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Gary Oldman
Actor· London, England, UK
Gary Oldman, an English actor and filmmaker since 1979, is celebrated for his versatile and intense performances. From his early roles in stage productions like Cabaret and Hamlet, to his breakout film appearances as Sid Vicious and Joe Orton, Oldman's career has spanned blockbuster villains, historical figures like Winston Churchill and Lee Harvey Oswald, and iconic characters in franchises like Harry Potter and The Dark Knight. His accolades include an Academy Award and multiple Golden Globe and British Academy Film Awards, cementing his status as one of the most accomplished actors of his generation.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Dark Knight
Gordon · 2008
The Dark Knight Rises
Commissioner Gordon · 2012
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sirius Black · 2004
Batman Begins
Jim Gordon · 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Sirius Black · 2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sirius Black · 2011
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Sirius Black · 2007
Léon: The Professional
Norman Stansfield · 1994
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Parthenope | John Cheever | Film |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | Jackson Lamb | TV |
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | Film |
| 2022 | Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2021 | Exposing Muybridge | Self | Film |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage) | Film |
| 2020 | Mank | Herman Mankiewicz | Film |
| 2019 | The Courier | Ezekiel Mannings | Film |
| 2019 | The Laundromat | Jürgen Mossack | Film |
| 2019 | Killers Anonymous | The Man | Film |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | CJCS Charles Donnegan | Film |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Winston Churchill | Film |
| 2017 | The Space Between Us | Nathaniel Shepherd | Film |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Vladislav Dukhovich | Film |
| 2016 | Man Down | Captain Peyton | Film |
| 2016 | Criminal | Quaker Wells | Film |
| 2015 | Child 44 | General Mikhail Nesterov | Film |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Dr. Dennett Norton | Film |
| 2014 | I Am Steve McQueen | Self | Film |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Dreyfus | Film |
| 2013 | Paranoia | Nicholas Wyatt | Film |
| 2012 | Lawless | Floyd Banner | Film |
| 2012 | Ending the Knight | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Guns, Girls and Gambling | Elvis Elvis | Film |
| 2012 | Jack White: Unstaged | Self | Film |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Commissioner Gordon | Film |
| 2011 | Red Riding Hood | Father Soloman | Film |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | George Smiley | Film |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Sirius Black | Film |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Lord Shen (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | One Night in Turin | Narrator | Film |
| 2010 | Countdown to Zero | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Carnegie | Film |
| 2009 | Rain Fall | Holtzer | Film |
| 2009 | The Unborn | Rabbi Joseph Sendak | Film |
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Planet 51 | General Grawl (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Gordon | Film |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Sirius Black | Film |
| 2007 | The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2007 | In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2006 | The Backwoods | Paul | Film |
| 2005 | Dead Fish | Lynch | Film |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Jim Gordon | Film |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Sirius Black | Film |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Sirius Black | Film |
| 2003 | Sin | Charlie Storm | Film |
| 2002 | Tiptoes | Rolfe | Film |
| 2002 | Interstate 60 | O.W. Grant | Film |
| 2002 | Beat the Devil | Devil | Film |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Mason Verger | Film |
| 2001 | Nobody's Baby | Buford Dill | Film |
| 2000 | The Contender | Shelly Runyon | Film |
| 1999 | Jesus | Pontius Pilate | Film |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Dr. Zachary Smith | Film |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Ruber (voice) | Film |
| 1998 | Lost In Space Forever | Self (also archive footage) | Film |
| 1997 | Air Force One | Ivan Korshunov | Film |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | Zorg | Film |
| 1996 | Basquiat | Albert Milo | Film |
| 1995 | Murder in the First | Associate Milton Glenn | Film |
| 1995 | The Scarlet Letter | Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale | Film |
| 1994 | Immortal Beloved | Ludwig van Beethoven | Film |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Norman Stansfield | Film |
| 1993 | True Romance | Drexl Spivey | Film |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding | Jack Grimaldi | Film |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Dracula | Film |
| 1991 | JFK | Lee Harvey Oswald | Film |
| 1991 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Rosencrantz | Film |
| 1990 | Henry & June | Pop | Film |
| 1990 | Chattahoochee | Emmett Foley | Film |
| 1990 | State of Grace | Jackie | Film |
| 1989 | The Firm | Bex Bissell | Film |
| 1989 | Criminal Law | Ben Chase | Film |
| 1988 | Track 29 | Martin | Film |
| 1988 | We Think the World of You | Johnny | Film |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Joe Orton | Film |
| 1986 | Honest Decent & True | Derek Bates | Film |
| 1986 | Sid and Nancy | Sid Vicious | Film |
| 1984 | Morgan's Boy | Colin | TV |
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