Gary Oldman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

140

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

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Slow Horses

    Slow Horses

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Léon: The Professional

    Léon: The Professional

  • Lawless

    Lawless

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Kung Fu Panda 2

    Kung Fu Panda 2

  • Remembrance

    Remembrance

  • Hunter Killer

    Hunter Killer

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • The Book of Eli

    The Book of Eli

  • Red Riding Hood

    Red Riding Hood

  • The Hitman's Bodyguard

    The Hitman's Bodyguard

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

  • Henry & June

    Henry & June

  • Ending the Knight

    Ending the Knight

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Meantime

    Meantime

  • Jesus

    Jesus

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Tiptoes

    Tiptoes

  • Sin

    Sin

  • Chattahoochee

    Chattahoochee

  • True Romance

    True Romance

  • State of Grace

    State of Grace

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • Heading Home

    Heading Home

  • Mank

    Mank

  • RoboCop

    RoboCop

  • Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

    Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

  • Parthenope

    Parthenope

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Child 44

    Child 44

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • Paranoia

    Paranoia

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Air Force One

    Air Force One

  • Sid and Nancy

    Sid and Nancy

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

  • The Backwoods

    The Backwoods

  • England's Glory

    England's Glory

  • Guns, Girls and Gambling

    Guns, Girls and Gambling

  • Flying Horse

    Flying Horse

  • I Am Steve McQueen

    I Am Steve McQueen

  • The Hire

    The Hire

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • The Woman in the Window

    The Woman in the Window

  • The Laundromat

    The Laundromat

  • The Unborn

    The Unborn

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • Greg the Bunny

    Greg the Bunny

  • Planet 51

    Planet 51

  • Chutzpah, This Is?

    Chutzpah, This Is?

  • Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

  • The Space Between Us

    The Space Between Us

  • The Courier

    The Courier

  • Quest for Camelot

    Quest for Camelot

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Director: Alan Clarke

    Director: Alan Clarke

  • Tau

    Tau

  • Heath Ledger: A Tribute

    Heath Ledger: A Tribute

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • Dramarama

    Dramarama

  • Crisis

    Crisis

  • Interstate 60

    Interstate 60

  • Murder in the First

    Murder in the First

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • Killers Anonymous

    Killers Anonymous

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Immortal Beloved

    Immortal Beloved

  • Romeo Is Bleeding

    Romeo Is Bleeding

  • The Contender

    The Contender

  • Gotham Tonight

    Gotham Tonight

  • Mary

    Mary

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

    Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

  • Criminal Law

    Criminal Law

  • One Night in Turin

    One Night in Turin

  • Man Down

    Man Down

  • Jesus

    Jesus

  • The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

    The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

  • Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

  • Dead Fish

    Dead Fish

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

  • Rain Fall

    Rain Fall

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • The Driver

    The Driver

  • Exposing Muybridge

    Exposing Muybridge

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

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

  • Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

    Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

  • Obscura

    Obscura

  • Savage Builds

    Savage Builds

  • Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

    Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

  • Vem Var Dracula

    Vem Var Dracula

  • Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

  • Track 29

    Track 29

  • A Place Among the Dead

    A Place Among the Dead

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

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

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • Nobody's Baby

    Nobody's Baby

  • Countdown to Zero

    Countdown to Zero

  • Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

    Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

  • Rat in the Skull

    Rat in the Skull

  • Lost In Space Forever

    Lost In Space Forever

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

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

  • Jack White: Unstaged

    Jack White: Unstaged

  • 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

  • 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

  • La Petite Mort

    La Petite Mort

  • Morgan's Boy

    Morgan's Boy

  • Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

    Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

  • Honest Decent & True

    Honest Decent & True

  • Rachel and the Roarettes

    Rachel and the Roarettes

  • Alan Clarke: His Own Man

    Alan Clarke: His Own Man

  • The Year of Magical Thinking

    The Year of Magical Thinking

  • The Human Face

    The Human Face

  • Criss Angel Trick'd Up

    Criss Angel Trick'd Up

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

    The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

  • The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

    The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald