Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, writer, director, producer, voice-over artist and occasional musician who found fame in roles such as Sid Vicious in 1986 biopic Sid & Nancy and Count Dracula in 1992 blockbuster Dracula. He has garnered critical acclaim for his diverse performances and portrayals of real-life historical figures and is noted for his avoidance of the Hollywood celebrity scene, often being referred to as an "actor's actor".
After coming to prominence for his portrayal of Sid Vicious (which was later ranked #62 in Premiere Magazine's "100 Greatest Performances of All Time"), Oldman gained further respect from critics during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s via starring roles in cult successes such as Prick Up Your Ears, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and State of Grace, with Janet Maslin referring to his work as "phenomenal" and Roger Ebert calling him "the best young British actor around." He found greater mainstream exposure when he landed the role of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1991 blockbuster JFK. Since leading Dracula the following year, he has starred in such popular motion pictures as: True Romance, Immortal Beloved, Léon: The Professional, Murder in the First, The Fifth Element, The Contender, Hannibal, the Harry Potter film series and Christopher Nolan's Batman film series. In 1997, Oldman directed, produced, and wrote the award-winning Nil by Mouth, a movie partially based on his own childhood.Several of his roles—particularly Sheldon Runyon in The Contender—have brought forth predictions of an Oscar nomination, but to date he has yet to be nominated for such an award despite a critically acclaimed acting career spanning four decades.
After coming to prominence for his portrayal of Sid Vicious (which was later ranked #62 in Premiere Magazine's "100 Greatest Performances of All Time"), Oldman gained further respect from critics during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s via starring roles in cult successes such as Prick Up Your Ears, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and State of Grace, with Janet Maslin referring to his work as "phenomenal" and Roger Ebert calling him "the best young British actor around." He found greater mainstream exposure when he landed the role of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1991 blockbuster JFK. Since leading Dracula the following year, he has starred in such popular motion pictures as: True Romance, Immortal Beloved, Léon: The Professional, Murder in the First, The Fifth Element, The Contender, Hannibal, the Harry Potter film series and Christopher Nolan's Batman film series. In 1997, Oldman directed, produced, and wrote the award-winning Nil by Mouth, a movie partially based on his own childhood.Several of his roles—particularly Sheldon Runyon in The Contender—have brought forth predictions of an Oscar nomination, but to date he has yet to be nominated for such an award despite a critically acclaimed acting career spanning four decades.
Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in harry potter:
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