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''Saved'' proved to be a major breakthrough for Oldman. He had written to [[Max Stafford-Clark]], artistic director of the [[Royal Court Theatre]], requesting that he attend the show. Stafford-Clark was impressed, and cast him as Scopey, the lead role of ''The Pope's Wedding'', in 1984.<ref name="talktalkp3"/> For his performance, he won the ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'' Fringe Award for Best Newcomer, and shared the British Theatre Association's ''Drama'' magazine award for Best Actor with future film co-star [[Anthony Hopkins]].<ref name="talktalkp4">[http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/gary-oldman/biography/136?page=4 Gary Oldman - Biography (page 4)]. ''[[TalkTalk Group|TalkTalk]]''. Retrieved 16 February, 2012.</ref><ref name="allmovie">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/gary-oldman-53946/bio |title=Gary Oldman All Movie Guide biography |publisher=Allmovie.com |date=21 March 1958 |accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> This led to a run of work with the Royal Court and [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] from 1985–1986,<ref>{{cite book|last=Trowbridge|first=Simon|title=Stratfordians|publisher=Editions Albert Creed|location=Oxford, England|year=2008|page=381|chapter=Gary Oldman|isbn=978-0-9559830-1-6}}</ref> appearing in ''Rat In the Skull'', ''The Desert Air'', ''[[Cain and Abel]]'', ''The Danton Affair'', and all three of Bond's War plays during 1985, and ''[[Women Beware Women]]'' and ''Real Dreams'' in 1986.<ref name="talktalkp3"/> His 1984 turn in ''The Pope's Wedding'' had been seen by director [[Alex Cox]], who cast Oldman as ill-fated rocker [[Sid Vicious]] in the film, ''[[Sid And Nancy]]'' (1986). In 1987, Oldman gave his final stage performances in ''[[The Country Wife]]'' and ''[[Serious Money]]''.<ref name="talktalkp4"/>
''Saved'' proved to be a major breakthrough for Oldman. He had written to [[Max Stafford-Clark]], artistic director of the [[Royal Court Theatre]], requesting that he attend the show. Stafford-Clark was impressed, and cast him as Scopey, the lead role of ''The Pope's Wedding'', in 1984.<ref name="talktalkp3"/> For his performance, he won the ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'' Fringe Award for Best Newcomer, and shared the British Theatre Association's ''Drama'' magazine award for Best Actor with future film co-star [[Anthony Hopkins]].<ref name="talktalkp4">[http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/gary-oldman/biography/136?page=4 Gary Oldman - Biography (page 4)]. ''[[TalkTalk Group|TalkTalk]]''. Retrieved 16 February, 2012.</ref><ref name="allmovie">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/gary-oldman-53946/bio |title=Gary Oldman All Movie Guide biography |publisher=Allmovie.com |date=21 March 1958 |accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> This led to a run of work with the Royal Court and [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] from 1985–1986,<ref>{{cite book|last=Trowbridge|first=Simon|title=Stratfordians|publisher=Editions Albert Creed|location=Oxford, England|year=2008|page=381|chapter=Gary Oldman|isbn=978-0-9559830-1-6}}</ref> appearing in ''Rat In the Skull'', ''The Desert Air'', ''[[Cain and Abel]]'', ''The Danton Affair'', and all three of Bond's War plays during 1985, and ''[[Women Beware Women]]'' and ''Real Dreams'' in 1986.<ref name="talktalkp3"/> His 1984 turn in ''The Pope's Wedding'' had been seen by director [[Alex Cox]], who cast Oldman as ill-fated rocker [[Sid Vicious]] in the film, ''[[Sid And Nancy]]'' (1986). In 1987, Oldman gave his final stage performances in ''[[The Country Wife]]'' and ''[[Serious Money]]''.<ref name="talktalkp4"/>


