Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a British actor.

Gary Oldman was born in London, England. When he was older, he won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College , where he received a BA in Theatre Arts in 1979. He later studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early 80s, including The Pope's Wedding, for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association 's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor of 1985. Oldman is 1.78m in height (5 foot 10 inches). He is particularly known for playing eccentric characters and for having a mastery of accents.

He first appeared on the screen in the film Remembrance in 1982, going on the win his first starring role in Sid and Nancy (1986), in which he played the rocker Sid Vicious. He has played a variety of characters including Dracula, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lee Harvey Oswald, Pontius Pilate, and the Devil.

In 1997 he directed, produced, and wrote Nil by Mouth, partially based on his life, which went on to win the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, a BAFTA Award, the Channel 4 Director's Award, and the Empire Award, and was declared by the British Film Academy as one of the 100 best films of all time.

Actor- filmography

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).... Sirius Black
• Batman Begins (2005).... Lt. James Gordon
• Dead Fish (2004).... Lynch
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).... Sirius Black
• Sin (2003).... Charlie Strom
• Tiptoes (2003).... Rolfe
• (2002).... Devil
• Interstate 60 (2002).... O.W. Grant
• Hannibal (2001).... Mason Verger
• Nobody's Baby (2001).... Buford Hill
• The Contender (2000).... Rep. Sheldon Runyon
• Jesus (TV) (1999).... Pontius Pilate
• Quest for Camelot (1998).... Baron Ruber
• Lost in Space (1998).... Dr. Zachary Smith
• Air Force One (1997).... Ivan Korshunov
• The Fifth Element (1997).... Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
• Basquiat (1996).... Albert Milo
• The Scarlet Letter (1995).... Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
• Murder in the First (1995).... Milton Glenn
• Immortal Beloved (1994).... Ludwig van Beethoven
• Léon (1994).... Norman Stansfield
• Romeo Is Bleeding (1993).... Jack Grimaldi
• True Romance (1993).... Drexl Spivey
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).... Dracula
• Heading Home (TV) (1991).... Ian Tyson
• JFK (1991).... Lee Harvey Oswald
• Henry & June (1990).... Pop
• State of Grace (1990).... Jackie Flannery
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990).... Rosencrantz
• Chattahoochee (1989).... Emmett Foley
• The Firm (TV) (1988).... Bex Bissell
• We Think the World of You (1988).... Johnny
• Criminal Law (1988).... Ben Chase
• Track 29 (1988).... Martin
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987).... Joe Orton
• Sid and Nancy (1986).... Sid Vicious
• Honest, Decent & True (TV) (1985).... Derek Bates
• Morgan's Boy (TV) (1984).... Colin
• Meantime (TV) (1984).... Coxy the Skinhead
• Remembrance (1982).... Daniel

External links

• GaryOldman.info (fan site)
• Gary Oldman at The Internet Movie Database
• The Gary Oldman Screencap Gallery