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 highestgrossing 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 Londons Royal Court and 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 Stokers 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 cinemas best villains He also played Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved 1994 and later appeared in franchise roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy 20052012 and a human leader Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour 2017 and 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
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