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Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Acting

March 21, 1958 (68 years old)
London, England, UK
Male
126 Movies
32 TV Shows

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.

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012 7.8

as Commissioner Gordon

Age 54 (now 68)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992 7.5

as Dracula

Age 34 (now 68)
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

2017 7.4

as Winston Churchill

Age 59 (now 68)
Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional

1994 8.3

as Norman Stansfield

Age 36 (now 68)
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997 7.6

as Zorg

Age 39 (now 68)
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

2010 6.8

as Carnegie

Age 51 (now 68)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011 6.6

as George Smiley

Age 53 (now 68)
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2009 6.9

as Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)

Age 51 (now 68)
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008 8.5

as Gordon

Age 50 (now 68)
Batman Begins
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

2005 7.7

as Jim Gordon

Age 47 (now 68)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014 7.3

as Dreyfus

Age 56 (now 68)
RoboCop
RoboCop

RoboCop

2014 5.9

as Dr. Dennett Norton

Age 55 (now 68)
Mank
Mank

Mank

2020 6.7

as Herman Mankiewicz

Age 62 (now 68)
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard

The Hitman's Bodyguard

2017 6.9

as Vladislav Dukhovich

Age 59 (now 68)
Air Force One
Air Force One

Air Force One

1997 6.5

as Ivan Korshunov

Age 39 (now 68)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004 8.0

as Sirius Black

Age 46 (now 68)