Not to be confused with Gary Coleman or Gary Goldman.
Gary Oldman
Oldman in 2014
Born
Gary Leonard Oldman
(1958-03-21) 21 March 1958 (age 66)
London, England
Education
Rose Bruford College (BA)
Occupations
Actor
filmmaker
Years active
1979–present
Works
Full list
Spouses
Lesley Manville
(m. 1987; div. 1990)
Uma Thurman
(m. 1990; div. 1992)
Donya Fiorentino
(m. 1997; div. 2001)
Alexandra Edenborough
(m. 2008; div. 2015)
Gisele Schmidt
(m. 2017)
Children
3
Relatives
Laila Morse (sister)
Awards
Full list
Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.[1]
Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in Remembrance (1982). He appeared in London's Royal Court and 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), and gained recognition for his role in the television film The Firm (1989). Regarded as a member of the "Brit Pack",[2] 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 villainous roles in True Romance (1993), Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), Air Force One (1997) and The Contender (2000). He has also played franchise roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, James "Jim" Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 and Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), and was nominated for his portrayals of George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank (2020).
Oldman also wrote and directed the film Nil by Mouth (1997). Since 2022, he has starred in the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses. He also earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role on the NBC sitcom Friends in 2001. He has also appeared in music videos for David Bowie, Guns N' Roses and Annie Lennox.
^"The 30 Highest-Grossing Actors of All Time, Ranked". Collider. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various...
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(née Cheriton; 1919–2018). Her younger brother is actor and filmmaker GaryOldman. At the age of 51, Morse made her professional acting debut as Janet...
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awards and nominations received by English actor and filmmaker GaryOldman (b. 1958). GaryOldman filmography "Winners & Nominees". Golden Globes. Archived...
biographical film directed by Alex Cox, co-written with Abbe Wool, and starring GaryOldman and Chloe Webb. The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious, bassist of...
comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Bright. The film stars GaryOldman, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette, and Matthew McConaughey. The film's...
film overall. It stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, alongside Jason Clarke, GaryOldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. In Dawn of the Planet...
by Peter Medak, written and produced by Hilary Henkin, and starring GaryOldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, and Roy Scheider. It follows...
produced by Ceán Chaffin, Douglas Urbanski, and Eric Roth. It stars GaryOldman in the title role, alongside Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard...
Johnson. It stars Tommy Flanagan, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Jessica Alba, GaryOldman, MyAnna Buring, Michael Socha, Tim McInnerny and Sam Hazeldine. It was...
Hong and Jackie Chan reprising their roles from the first film, with GaryOldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme...
film directed by the Hughes Brothers, written by Gary Whitta, and starring Denzel Washington, GaryOldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, and Jennifer Beals...
stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Anne Hathaway, GaryOldman, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and...
antagonist of Luc Besson's 1994 film Léon: The Professional. Portrayed by GaryOldman, the corrupt and mentally unhinged Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...
Film of The Year for Nil By Mouth, written and directed by GaryOldman, and for which Oldman received the Best Original Screenplay British Academy Award...