Gary Oldman
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Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, filmmaker and musician, well-known to audiences for his portrayals of dark and morally ambiguous characters. He has starred in films such as Sid and Nancy, Prick Up Your Ears, JFK, Dracula, True Romance, Léon, The Fifth Element, The Contender, the Harry Potter film series and the Batman film series, as well as in television shows such as Friends and Fallen Angels.
Oldman came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a string of performances that prompted pre-eminent film critic, Roger Ebert, to describe him as "the best young British actor around". He has been cited as an influence by a number of successful actors. In addition to leading and central supporting roles in big-budget Hollywood films, Oldman has frequently acted in independent films and television shows. Aside from acting, he directed, wrote and co-produced Nil by Mouth, a film partially based on his own childhood, and served as a producer on several films.
Among other accolades, Oldman has received Emmy-, Screen Actors Guild-, BAFTA- and Independent Spirit Award nominations for his acting work, and has been described as one of the greatest actors never nominated for an Academy Award. His contributions to the science fiction genre have won him a Saturn Award, with a further two nominations. He was also nominated for the 1997 Palme d'Or and won two BAFTA Awards for his filmmaking on Nil By Mouth. In 2011, Empire readers voted Oldman an "Icon of Film", in recognition of his contributions to cinema.
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Track 29 | Martin | 1988 |
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Rosencrantz | 1990 |
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State of Grace | Jackie Flannery | 1990 |
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JFK | Lee Harvey Oswald | 1991 |
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Dracula | Dracula | 1992 |
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True Romance | Drexl Spivey | 1993 |
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Leon: The Professional | Stansfield | 1994 |
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Romeo is Bleeding | Jack Grimaldi | 1994 |
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Immortal Beloved | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1994 |
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The Scarlet Letter | Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale | 1995 |
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The Fifth Element | Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg | 1997 |
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Air Force One | Ivan Korshunov | 1997 |
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Lost in Space | Dr. Zachary Smit | 1998 |
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Jesus | Pontius Pilatus | 1999 |
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The Contender | Sheldon Runyon | 2000 |
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Hannibal | Mason Verger | 2001 |
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Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road | O.W. Grant | 2002 |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Sirius Black | 2004 |
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Batman Begins | Jim Gordon | 2005 |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Sirius Black | 2005 |
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BackWoods | Paul | 2007 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Sirius Black | 2007 |
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The Dark Knight | James Gordon | 2008 |
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The Unborn | Rabbi Sendak | 2009 |
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A Christmas Carol | Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, Marley | 2009 |
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Planet 51 | General Grawl (voice) | 2009 |
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The Book of Eli | Carnegie | 2010 |
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One Night in Turin | Narrator | 2010 |
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Red Riding Hood | Father Soloman | 2011 |
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Kung Fu Panda 2 | Lord Shen (voice) | 2011 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Sirius Black | 2011 |
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Guns, Girls and Gambling | Elvis | 2011 |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | George Smiley | 2011 |
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The Dark Knight Rises | Jim Gordon | 2012 |
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Lawless | Floyd Banner | 2012 |
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RoboCop | Norton | 2014 |
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | 2014 |