Oldman's portrayal of Vicious launched his film career and paved the way for work in Hollywood. His performance was applauded by many, perhaps most notably ex-Sex Pistols vocalist [[John Lydon]], who despite questioning the authenticity of the film, said of Oldman in his biography: "The chap who played Sid, Gary Oldman, I thought was quite good", and later called him a "bloody good actor".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slashback.multiply.com/video/item/9/Sid_Nancy |title=Clash Back – Sid & Nancy |publisher=Slashback.multiply.com |date=7 November 1986 |accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref> Oldman reportedly lost considerable weight for the role and was briefly hospitalised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0091954/trivia |title=Sid and Nancy (1986) – Trivia |publisher=Us.imdb.com |date=1 May 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref> His performance was ranked #62 in [[Premiere (magazine)|''Premiere'' magazine's]] "100 Greatest Performances of All Time"<ref name="100 greatest">{{cite web|url=http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.23334/Movies |title=Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time |publisher=Listology |date=14 March 2006 |accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref> and #8 in [[Uncut (magazine)|''Uncut'' magazine's]] "10 Best actors in rockin' roles", the latter describing his portrayal as a "hugely sympathetic reading of the punk figurehead as a lost and bewildered manchild."<ref name="uncut">[[Uncut (magazine)|''Uncut'' magazine]], issue #117, February 2007</ref> After coming to prominence for his portrayal of Vicious, Oldman increased his profile during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s via starring roles in cult films such as ''[[Prick Up Your Ears]]'' (in which he played his second real-life portrayal, troubled playwright [[Joe Orton]], and earned a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] nomination for Best Actor), ''[[Criminal Law (film)|Criminal Law]]'' (which marked Oldman's first use of an American accent), ''[[The Firm (1988 film)|The Firm]]'', ''[[Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film)|Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' and ''[[State of Grace (film)|State of Grace]]'', with [[Janet Maslin]] referring to his work as "phenomenal" and [[Roger Ebert]] calling him "the best young British actor around."<ref name="ebertpuye"/><ref name=MaslinStateofGrace>{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE4DE1238F937A2575AC0A966958260 |title=Movie Review – State of Grace |author=[[Janet Maslin]] |work=The New York Times |date=14 September 1990 |accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref> In late 1988, he starred opposite long-time hero<ref name="charlierose"/> [[Alan Bates]] in ''[[We Think the World of You (film)|We Think the World of You]]'', and alongside [[Dennis Hopper]] and [[Frances McDormand]] in ''[[Chattahoochee (film)|Chattahoochee]]'' (1989). In 1989, Oldman also starred as football hooligan Clive Bissel in British drama ''[[The Firm (1989 film)|The Firm]]''; in 2011, ''[[Total Film]]'' named Oldman's performance as the best of his career.<ref>Winning, Josh. [http://www.totalfilm.com/features/gary-oldman-best-movies#content Best Movies: The film chameleon’s greatest moments]. ''[[Total Film]]''. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.</ref> Oldman moved to the United States in the early 1990s, where he has since lived.<ref name="moremrniceguy" /> Oldman and other young British actors of the 1980s who were becoming established Hollywood film actors, such as [[Tim Roth]], [[Bruce Payne]], [[Colin Firth]], [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], and [[Paul McGann]], were dubbed the '[[Brit Pack (actors)|Brit Pack]]', of which Oldman was de facto leader.<ref name="beast">Stern, Marlow. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/07/gary-oldman-talks-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-batman-retirement.html "Gary Oldman Talks 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,' 'Batman' Retirement"]. ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. Dec 8, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brucepayne.de/press/articles/facearticle1987.html |title=The Brit Pack |publisher=Brucepayne.de |date= |accessdate=2011-12-28}}</ref>
Oldman's portrayal of Vicious launched his film career and paved the way for work in Hollywood. His performance was applauded by many, perhaps most notably ex-Sex Pistols vocalist [[John Lydon]], who despite questioning the authenticity of the film, described Oldman as a "bloody good actor".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slashback.multiply.com/video/item/9/Sid_Nancy |title=Clash Back – Sid & Nancy |publisher=Slashback.multiply.com |date=7 November 1986 |accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref> Oldman reportedly lost considerable weight for the role and was briefly hospitalised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0091954/trivia |title=Sid and Nancy (1986) – Trivia |publisher=Us.imdb.com |date=1 May 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref> His performance was ranked #62 in [[Premiere (magazine)|''Premiere'' magazine's]] "100 Greatest Performances of All Time"<ref name="100 greatest">{{cite web|url=http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.23334/Movies |title=Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time |publisher=Listology |date=14 March 2006 |accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref> and #8 in [[Uncut (magazine)|''Uncut'' magazine's]] "10 Best actors in rockin' roles", the latter describing his portrayal as a "hugely sympathetic reading of the punk figurehead as a lost and bewildered manchild."<ref name="uncut">[[Uncut (magazine)|''Uncut'' magazine]], issue #117, February 2007</ref> After coming to prominence for his portrayal of Vicious, Oldman increased his profile during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s via starring roles in cult films such as ''[[Prick Up Your Ears]]'' (in which he played his second real-life portrayal, troubled playwright [[Joe Orton]], and earned a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] nomination for Best Actor), ''[[Criminal Law (film)|Criminal Law]]'' (which marked Oldman's first use of an American accent), ''[[The Firm (1988 film)|The Firm]]'', ''[[Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film)|Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' and ''[[State of Grace (film)|State of Grace]]'', with [[Janet Maslin]] referring to his work as "phenomenal" and [[Roger Ebert]] calling him "the best young British actor around."<ref name="ebertpuye"/><ref name=MaslinStateofGrace>{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE4DE1238F937A2575AC0A966958260 |title=Movie Review – State of Grace |author=[[Janet Maslin]] |work=The New York Times |date=14 September 1990 |accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref> In late 1988, he starred opposite long-time hero<ref name="charlierose"/> [[Alan Bates]] in ''[[We Think the World of You (film)|We Think the World of You]]'', and alongside [[Dennis Hopper]] and [[Frances McDormand]] in ''[[Chattahoochee (film)|Chattahoochee]]'' (1989). In 1989, Oldman also starred as football hooligan Clive Bissel in British drama ''[[The Firm (1989 film)|The Firm]]''; in 2011, ''[[Total Film]]'' named Oldman's performance as the best of his career.<ref>Winning, Josh. [http://www.totalfilm.com/features/gary-oldman-best-movies#content Best Movies: The film chameleon’s greatest moments]. ''[[Total Film]]''. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.</ref> Oldman moved to the United States in the early 1990s, where he has since lived.<ref name="moremrniceguy" /> Oldman and other young British actors of the 1980s who were becoming established Hollywood film actors, such as [[Tim Roth]], [[Bruce Payne]], [[Colin Firth]], [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], and [[Paul McGann]], were dubbed the '[[Brit Pack (actors)|Brit Pack]]', of which Oldman was de facto leader.<ref name="beast">Stern, Marlow. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/07/gary-oldman-talks-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-batman-retirement.html "Gary Oldman Talks 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,' 'Batman' Retirement"]. ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. Dec 8, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brucepayne.de/press/articles/facearticle1987.html |title=The Brit Pack |publisher=Brucepayne.de |date= |accessdate=2011-12-28}}</ref>


