Clive Owen
Biography
Clive Owen is an English actor born on October 3, 1964, in Keresley, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Known for his work in film and television, he has accumulated 104 known acting credits. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his work in the film Close My Eyes in 1991 and earned international attention for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier in 1998. His film career includes leading roles in Closer, Sin City, Derailed, Inside Man, Children of Men, and The International.
Career overview
Clive Owen is an English actor born on October 3, 1964, in Keresley, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. Following this television work, he received critical acclaim for his work in the film Close My Eyes in 1991. He subsequently earned international attention for his performance as a struggling writer in the 1998 film Croupier.
Continuing his film career, Owen was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the drama Closer in 2004, and in 2005 he won both a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award. His subsequent film credits include leading roles in Sin City in 2005, Derailed in 2005, Inside Man in 2006, Children of Men in 2006, and The International in 2009. In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Throughout his career, Owen has accumulated 104 known credits in acting across film and television.
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- National Theatre at Home: End (2026) as Alfie
- Cleaner (2025) as Marcus Blake
- Monsieur Spade (2024) as Samuel 'Sam' Spade
- Monsieur Spade (2024) Executive Producer
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023) as Self
- A Murder at the End of the World (2023) as Andy Ronson
- Lisey's Story (2021) as Scott Landon
- Him (2021) as Jason
- Romantic Guide to Lost Places (2020) as Benno
- Gemini Man (2019) as Clay Verris
- The Informer (2019) as Montgomery
- Ophelia (2019) as Claudius
- The Song of Names (2019) as Dovidl Rapoport
- Anon (2018) as Sal Frieland
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) as Commander Arün Filitt
- Killer in Red (2017)
- American Crime Story (2016) as Bill Clinton
- The Confirmation (2016) as Walt
- The Escape (2016) as The Driver
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Last Knights (2015) as Raiden
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- The Knick (2014) as Dr. John Thackery
- The Knick (2014) Executive Producer
- Words and Pictures (2014) as Jack Marcus
- Blood Ties (2013) as Chris Pierzynski
- Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) as Ernest Hemingway
- Being: Liverpool (2012) as Narrator (voice)
- Shadow Dancer (2012) as Mac
- Killer Elite (2011) as Spike
- Intruders (2011) as John Farrow
- Trust (2010) as William "Will" Cameron
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self - Guest
- The International (2009) as Louis Salinger
- Duplicity (2009) as Ray Koval
- The Boys Are Back (2009) as Joe Warr
- The Boys Are Back (2009) Executive Producer
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Sir Walter Raleigh
- Shoot 'Em Up (2007) as Smith
- Children of Men (2006) as Theo Faron
- Inside Man (2006) as Dalton Russell
- The Pink Panther (2006) as Nigel Boswell / Agent 006 (uncredited)
- The Making of Derailed (2006) as Self
- Sin City (2005) as Dwight
- Derailed (2005) as Charles Schine
- King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion (2005) as Self
- King Arthur (2004) as Arthur
- Closer (2004) as Larry
- Blood on the Land: The Making of a King (2004) as Self
- Valerian (2004)
- The Making of King Arthur (2004) as Self
- Beyond Borders (2003) as Nick Callahan
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) as Will Graham
- The Bourne Identity (2002) as The Professor
- Icons (2002)
- The Making of Gosford Park (2002) as Self
- Ticker (2002) as The Driver
- Beat the Devil (2002) as The Driver
- Hostage (2002) as The Driver
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self - Guest
- The Hire (2001) as The Driver
- Gosford Park (2001) as Robert Parks
- Greenfingers (2001) as Colin Briggs
- Ambush (2001) as The Driver
- Chosen (2001) as The Driver
- Star (2001) as The Driver
- Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind (2001) as DCI Ross Tanner
- Powder Keg (2001) as The Driver
- The Follow (2001) as The Driver
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Clive Owen
- Second Sight (2000) as Ross Tanner
- The Early Show (1999) as Self - Guest
- Split Second (1999) as Michael Anderson
- Croupier (1998) as Jack Manfred
- The Echo (1998) as Michael Deacon
- Bent (1997) as Max
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Rich Man's Wife (1996) as Jake Golden
- Bad Boy Blues (1996) as Paul
- Sharman (1995) as Nick Sharman
- The Turnaround (1995) as Nick Sharman
- Doomsday Gun (1994) as Dov
- The Return of the Native (1994) as Damon Wildeve
- Nobody's Children (1994) as Corneliu Bratu
- An Evening with Gary Lineker (1994) as Bill
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Class of '61 (1993) as Devin O'Neil
- The Magician (1993) as George Byrne
- Century (1993) as Paul Reisner
- Close My Eyes (1991) as Richard
- Chancer (1990) as Derek Love
- Lorna Doone (1990) as John Ridd
- Precious Bane (1989) as Gideon Sarn
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- Vroom (1988) as Jake
- Rockliffe's Babies (1987) as PC Parslew
- Screen Two (1985) as Paul
- Screen Two (1985) as Diggory Venn
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - Presenter
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Damon Wildeve
- The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey as John Ramsey
- Kristallnacht as Lieutenant Krützfeld
- Blasphemous
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