Roarettes

  • Paranoia

    Paranoia

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • Creating the World of Harry Potter

    Creating the World of Harry Potter

  • Rain Fall

    Rain Fall

  • Track 29

    Track 29

  • Crisis

    Crisis

  • Dramarama

    Dramarama

  • Remembrance

    Remembrance

  • Tau

    Tau

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • Air Force One

    Air Force One

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • Criminal Law

    Criminal Law

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Heath Ledger: A Tribute

    Heath Ledger: A Tribute

  • Jesus

    Jesus

  • Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

  • The Hire

    The Hire

  • Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

  • Countdown to Zero

    Countdown to Zero

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • Meantime

    Meantime

  • The Backwoods

    The Backwoods

  • Lost In Space Forever

    Lost In Space Forever

  • Criss Angel Trick'd Up

    Criss Angel Trick'd Up

  • Sin

    Sin

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

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

  • The Space Between Us

    The Space Between Us

  • Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

    Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

  • Nobody's Baby

    Nobody's Baby

  • Vem Var Dracula

    Vem Var Dracula

  • The Laundromat

    The Laundromat

  • Mank

    Mank

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

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

  • Guns, Girls and Gambling

    Guns, Girls and Gambling

  • The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

    The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

  • The Woman in the Window

    The Woman in the Window

  • Mary

    Mary

  • Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

    Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

  • We Think the World of You

    We Think the World of You

  • Gotham Tonight

    Gotham Tonight

  • Honest Decent & True

    Honest Decent & True

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • Heading Home

    Heading Home

  • Murder in the First

    Murder in the First

  • Dead Fish

    Dead Fish

  • Man Down

    Man Down

  • I Am Steve McQueen

    I Am Steve McQueen

  • Jesus

    Jesus

  • Tiptoes

    Tiptoes

  • Chattahoochee

    Chattahoochee

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

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

  • Savage Builds

    Savage Builds

  • Alan Clarke: His Own Man

    Alan Clarke: His Own Man

  • England's Glory

    England's Glory

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

    Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

  • Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

    Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

  • 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

  • Flying Horse

    Flying Horse

  • La Petite Mort

    La Petite Mort

  • Chutzpah, This Is?

    Chutzpah, This Is?

  • Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

    Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

  • Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

    Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

  • Morgan's Boy

    Morgan's Boy

  • Director: Alan Clarke

    Director: Alan Clarke

  • Jack White: Unstaged

    Jack White: Unstaged

  • The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

    The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

  • Rat in the Skull

    Rat in the Skull

  • One Night in Turin

    One Night in Turin

  • Exposing Muybridge

    Exposing Muybridge

  • The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

    The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

  • The Driver

    The Driver

  • Obscura

    Obscura

  • The Human Face

    The Human Face