===Villain roles and mainstream success (1991-2001)===
===Villain roles and mainstream success (1991-2001)===

Revision as of 21:00, 17 February 2012

Gary Oldman
Oldman at the 68th Venice Film Festival, September 2011
Born
Gary Leonard Oldman[1]

(1958-03-21) 21 March 1958 (age 66)
New Cross, London, England, UK
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker, musician
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s)Lesley Manville (1987–1990)
Uma Thurman (1990–1992)
Donya Fiorentino (1997–2001)
Alexandra Edenborough
(2008–present)
Parent(s)Leonard Bertram Oldman
Kathleen Cheriton
RelativesLaila Morse (sister)

Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, filmmaker and musician. Oldman had a successful stage career from the late 1970s to late 1980s, and came to prominence as a film actor via his portrayals of a skinhead in Meantime (1983), Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986) and gay playwright Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987); in 1987, United States film critic Roger Ebert hailed him as "the best young British actor around".[2] He continued to garner critical acclaim for his portrayals of a violent football hooligan in The Firm (1989), an Irish American gangster in State of Grace (1990), Presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991) and the title character of Dracula (1992), becoming a popular casting choice in villain roles;[3] he played the antagonist of films such as True Romance (1993), Léon (1994), The Fifth Element (1997) and The Contender (2000). In recent years Oldman has been known for his portrayals of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter film series, James Gordon in Christopher Nolan's Batman film trilogy, and critically acclaimed role as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). In addition to his film career, he has starred in several United States television shows, including Knots Landing and Friends. Aside from acting, he wrote and directed Nil By Mouth (1997), a film partially based on his own childhood,[4] and has served as a producer on several films.

