Gary Oldman
Acting Born Mar 21, 1958 London, England, UK 160 credits
Biography
Sir Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker born on March 21, 1958, in London, England. Recognized for his versatility and intense acting style, he is frequently cited as one of the most accomplished actors of his generation. Over the course of his career, Oldman has received numerous professional accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. Additionally, he has earned nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards. His extensive body of work, which spans over 149 known credits, has contributed to his films grossing more than 11 billion dollars worldwide, establishing him as one of the highest-grossing actors in film history.
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Career overview
Oldman began his professional acting career in theatre in 1979. He performed in London at the Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with stage credits including Cabaret and Romeo and Juliet. He made his film debut in 1982 with the movie Remembrance. Known for a chameleonic ability to portray a wide range of characters from villains to nebbishes, Oldman has appeared in a variety of notable films, including Sid and Nancy, JFK, The Fifth Element, True Romance, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and Darkest Hour. He is also recognized for his recurring roles in the Batman and Harry Potter film series.
In addition to his film work, Oldman has been featured in television projects such as Slow Horses, which earned him recognition as a 2024 Emmy nominee. Throughout his career, he has balanced his work as an actor with his pursuits as a filmmaker. His consistent performance style and ability to inhabit diverse roles have brought him significant acclaim across both cinema and television throughout his decades-long career.
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Career timeline
Parthenope
Oppenheimer
Slow HorsesSlow Horses · Executive ProducerHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsWinona Ryder: The Ghosts She CalledNosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Hitman's Wife's BodyguardThe Woman in the WindowCrisisHannibal Hopkins & Sir AnthonyExposing Muybridge
MankA Place Among the Dead
The CourierThe LaundromatMaryKillers AnonymousSavage Builds
Hunter KillerTauBeyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein ScandalObscura
The Hitman's BodyguardDarkest HourThe Space Between UsThe Human Face
CriminalMovies with Ali PlumbMan DownCriss Angel Trick'd UpAlan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertClose Up with The Hollywood ReporterChild 44The Driver
Late Night with Seth MeyersVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsDawn of the Planet of the ApesRoboCopI Am Steve McQueen
ParanoiaLa Petite Mort
The Dark Knight RisesLawlessEnding the KnightFinal Cut: Ladies and GentlemenGuns, Girls and Gambling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Kung Fu Panda 2Red Riding HoodTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
ConanConanThe Book of EliOne Night in TurinCountdown to Zero
The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienA Christmas CarolPlanet 51The UnbornHeath Ledger: A Tribute
The Dark KnightGotham Tonight
The Graham Norton ShowHarry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixThe Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
The BackwoodsDonut · Director
Batman BeginsHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireChutzpah, This Is?Dead Fish
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThe Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Sin
V Graham NortonGreg the BunnyTiptoesInterstate 60Beat the Devil
The HireHannibalNobody's BabyNobody's Baby · ProducerBreaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
The ContenderThe Contender · Executive ProducerAlan Clarke: His Own Man
The Early ShowPlunkett & Macleane · Executive ProducerJesusJesus
Lost in SpaceQuest for CamelotLost In Space Forever
The Fifth ElementAir Force OneNil by Mouth · WriterNil by Mouth · ProducerNil by Mouth · Director
BasquiatVem Var Dracula
The Scarlet LetterMurder in the First
Full filmography
- Parthenope (2024) as John Cheever
- Oppenheimer (2023) as Harry Truman
- Slow Horses (2022) as Jackson Lamb
- Slow Horses (2022) Executive Producer
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) as Self
- Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) as Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)
- The Woman in the Window (2021) as Alistair Russell
- Crisis (2021) as Dr. Tyrone Brower
- Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Exposing Muybridge (2021) as Self
- The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank (2021) as Self
- Mank (2020) as Herman Mankiewicz
- A Place Among the Dead (2020) as GO
- The Courier (2019) as Ezekiel Mannings
- The Laundromat (2019) as Jürgen Mossack
- Mary (2019) as David
- Killers Anonymous (2019) as The Man
- Savage Builds (2019) as Self
- Hunter Killer (2018) as CJCS Charles Donnegan
- Tau (2018) as Tau (voice)
- Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Obscura (2018) as Special guest
- The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) as Vladislav Dukhovich
- Darkest Hour (2017) as Winston Churchill
