The many faces and movie roles of actor Gary Oldman.
Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, filmmaker and musician.
A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime (1983), Sid and Nancy (1986) and Prick Up Your Ears (1987); in 1987, film critic Roger Ebert described him as "the best young British actor around". Oldman went on to star in many popular motion pictures of the 1990s to the present day, often as dark and morally ambiguous characters, many of which he has characterised as "wacky or strange". His acting credits include: The Firm (1989), State of Grace (1990), JFK (1991), Dracula (1992), True Romance (1993), Immortal Beloved (1994), Léon (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Contender (2000), the Harry Potter film series, Christopher Nolan's Batman film trilogy, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). In addition to his film career, Oldman has starred in United States television shows such as Knots Landing, Fallen Angels, Tracey Takes On... and Friends. He is also known for providing the voice of Viktor Reznov in the popular Call of Duty video game series and Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
Oldman has been cited as an influence by a number of successful actors. Although he has won, and been nominated for, multiple awards during his career, he has been described as one of the greatest actors never nominated for an Academy Award. Aside from acting, he has served as a producer on several films, and directed, wrote and co-produced Nil by Mouth (1997), a film partially based on his own childhood, for which he was nominated for the 1997 Palme d'Or and won two BAFTA Awards. Oldman also attracted media attention for his marriage to actress Uma Thurman in the early 1990s. In 2011, he was voted an "Icon of Film" by Empire readers, in recognition of his contributions to cinema. (Via)
1. Sid and Nancy (1986)
2. JFK (1987)
3. Dracula (1992)
4. True Romance (1993)
5. Immortal Beloved (1994)
6. Leon: The Professional (1994)
7. The Fifth Element (1997)
8. The Contender (2000)
9. Hannibal (2001)
10. Harry Potter Movies (2004-2011)
11. Batman Begins (2005)
12. The Dark Knight (2008)
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Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, filmmaker and musician.
A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime (1983), Sid and Nancy (1986) and Prick Up Your Ears (1987); in 1987, film critic Roger Ebert described him as "the best young British actor around". Oldman went on to star in many popular motion pictures of the 1990s to the present day, often as dark and morally ambiguous characters, many of which he has characterised as "wacky or strange". His acting credits include: The Firm (1989), State of Grace (1990), JFK (1991), Dracula (1992), True Romance (1993), Immortal Beloved (1994), Léon (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Contender (2000), the Harry Potter film series, Christopher Nolan's Batman film trilogy, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). In addition to his film career, Oldman has starred in United States television shows such as Knots Landing, Fallen Angels, Tracey Takes On... and Friends. He is also known for providing the voice of Viktor Reznov in the popular Call of Duty video game series and Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
Oldman has been cited as an influence by a number of successful actors. Although he has won, and been nominated for, multiple awards during his career, he has been described as one of the greatest actors never nominated for an Academy Award. Aside from acting, he has served as a producer on several films, and directed, wrote and co-produced Nil by Mouth (1997), a film partially based on his own childhood, for which he was nominated for the 1997 Palme d'Or and won two BAFTA Awards. Oldman also attracted media attention for his marriage to actress Uma Thurman in the early 1990s. In 2011, he was voted an "Icon of Film" by Empire readers, in recognition of his contributions to cinema. (Via)
1. Sid and Nancy (1986)
2. JFK (1987)
3. Dracula (1992)
4. True Romance (1993)
5. Immortal Beloved (1994)
6. Leon: The Professional (1994)
7. The Fifth Element (1997)
8. The Contender (2000)
9. Hannibal (2001)
10. Harry Potter Movies (2004-2011)
11. Batman Begins (2005)
12. The Dark Knight (2008)