Among other honours, Oldman has won two BAFTA Awards and a Saturn Award, and has been nominated for Academy-, Emmy-, Screen Actors Guild- and Independent Spirit Awards, as well as the Palme d'Or. He has been cited as an influence by a number of successful actors;[5] Norman Stansfield, his overstated antagonist in Léon, has been named as one of the best villains of modern cinema.[6] In 2011, Oldman was voted an "Icon of Film" by Empire readers, in recognition of his contributions to cinema.[7]

Early life

Gary Oldman was born in London, the son of Kathleen (née Cheriton; b. 28 November 1919), a housewife, and Leonard Bertram Oldman (21 May 1921 – October 1985), a former sailor who worked as a welder.[8][9] Oldman has a sister who is also an actress, Laila Morse. Oldman has said that his father was an abusive alcoholic who left his family when Oldman was seven.[10] Oldman was an accomplished singer and pianist as a child, but gave up music to pursue an acting career.[11] His inspiration was Malcolm McDowell's performance in 1970 film The Raging Moon.[12][13] In a 1995 interview with Charlie Rose, Oldman said: "Something about Malcolm [McDowell] just arrested me, and I connected, and I said 'I wanna do that'."[14] Oldman retained his love for music, however, and can be seen singing and playing piano in the 1988 film Track 29, and tracing over pre-recorded versions of Beethoven's music in Immortal Beloved. Oldman attended the South East London Boys' School on Creek Road in Deptford, leaving school at 16 to work in a sports shop.[15]

Acting career

Theatre, early films and foray into American cinema (1979–1990)

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Promotional image of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Oldman earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of Vicious in Sid and Nancy.

Inspired by Malcolm McDowell's performance in the film, The Raging Moon (1971), Oldman applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the mid 1970s, but was advised to try again the following year.[14] Eager to begin training, he instead applied to, and was enrolled into Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Kent, graduating with a BA in Acting in 1979. He made his professional stage debut that year as Puss, alongside Michael Simkins, in Dick Whittington and His Cat, at York's Theatre Royal. The play then ran in Colchester, then with Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. From 1980–1981, he appeared in The Massacre at Paris, Chinchilla, Desperado Corner and A Waste Of Time. He performed in a 6-month West End run of Summit Conference, opposite Glenda Jackson, in 1982. Also that year, Oldman made his film debut in Remembrance, and would have starred in Don Boyd's Gossip if that film had not collapsed. The following year, he landed a starring role in the film Meantime, and moved on to Chesterfield to assume the lead role in Joe Orton's 1964 play Entertaining Mr Sloane. Afterwards, he went to Westcliffe to star in Edward Bond's 1965 play Saved.[16]

Saved proved to be a major breakthrough for Oldman. He had written to Max Stafford-Clark, artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre, requesting that he attend the show. Stafford-Clark was impressed, and cast him as Scopey, the lead role of The Pope's Wedding, in 1984.[16] For his performance, he won the Time Out Fringe Award for Best Newcomer, and shared the British Theatre Association's Drama magazine award for Best Actor with future film co-star Anthony Hopkins.[17][3] This led to a run of work with the Royal Court and Royal Shakespeare Company from 1985–1986,[18] appearing in Rat In the Skull, The Desert Air, Cain and Abel, The Danton Affair, and all three of Bond's War plays during 1985, and Women Beware Women and Real Dreams in 1986.[16] His 1984 turn in The Pope's Wedding had been seen by director Alex Cox, who cast Oldman as ill-fated rocker Sid Vicious in the film, Sid And Nancy (1986). In 1987, Oldman gave his final stage performances in The Country Wife and Serious Money.[17]

Oldman's portrayal of Vicious launched his film career and paved the way for work in Hollywood. His performance was applauded by many, perhaps most notably ex-Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, who despite questioning the authenticity of the film, described Oldman as a "bloody good actor".[19] Oldman reportedly lost considerable weight for the role and was briefly hospitalised.[20] His performance was ranked #62 in Premiere magazine's "100 Greatest Performances of All Time"[21] and #8 in Uncut magazine's "10 Best actors in rockin' roles", the latter describing his portrayal as a "hugely sympathetic reading of the punk figurehead as a lost and bewildered manchild."[22] After coming to prominence for his portrayal of Vicious, Oldman increased his profile during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s via starring roles in cult films such as Prick Up Your Ears (in which he played his second real-life portrayal, troubled playwright Joe Orton, and earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor), Criminal Law (which marked Oldman's first use of an American accent), The Firm, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and State of Grace, with Janet Maslin referring to his work as "phenomenal" and Roger Ebert calling him "the best young British actor around."[2][23] In late 1988, he starred opposite long-time hero[14] Alan Bates in We Think the World of You, and alongside Dennis Hopper and Frances McDormand in Chattahoochee (1989). In 1989, Oldman also starred as football hooligan Clive Bissel in British drama The Firm; in 2011, Total Film named Oldman's performance as the best of his career.[24] Oldman moved to the United States in the early 1990s, where he has since lived.[25] Oldman and other young British actors of the 1980s who were becoming established Hollywood film actors, such as Tim Roth, Bruce Payne, Colin Firth, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Paul McGann, were dubbed the 'Brit Pack', of which Oldman was de facto leader.[26][27]

Villain roles and mainstream success (1991-2001)

In 1991, Oldman starred in what was at that point the most significant role of his career as Lee Harvey Oswald in Oliver Stone's JFK. The following year, he starred as Count Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's romance-horror Dracula. A commercially successful film adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel,[28] it was a box office success worldwide. Oldman's performance is regarded by many as a staple of the horror genre, and was recognised by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films as the best male performance of 1992, who awarded Oldman the Best Actor award.[29] Oldman would later become a popular portrayer of villains:[3] he played violent pimp Drexl Spivey in True Romance (1993), a sadistic prison warden in Murder in the First (1995), a futuristic corporate tyrant in The Fifth Element (1997), and Dr. Zachary Smith/Spider Smith in the commercially successful but critically panned Lost in Space (1998). In 1994's Léon, he played corrupt DEA officer Norman Stansfield, which has since been named by multiple publications as one of the best villains of modern cinema.[6] Oldman also displayed a skill for world accents; along with the Transylvanian Count Dracula, Oldman played German-born Viennese composer Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved, and Russian terrorist Ivan Korshunov in the 1997 blockbuster Air Force One. He portrayed another historical figure, Pontius Pilate, in Jesus (1999). Oldman also appeared as the Devil in the 1993 promo video to the Guns N' Roses single "Since I Don't Have You",[30] and served as a member of Jury at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Oldman's visibility as one of the foremost portrayers of villains in Hollywood became apparent when MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch aired a match between Oldman and Christopher Walken to determine the greatest cinematic villain.[31]

Oldman appeared opposite Jeff Bridges as zealous Republican congressman Sheldon Runyon in The Contender (2000), in which he was also credited as a producer. He received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his performance. In 2001, he starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in Hannibal, as Mason Verger, the only surviving victim of Hannibal Lecter. Oldman reportedly spent six hours per day in the make-up room to achieve the character's hideously disfigured appearance.[32] It marked the second time Oldman had appeared opposite Hopkins, a personal friend who was part of the supporting cast of Dracula. Oldman is uncredited in the film, reportedly over a dispute regarding top billing, which was going to co-star Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore. Oldman received an Emmy Award nomination for two guest appearances in Friends in May 2001, appearing in the two-part episode "The One With Chandler and Monica's Wedding" as Richard Crosby, a pedantic actor who insists that "real" actors spit on one another when they enunciate, leading to tension, then later friendship, between Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) and himself. Oldman had met LeBlanc on the set of Lost in Space in 1998.

Career slump and mainstream resurgence (2001-present)

Oldman at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International

Following his Friends appearance, Oldman did not appear in any significant roles until 2004. He starred in the generally well-received Interstate 60 (2002), as well as Tiptoes (2003) and Sin (2003), both of which were received poorly by critics. Although the film failed to impress critics, Oldman did garner critical acclaim for his portrayal of a man afflicted with dwarfism in Tiptoes: Variety described his work in the film as an "astonishingly fine" performance.[33] Oldman starred as the Devil in the BMW short film, Beat The Devil (2002), and contributed voice acting to several video games.

In 2004, Oldman returned to prominence when he landed a significant role in the Harry Potter film series, playing Harry Potter's godfather Sirius Black. Oldman and star Daniel Radcliffe reportedly became very close during the filming of the series.[34] The following year, Oldman starred as James Gordon in Christopher Nolan's commercially and critically acclaimed Batman Begins, a role he reprised in the even more successful sequel The Dark Knight (2008) and will reprise again in the upcoming installment The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles.[35][36][37] He had a starring role in David Goyer's supernatural thriller The Unborn, released in 2009.[38][39] In 2010, Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli.[40] He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood.[41] Oldman voiced the role of villain Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2.

Oldman earned Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayal as British spy George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), a re-adaptation of the John le Carré novel, directed by Tomas Alfredson, also starring Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Tom Hardy.[42]

He has also participated in the creation of The Legend of Spyro games produced by Sierra Entertainment, providing the voice to the Fire Guardian, Ignitus. He also voices Sergeant Reznov in the award-winning video games Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops, the latter of which he also voiced a British scientist by the name of Daniel Clarke.