- The Space Between Us (2017) as Nathaniel Shepherd
- The Human Face (2017) as Self
- Criminal (2016) as Quaker Wells
- Movies with Ali Plumb (2016) as Self
- Man Down (2016) as Captain Peyton
- Criss Angel Trick'd Up (2016) as Self
- Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Child 44 (2015) as General Mikhail Nesterov
- The Driver (2015) as Cy (voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) as Dreyfus
- RoboCop (2014) as Dr. Dennett Norton
- I Am Steve McQueen (2014) as Self
- Paranoia (2013) as Nicholas Wyatt
- La Petite Mort (2013) as Narrator (voice)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Commissioner Gordon
- Lawless (2012) as Floyd Banner
- Ending the Knight (2012) as Self
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012) as Elvis Elvis
- Jack White: Unstaged (2012) as Self
- Jack White: Unstaged (2012) Director
- Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter (2012) as Self
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as Sirius Black
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) as Lord Shen (voice)
- Red Riding Hood (2011) as Father Soloman
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) as George Smiley
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- The Book of Eli (2010) as Carnegie
- One Night in Turin (2010) as Narrator
- Countdown to Zero (2010) as Narrator (voice)
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009) as Self - Guest
- A Christmas Carol (2009) as Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)
- Planet 51 (2009) as General Grawl (voice)
- The Unborn (2009) as Rabbi Joseph Sendak
- Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009) as Self
- Rain Fall (2009) as Holtzer
- The Dark Knight (2008) as Gordon
- Gotham Tonight (2008) as Lt. James Gordon
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Sirius Black
- The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- The Backwoods (2006) as Paul
- Donut (2006) Director
- Batman Begins (2005) as Jim Gordon
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) as Sirius Black
- Chutzpah, This Is? (2005)
- Dead Fish (2005) as Lynch
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Sirius Black
- The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Sin (2003) as Charlie Storm
- V Graham Norton (2002) as Self
- Greg the Bunny (2002)
- Tiptoes (2002) as Rolfe
- Interstate 60 (2002) as O.W. Grant
- Beat the Devil (2002) as Devil
- The Hire (2001) as Devil
- Hannibal (2001) as Mason Verger
- Nobody's Baby (2001) as Buford Dill
- Nobody's Baby (2001) Producer
- Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal (2001) as Self
- The Contender (2000) as Shelly Runyon
- The Contender (2000) Executive Producer
- Alan Clarke: His Own Man (2000) as Self
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- Plunkett & Macleane (1999) Executive Producer
- Jesus (1999) as Pontius Pilate
- Jesus (1999) as Pontius Pilate
- Lost in Space (1998) as Dr. Zachary Smith
- Quest for Camelot (1998) as Ruber (voice)
- Lost In Space Forever (1998) as Self (also archive footage)
- The Fifth Element (1997) as Zorg
- Air Force One (1997) as Ivan Korshunov
- Nil by Mouth (1997) Writer
- Nil by Mouth (1997) Producer
- Nil by Mouth (1997) Director
- Basquiat (1996) as Albert Milo
- Vem Var Dracula (1996) as Self
- The Scarlet Letter (1995) as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
- Murder in the First (1995) as Associate Milton Glenn
- Friends (1994) as Richard Crosby
- Léon: The Professional (1994) as Norman Stansfield
- Immortal Beloved (1994) as Ludwig van Beethoven
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Fallen Angels (1993) as Pat Kelley
- True Romance (1993) as Drexl Spivey
- Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) as Jack Grimaldi
- Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993) as Self
- The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) as Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)
- HBO First Look (1992) as Self / Ludwig van Beethoven
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) as Dracula
- Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies (1992) as Self
- Heading Home (1991) as Ian Tyson
- JFK (1991) as Lee Harvey Oswald
- Director: Alan Clarke (1991)
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991) as Rosencrantz
- Henry & June (1990) as Pop
- State of Grace (1990) as Jackie
- Chattahoochee (1990) as Emmett Foley
- Criminal Law (1989) as Ben Chase
- The Firm (1989) as Bex Bissell
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- Track 29 (1988) as Martin
- We Think the World of You (1988) as Johnny
- Prick Up Your Ears (1987) as Joe Orton
- Rat in the Skull (1987) as Police Constable Eric Naylor
- England's Glory (1987) as Interviewee
- Sid and Nancy (1986) as Sid Vicious
- Honest Decent & True (1986) as Derek Bates
- Screen Two (1985) as Bex
- Screen Two (1985) as Derek Bates
- Screen Two (1985) as Ian Tyson
- Rachel and the Roarettes (1985) as Gary
- Morgan's Boy (1984) as Colin
- Morgan's Boy (1984) as Colin
- Dramarama (1983) as Ben
- Meantime (1983) as Coxy
- Remembrance (1982) as Daniel
- Knots Landing (1979) as Don Ross
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Flying Horse as Eadweard Muybridge
- Flying Horse Director
- Flying Horse Writer
- The Year of Magical Thinking