Actor
Gary Oldman
Born 21 March 1958 · London, England, UK
Sir Gary Oldman is an English actor celebrated for his versatility and intense, transformative performances. He rose to fame playing Sid Vicious, Lee Harvey Oswald and Count Dracula, then became a screen villain and blockbuster mainstay. He won an Academy Award for playing Winston Churchill.
Key films
JFK (1991)
His portrayal of Lee Harvey Oswald cemented his reputation in major Hollywood productions.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Lead role as Count Dracula in Coppola's lavish gothic adaptation, one of his signature transformations.
Léon: The Professional (1994)
His unhinged DEA agent Stansfield is among cinema's most memorable villains.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Restrained lead performance as George Smiley earned him an Oscar nomination.
Darkest Hour (2017)
Transformative turn as Winston Churchill won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Key awards
- 2018 Academy Award for Best Actor (Darkest Hour)
- 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Drama (Darkest Hour)
- 2018 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Darkest Hour)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 115
- 1982Remembrance · as DanielActor
- 1983Meantime · as CoxyActor
- 1984Morgan's Boy · as ColinActor
- 1985Rachel and the Roarettes · as GaryActor
- 1986Sid and Nancy · as Sid ViciousActor
- 1986Honest Decent & True · as Derek BatesActor
- 1987Prick Up Your Ears · as Joe OrtonActor
- 1987England's Glory · as IntervieweeActor
- 1987Rat in the Skull · as Police Constable Eric NaylorActor
- 1988Track 29 · as MartinActor
- 1988We Think the World of You · as JohnnyActor
- 1989Criminal Law · as Ben ChaseActor
- 1989The Firm · as Bex BissellActor
- 1990State of Grace · as JackieActor
- 1990Henry & June · as PopActor
- 1990Chattahoochee · as Emmett FoleyActor
- 1991JFK · as Lee Harvey OswaldActor
- 1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead · as RosencrantzActor
- 1991Heading Home · as Ian TysonActor
- 1991Director: Alan ClarkeActor
- 1992Bram Stoker's Dracula · as DraculaActor
- 1992Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies · as SelfActor
- 1993True Romance · as Drexl SpiveyActor
- 1993Romeo Is Bleeding · as Jack GrimaldiActor
- 1993Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy · as SelfActor
- 1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald · as Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)Actor
- 1994Léon: The Professional · as Norman StansfieldActor
- 1994Immortal Beloved · as Ludwig van BeethovenActor
- 1995Murder in the First · as Associate Milton GlennActor
- 1995The Scarlet Letter · as Rev. Arthur DimmesdaleActor
- 1996Basquiat · as Albert MiloActor
- 1997The Fifth Element · as ZorgActor
- 1997Air Force One · as Ivan KorshunovActor
- 1997Nil by MouthDirector
- 1998Lost in Space · as Dr. Zachary SmithActor
- 1998Quest for Camelot · as Ruber (voice)Actor
- 1998Lost in Space Forever · as Self (also archive footage)Actor
- 1999Jesus · as Pontius PilateActor
- 2000The Contender · as Shelly RunyonActor
- 2000Alan Clarke: His Own Man · as SelfActor
- 2001Hannibal · as Mason VergerActor
- 2001Nobody's Baby · as Buford DillActor
- 2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal · as SelfActor
- 2002Interstate 60 · as O.W. GrantActor
- 2002Tiptoes · as RolfeActor
- 2002Beat the Devil · as DevilActor
- 2003Sin · as Charlie StormActor
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · as Sirius BlackActor
- 2004The Magic Touch of Harry Potter · as SelfActor
- 2005Batman Begins · as Jim GordonActor
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Sirius BlackActor
- 2005Dead Fish · as LynchActor
- 2005Chutzpah, This Is?Actor
- 2006The Backwoods · as PaulActor
- 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Sirius BlackActor
- 2007The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008The Dark Knight · as GordonActor
- 2009A Christmas Carol · as Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)Actor
- 2009Planet 51 · as General Grawl (voice)Actor
- 2009The Unborn · as Rabbi Joseph SendakActor
- 2009Rain Fall · as HoltzerActor
- 2009Heath Ledger: A Tribute · as SelfActor
- 2010The Book of Eli · as CarnegieActor
- 2010Countdown to Zero · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2010One Night in Turin · as NarratorActor
- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Sirius BlackActor
- 2011Kung Fu Panda 2 · as Shen (voice)Actor
- 2011Red Riding Hood · as Father SolomanActor
- 2011Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · as George SmileyActor
- 2012The Dark Knight Rises · as Commissioner GordonActor
- 2012Lawless · as Floyd BannerActor
- 2012Guns, Girls and Gambling · as Elvis ElvisActor
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Ending the Knight · as SelfActor
- 2012Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter · as SelfActor
- 2012Jack White: UnstagedDirector
- 2012Jack White: Unstaged · as SelfActor
- 2013Paranoia · as Nicholas WyattActor
- 2013La Petite Mort · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes · as DreyfusActor
- 2014RoboCop · as Dr. Dennett NortonActor
- 2014I Am Steve McQueen · as SelfActor
- 2015Child 44 · as General Mikhail NesterovActor
- 2015The Driver · as Cy (voice)Actor
- 2016Criminal · as Quaker WellsActor
- 2016Man Down · as Captain PeytonActor
- 2016Criss Angel Trick'd Up · as SelfActor
- 2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light · as SelfActor
- 2017The Hitman's Bodyguard · as Vladislav DukhovichActor
- 2017Darkest Hour · as Winston ChurchillActor
- 2017The Space Between Us · as Nathaniel ShepherdActor
- 2017The Human Face · as SelfActor
- 2018Hunter Killer · as CJCS Charles DonneganActor
- 2018Tau · as Tau (voice)Actor
- 2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Obscura · as Special guestActor
- 2019The Laundromat · as Jürgen MossackActor
- 2019The Courier · as Ezekiel ManningsActor
- 2019Mary · as DavidActor
- 2019Killers Anonymous · as The ManActor
- 2020Mank · as Herman MankiewiczActor
- 2020A Place Among the Dead · as GOActor
- 2021Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard · as Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)Actor
- 2021The Woman in the Window · as Alistair RussellActor
- 2021Crisis · as Dr. Tyrone BrowerActor
- 2021Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Exposing Muybridge · as SelfActor
- 2021The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank · as SelfActor
- 2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts · as SelfActor
- 2022Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Oppenheimer · as Harry TrumanActor
- 2024Parthenope · as John CheeverActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.