Other ventures

Filmmaking

In 1997, Oldman directed, produced, and wrote the award-winning Nil by Mouth, a movie partially based on his own childhood.[4] Nil By Mouth went on to win the BAFTA Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film (shared with Douglas Urbanski) and also the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, the Channel 4 Director's Award, and an Empire Award. In 1999, it was adjudged by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts as one of the one hundred best British films of the 20th century.[43] Nil By Mouth was listed by Time Out as number twenty-one of the top 100 best British films ever.

Oldman in 2000

Oldman and producing partner Douglas Urbanski formed the SE8 GROUP to produce Nil By Mouth. The company also produced The Contender, which also starred Oldman. He was also credited as a producer. Some media outlets reported that Oldman was unhappy with the finished product and felt that DreamWorks had heavily edited the film to reflect their pro-Democratic leanings. These claims were later debunked; Oldman, who is not a U.S. citizen, was described as "so uninvolved in politics, he has never even declared a party affiliation".[44] Oldman has finished his latest screenplay, Chang & Eng, co-written with Darin Strauss, based on the author's book of the same name; SE8 Group will produce. In September 2006, Nokia Nseries Studio[45] released the Oldman-directed short film Donut, with music by Tor Hyams. The film was shot with an N93 in order to promote the phone. Juliet Landau made a 25-minute documentary about the making of the video. In 2011, he directed a music video for Alex Eden's first single, "Kiss Me Like the Woman You Loved", for Side Tracked Records.

Music

Oldman has had a keen interest in music from an early age. He is a proficient pianist and stated in a 1995 interview with Charlie Rose that he would rather be a musician than an actor.[14] Oldman sang several tracks on the Sid and Nancy soundtrack, and sang and played live piano in the 1988 movie Track 29. He traced over Beethoven compositions in 1994's Immortal Beloved. He also tutored Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe on bass guitar.[46] Oldman appeared on Reeves Gabrels' album The Sacred Squall of Now, performing a vocal duet with David Bowie on the track "You've Been Around".[47]

Popularity and influence

Oldman signing autographs at the Harry Potter premiere, 2007

Oldman has long established a cult following among film fans.[25][48] He is known for playing the primary antagonist in a number of popular motion pictures,[3][49] which has seen him referenced in popular culture. At the peak of his popularity in the 1990s, Oldman was dubbed by Empire magazine as Hollywood's "psycho deluxe",[50] and was spoofed on popular television shows such as Fox comedy series In Living Color[51] and MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch,[31] as well as drafted in to appear on the first ever cover of Loaded magazine.[52] In 1993, he had a cameo role as the Devil in the promo video to the Guns N' Roses single "Since I Don't Have You"[30]—he also played the Devil in the 2002 BMW short Beat The Devil, alongside Clive Owen, James Brown and Marilyn Manson.[53] On YouTube, Oldman is the subject of a number of tribute videos. In contrast to his often dark on-screen roles, Oldman's affable real-life demeanour has been noted,[25] and he was named as one of Empire magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" in 2007.[54]

Allmovie has described Oldman as "capable of portraying almost any type of character", and as having "consistently amazed viewers with his ability to completely disappear into his roles."[3] His performances during his career have provided inspiration for younger actors who would go on to enjoy successful Hollywood careers. Brad Pitt has described Oldman as his foremost acting "god",[55] while Daniel Radcliffe has cited Oldman as the actor whose career he would most like to emulate.[56] Tom Hardy has named Oldman as his "hero";[57] Ryan Gosling has also named Oldman as his favourite actor.[58] Other actors who have been influenced by Oldman include: Shia LaBeouf,[59] Joseph Gordon-Levitt,[60] Johnny Depp,[61] Chris Pine,[62] and Jason Isaacs.[63] Dracula and Hannibal co-star, Anthony Hopkins, has described Oldman as "multi-talented", and as possessing "a great genius and flair for creativity",[64] while Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy co-star Colin Firth described him as "a candidate for the title of 'greatest living actor'."[50] Harry Potter co-star Ralph Fiennes said of Oldman, "I love Gary Oldman's work. I just think he's a genius actor."[65]

