Gary Oldman

Born:21 Maret 1958

Place of Birth:London, England, UK

Known For:Acting

Biography

Gary Oldman, born on March 21, 1958, in London, England, is a multifaceted actor and filmmaker whose career has spanned over four decades. Known for his chameleon-like ability to fully embody a wide range of characters, Oldman has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his work on stage and screen. His powerful and intense acting style has solidified his reputation as one of the finest actors of his generation.

Oldman's journey into the world of acting began in the late 1970s, with his first foray into theatre in 1979. He quickly made a name for himself in London's Royal Court Theatre before transitioning to film with his debut in "Remembrance" in 1982. His early roles in films like "Sid and Nancy" (1986) and "Prick Up Your Ears" (1987) showcased his raw talent and versatility, setting the stage for a remarkable career ahead.

As a member of the esteemed Royal Shakespeare Company, Oldman honed his craft on stage with notable performances in productions like "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet." His ability to seamlessly transition between stage and screen roles earned him a reputation as a versatile actor capable of taking on complex and challenging characters.

Throughout his career, Oldman has portrayed a diverse array of characters, from iconic villains in films like "Léon: The Professional" (1994) and "The Dark Knight Trilogy" (2005-2012) to historical figures such as Lee Harvey Oswald in "JFK" (1991) and Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour" (2017), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.

In addition to his impressive acting resume, Oldman has also delved into filmmaking, serving as an executive producer on projects like "The Contender" and "Nil by Mouth," which he also wrote and directed. His creative vision and passion for storytelling have extended beyond the screen, making him a multifaceted talent in the entertainment industry.

Beyond his work in film and theatre, Oldman has lent his voice to iconic characters in video games like "Call of Duty" and "The Legend of Spyro," further showcasing his versatility as a performer. His collaborations with legendary musicians like David Bowie and appearances in music videos have added another dimension to his artistic endeavors.

With a career that has spanned over four decades, Gary Oldman continues to captivate audiences with his transformative performances and dedication to his craft. His ability to immerse himself in a wide range of roles and bring depth and authenticity to each character he portrays has cemented his status as a true acting legend in the world of cinema.

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True Romance

Drexl Spivey

1993

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

Oppenheimer

Harry Truman

2023

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Lost in Space

Dr. Zachary Smith

1998

The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.

The Dark Knight

Gordon

2008

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sirius Black

2004

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Sirius Black

2005

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Sirius Black

2011

Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Sirius Black

2007

Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.

The Dark Knight Rises

Commissioner Gordon

2012

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Léon: The Professional

Norman Stansfield

1994

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

Batman Begins

Jim Gordon

2005

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Kung Fu Panda 2

Lord Shen (voice)

2011

Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.

Parthenope

John Cheever

2024

Parthenope, born in the sea near Naples in 1950, is beautiful, enigmatic, and intelligent. She is shamelessly courted by many. However, beauty comes at a cost.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dreyfus

2014

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Self

2022

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Dracula

1992

In 19th century England, Count Dracula travels to London and meets Mina Harker, a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love.

RoboCop

Dr. Dennett Norton

2014

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

The Book of Eli

Carnegie

2010

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Vladislav Dukhovich

2017

The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)

2021

The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.

JFK

Lee Harvey Oswald

1991

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Hunter Killer

CJCS Charles Donnegan

2018

Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground to prevent a war.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

George Smiley

2011

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.

Lawless

Floyd Banner

2012

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.

Darkest Hour

Winston Churchill

2017

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Criminal

Quaker Wells

2016

CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.

Red Riding Hood

Father Soloman

2011

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.

Air Force One

Ivan Korshunov

1997

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

A Christmas Carol

Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)

2009

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

The Space Between Us

Nathaniel Shepherd

2017

A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.

Murder in the First

Glenn

1995

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

Planet 51

General Grawl (voice)

2009

When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.

The Unborn

Rabbi Joseph Sendak

2009

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Child 44

General Mikhail Nesterov

2015

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.

Romeo Is Bleeding

Jack Grimaldi

1993

A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

The Woman in the Window

Alistair Russell

2021

An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.

Crisis

Dr. Tyrone Brower

2021

Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.

Interstate 60

O.W. Grant

2002

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Jesus

Pontius Pilate

1999

Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.

The Laundromat

Jürgen Mossack

2019

When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.

Quest for Camelot

Ruber (voice)

1998

During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.

Mank

Herman Mankiewicz

2020

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

Paranoia

Nicholas Wyatt

2013

An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price—he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.

Man Down

Captain Peyton

2015

When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no better than the battlefields he fought on overseas. Accompanied by his best friend, he searches desperately for the whereabouts of his estranged son and wife. In their search, the two intercept a man carrying vital information about his family.

Tau

Tau (voice)

2018

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

Basquiat

Albert Milo

1996

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Tiptoes

Rolfe

2002

A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.

Hannibal

Mason Verger

2001

After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.

State of Grace

Jackie

1990

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.