English actor and filmmaker Gary Oldman made his film debut in the 1982 British ensemble drama Remembrance. 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 gaining attention as the leader of a gang of football hooligans in the made-for-television drama film The Firm (1989). Regarded as a member of the "Brit Pack", he is also known for portraying a New York gangster in the American neo-noir crime film State of Grace (1990), Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991) and Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
Oldman is known for his portrayal of villains, like in the films True Romance with Christian Slater (1993), as Norman Stansfield in Léon: The Professional with Jean Reno (1994), The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis (1997), Air Force One with Harrison Ford (1997) and The Contender again with Christian Slater (2000). In 2004, he was cast as Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the Harry Potter film series. He went on to reprise the role in Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix and a cameo in Deathly Hallows – Part 2. He also played James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
Oldman's portrayal of Winston Churchill in the 2017 war drama film Darkest Hour earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
Oldman has executive produced films like The Contender, Plunkett & Macleane (1999) and Nil by Mouth (1997), the latter of which he also wrote and directed. He's been featured in television shows such as Fallen Angels (1993), Tracey Takes On... (1999) and Friends (2001). He has voiced the characters Ignitius and Viktor Reznov in the video games The Legend of Spyro and Call of Duty, respectively.
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Meantime | Coxy | Television film | |
| 1984 | Dramarama | Ben | Episode: "On Your Tod" | |
| 1984 | Morgan's Boy | Colin | 4 episodes | |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Gary | Episode: "Rachel and the Roarettes" | |
| 1986 | Honest, Decent and True | Derek Bates | Television film | |
| 1989 | The Firm | Clive "Bex" Bissell | Television film | |
| Knots Landing | Don Ross | Episode: "Close Call" | ||
| 1991 | Heading Home | Ian Tyson | Television film | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Pat Keiley | Episode: "Dead End for Delia" | |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Hairdresser | Episode: "Hair" | |
| Jesus | Pontius Pilate | Television film | ||
| 2001 | Friends | Richard Crosby | Episode: "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding" | |
| 2002 | Greg the Bunny | Himself | Episode: "Piddler on the Roof" | |
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Himself | HBO Max special | |
| 2022–present | Slow Horses | Jackson Lamb | Main role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Count Dracula | ||
| 1998 | The Fifth Element | Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg | ||
| 2003 | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead | Sergeant Jack Barnes | ||
| True Crime: Streets of LA | Rasputin "Rocky" Kuznetskov / FBI Agent Paul Masterson | |||
| 2006 | The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning | Ignitus | ||
| 2007 | The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night | |||
| 2008 | The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War | Sergeant Viktor Reznov | |||
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Viktor Reznov / Dr. Daniel Clarke | ||
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Viktor Reznov | Archive voice clips (uncredited) | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Lord Vortech | ||
| 2026 | Squadron 42 | Admiral Ernst Bishop | Also motion capture |
See also
References
- Kistler, Alan (2013). Doctor Who: A History. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 198. ISBN 9781493000166. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "Darkest Hour: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- Marc, Christopher (11 June 2022). "Gary Oldman Says He Was Originally Cast As General Grievous' Voice In The 'Star Wars' Prequels". The Playlist. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Fink, Richard (13 June 2022). "Gary Oldman On Almost Playing General Grievous In Star Wars Prequels". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Ditzian, Eric (16 July 2009). "'Harry Potter' Director, Daniel Radcliffe Reveal 'Deathly Hallows' Secrets — Movie News Story | MTV Movie News". MTV. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- Otterson, Joe (15 November 2019). "Gary Oldman to Star in Drama Series 'Slow Horses' at Apple". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Gary Oldman (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 April 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - "Treyarch > Blog > Leipzig Games Convention '08 Recap!". Treyarch. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- "Squadron 42 - Gary Oldman Interview". YouTube. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
External links
- Gary Oldman at IMDb