Oldman has garnered critical acclaim for his diverse performances and portrayals of real-life historical figures[66][67] and is noted for his avoidance of the Hollywood celebrity scene,[66][68] often being referred to as an "actor's actor".[8] Oldman's performances have gained the admiration of prominent film critics: Roger Ebert has hailed him as "one of the great actors, able to play high, low, crass, noble".[69] He also said of Oldman, "like a few gifted actors, he is able to re-invent himself for every role".[70] Ebert's co-presenter on the film review television show, At the Movies, Gene Siskel, described Oldman as a "wonderful" actor;[71] following Siskel's death in 1999, Oldman said, "it's pretty overwhelming for a kid from South London to hear the two most important film critics in the world call you one of the greatest actors in the world."[72] Janet Maslin of The New York Times has described him as a "phenomenal" actor who "since Sid and Nancy has taken on a string of new accents and dramatic identities with stunning ease."[23] Sid Vicious' Sex Pistols bandmate Johnny Rotten called Oldman a "bloody good actor".[15] Oldman's portrayals of eccentric characters — many of which Oldman has himself described as "wacky or strange"[73] — have occasionally polarized critics.[74] He has stated, however, that he seeks to play more reserved roles at this stage in his career.[25][73][75] In reviewing The Dark Knight, where Oldman plays an honest, upright cop James Gordon, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that he "is so skilled he makes virtue look exciting". In response, Oldman said, "That's the best review I ever had... I'll put it on my tombstone."[76]

As of 15 September 2011, motion pictures starring Oldman as leading actor or supporting co-star have grossed over $3.2 billion at the United States box office, and over $8.4 billion worldwide.[77] In December 2011, the Palm Springs International Film Festival announced that Oldman would be receiving its International Star Award, which honors "an actor or actress who has achieved both critical and commercial international recognition throughout their body of work." The PSIFF chairman called Oldman "a performer whose ability to portray the most extreme of characters is a testament to the enormity of his talent." [78]

Personal life

Oldman was born and brought up in London, England, and moved to the United States in the early 1990s.[25] Despite numerous lead and supporting roles in major Hollywood productions, Oldman is intensely private with his personal life and is known for his stance on celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood, once stating that "being famous, that's a whole other career. And I haven't got any energy for it."[25] His disenchantment with celebrity culture was reinforced when news reports of an altercation with Robert De Niro circulated in the 1990s; Oldman claims that he had never met De Niro at the time.[79]

Marriages and family

Oldman married his first wife Lesley Manville in 1987 but left her in 1989 three months after their son, Alfie, was born.[80] He met American actress Uma Thurman on the set of State of Grace, and they were married in 1990, but it ended two years later.[81] Oldman then settled into a relationship with actress and model Isabella Rossellini, who was six years his senior. The couple were rumored to be engaged as of July, 1994 but separated two years later [82]. Oldman was married to Donya Fiorentino from 1997 to 2001 and has sons Gulliver Flynn (b. 20 August 1997) and Charlie John (b. 11 February 1999) with her.[80]

On 31 December 2008, Oldman married English jazz singer Alexandra Edenborough in Santa Barbara, California in a private, formal ceremony.[83] Oldman currently lives in Los Angeles with his family.[84] Oldman's sister, Laila Morse, is also an actress, best known as Mo Harris in the BBC's long-running series EastEnders; she also had a role in Oldman's directorial debut, Nil by Mouth. Oldman supports South East London football team Millwall.[85]

His problems with alcohol were well known during the early 1990s. After a string of alcohol-fuelled debacles he checked himself into Marworth treatment facility in Waverly Township, Pennsylvania, for alcoholism treatment in 1993.[86] In subsequent interviews Oldman acknowledged his problems with alcohol, and called himself a recovering alcoholic on a 2001 interview with Charlie Rose.[14] In 2001, former wife Donya Fiorentino claimed that Oldman had a drug habit and abused her,[87] a claim which was investigated by the family courts, child custody evaluator, the police, and Los Angeles city attorney. Oldman was awarded legal custody of their children; Fiorentino was granted short court-monitored visits. Today, Oldman lives a teetotal lifestyle and attributes his success in beating his addiction to Alcoholics Anonymous, and has since publicly praised the organization.[88]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Remembrance Daniel
1983 Meantime Coxy the Skinhead TV
1984 Morgan's Boy Colin TV
1985 Honest, Decent & True Derek Bates TV
1986 Sid and Nancy Sid Vicious Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
ALFS Award for Actor of the Year
1987 Prick Up Your Ears Joe Orton London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor of the Year

Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor

1988 Track 29 Martin
1988 Criminal Law Ben Chase
1988 We Think the World of You Johnny
1988 The Firm Clive "Bex" Bissell TV
1989 Chattahoochee Emmett Foley
1990 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Leading Male
1990 State of Grace Jackie Flannery
1990 Henry & June Pop Credited as Maurice Escargot
1991 JFK Lee Harvey Oswald
1991 Heading Home Ian Tyson TV
1992 Dracula Count Dracula Saturn Award for Best Actor
1993 True Romance Drexl Spivey
1993 Romeo Is Bleeding Jack Grimaldi
1994 Léon Norman Stansfield Released as The Professional in the US
1994 Immortal Beloved Ludwig van Beethoven
1995 Murder in the First Milton Glenn
1995 The Scarlet Letter Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
1996 Basquiat Albert Milo
1997 The Fifth Element Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg
1997 Air Force One Ivan Korshunov Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor -Action/Adventure
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
1998 Lost in Space Dr. Zachary Smith Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
1998 Quest for Camelot Sir Ruber Voice
1999 Jesus Pontius Pilate TV
2000 The Contender Rep. Sheldon Runyon Also executive producer
Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
2000 Monsignor Renard Unlisted TV, uncredited
2001 Nobody's Baby Buford Hill Also producer
2001 Hannibal Mason Verger
2001 Friends Richard Crosby Nominated - Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2002 Interstate 60 O. W. Grant
2002 The Hire: Beat the Devil The Devil Short subject
2002 Greg the Bunny Himself TV (1 episode)
2003 Tiptoes Rolfe
2003 Sin Charlie Strom
2004 Dead Fish Lynch
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Sirius Black Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004 Who's Kyle? Scouse
2005 Batman Begins James Gordon
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Sirius Black
2006 The Backwoods Paul
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Sirius Black
2008 The Dark Knight James Gordon Scream Award for Best Supporting Actor
2009 The Unborn Rabbi Joseph Sendak
2009 Rain Fall Holtzer
2009 A Christmas Carol Tiny Tim/Bob Cratchit/Jacob Marley Voice
2009 Planet 51 General Grawl Voice
2010 The Book of Eli Carnegie
2011 Red Riding Hood Father Soloman
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Lord Shen Voice
Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[89] Sirius Black
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy George Smiley San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Richard Attenborough Regional Film Awards for Best British Film Star
Pending - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Actor
Nominated - Irish Film and Television Awards for International Actor
Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year
Nominated - New York Film Critics Online for Best Actor
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2011 Guns, Girls and Gambling Elvis
2012 The Wettest County Floyd Banner Post-production
2012 The Dark Knight Rises James Gordon Post-production

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Fifth Element Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg Voice
2003 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Sgt. Jack Barnes Voice
2003 True Crime: Streets of LA Rasputin "Rocky" Kuznetskov
Agent Masterson 		Voice
2006 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Ignitus Voice
2007 The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Ignitus Voice
2008 The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Ignitus Voice
2008 Call of Duty: World at War Sgt. Viktor Reznov[90] Voice
2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops Captain. Viktor Reznov
Dr. Daniel Clarke 		Voice

Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Film/Show Result
1987 Evening Standard British Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Sid and Nancy Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actor Prick Up Your Ears Nominated
1988 London Film Critics' Circle Awards ALFS Award for Actor of the Year Sid and Nancy Won
1990 Independent Spirit Award Best Leading Male Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Nominated
1992 Saturn Awards Best Actor Dracula Won
1993 MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss (shared with Winona Ryder) Nominated
1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Couple (shared with Demi Moore) The Scarlet Letter Nominated
1997 BAFTA Awards Best British Film Nil by Mouth Won
Best Screenplay Won
British Independent Film Awards Best British Director of an Independent Film Nominated
Best Original Screenplay by a British Writer of a Produced Independent Film Nominated
Edinburgh International Film Festival Channel 4 Director's Award Won
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Nominated
1998 Empire Awards Best Debut Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actor – Action/Adventure Air Force One Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Fight (shared with Harrison Ford) Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Nominated
1999 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor Lost in Space Nominated
2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Alan J. Pakula Award The Contender Won
Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Friends Nominated
USA Film Festival Master Screen Artist Tribute Award Won
2003 DVD Exclusive Awards Best Supporting Actor Interstate 60 Nominated
2005 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Nominated
2008 Scream Awards Best Supporting Actor The Dark Knight Won
2009 People's Choice Awards Best Cast (w/ Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal) Won
2011 Empire Awards Film Icon Won
Scream Awards Best Ensemble Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Nominated
British Independent Film Awards Best Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Actor Won
London Film Critics' Circle Actor of the Year and British Actor of the Year Nominated
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Leading Actor Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actor Pending
Richard Attenborough Regional Film Awards Best British Film Star Won
Annie Awards Voice Acting in a Feature Production Kung Fu Panda 2 Nominated

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