Biography
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.
Filmography
all 145
Movies 121
self 39
TV Shows 24
Voice 8
Director 3
Producer 3
Narrator 2

Parthenope (2024)

Oppenheimer (2023)

Dracula Unearthed (2022)

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022)

Slow Horses (2022)

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire (2022)

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)

The Woman in the Window (2021)

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)

Crisis (2021)

Mank (2020)

The Courier (2019)

The Laundromat (2019)

Mary (2019)

Hunter Killer (2018)

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)

Tau (2018)

Darkest Hour (2017)

The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017)

The Space Between Us (2017)

Criminal (2016)

Man Down (2015)

The Driver (2015)

Child 44 (2015)

RoboCop (2014)

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)

La Petite Mort (2013)

Paranoia (2013)

Lawless (2012)

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Jack White: Unstaged (2012)

Honest Trailers (2012)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)

Touch of Evil (2011)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Red Riding Hood (2011)

One Night in Turin (2010)

Countdown to Zero (2010)

The Book of Eli (2010)

Planet 51 (2009)

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Rain Fall (2009)

The Unborn (2009)

Gotham Tonight (2008)

The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka (2007)

Donut (2006)

Batman Begins (2005)

Tiptoes (2003)

Sin (2003)

Interstate 60 (2002)

The Hire (2001)

Hannibal (2001)

Nobody's Baby (2001)

The Contender (2000)

Jesus (2000)

Jesus (1999)

Plunkett & MacLeane (1999)

Quest for Camelot (1998)

Lost in Space (1998)

Lost In Space Forever (1998)

Nil by Mouth (1997)

Air Force One (1997)

Basquiat (1996)

The Scarlet Letter (1995)

Immortal Beloved (1994)

Friends (1994)

Léon: The Professional (1994)

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald (1993)

Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)

True Romance (1993)

Fallen Angels (1993)

HBO First Look (1992)

JFK (1991)

Heading Home (1991)

Chattahoochee (1990)

Criminal Law (1989)

Track 29 (1988)

Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

Rat in the Skull (1987)

Sid and Nancy (1986)

Honest Decent & True (1986)

Remembrance (1982)

Knots Landing (1979)

Making of...

Flying Horse
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1958-03-21 (66 years old)
Birth NameGary Leonard Oldman
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
Height174-centimeter
RelationshipsUma Thurman (1990 - 1992), Alexandra Edenborough (2008 - 2015), Lesley Manville (1987 - 1990), Donya Fiorentino (1997 - 2001), Isabella Rossellini (1994 - 1996)
SpouseGisele Schmidt
ChildrenGulliver Oldman, Charlie John Oldman, Alfie Oldman
SiblingsLaila Morse
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States
Also Known AsGary Leonard Oldman, Гері Олдмен, გარი ოლდმენი, ゲイリー・レナード・オールドマン, جارى اولدمان
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Screen Actors Guild Award
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