Gary Oldman

Gary LeonardOldman[1] (born 21March 1958)[2] is anEnglish actor, filmmaker, musician and author. He beganacting in theatre in 1979, and gained his first starring filmrole in Meantime (1983). Oldman continued to lead astage career, in which he performed at the Royal CourtTheatre and was a member of the Royal ShakespeareCompany, until the late 1980s. He rose to prominencein British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sidand Nancy (1986), playwright Joe Orton in Prick Up YourEars (1987), a football firm leader inThe Firm (1989) andthe titular Rosencrantz inRosencrantz &Guildenstern AreDead (1990).Oldman went on to achieve international renown as anIrish American gangster in State of Grace (1990), LeeHarvey Oswald in JFK (1991), and Count Dracula inBram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). Emerging as a popularportrayer of villains, he starred as corrupt DEA agentNorman Stansfield in Léon: The Professional (1994), aswell as the antagonists of films such as True Romance(1993), The Fifth Element (1997), Air Force One (1997),and The Contender (2000); Oldman meanwhile playedLudwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (1994). Inthe 21st century, he is known for his roles as Sirius Blackin the Harry Potter series, James Gordon in The DarkKnight Trilogy, George Smiley in Tinker Tailor SoldierSpy (2011), and human leader Dreyfus in Dawn of thePlanet of the Apes (2014). Oldman also voiced the antag-onist Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).Renowned for his “big” acting style and on-screendiversity,[3] Oldman has been cited as the best British ac-tor of his generation.[4] As of 2015, films in which he hasstarred have grossed over $4 billion in the US, and over$10.6 billion worldwide.[5] Outside of acting in film, Old-man wrote and directed Nil by Mouth (1997), guested inthe Friends two-part episode "The One with Monica andChandler’s Wedding" (2001), featured in music videosby artists including David Bowie and Guns N' Roses, andprovided the voice of Viktor Reznov in the Call of Dutyvideo game series. Among other honours, he has wontwo BAFTA Awards and a Saturn Award, and has re-ceived nominations for Academy, Emmy, and Screen Ac-tors Guild Awards, as well as the Palme d'Or.

1 Early life

Oldmanwas born inNewCross, London, the son ofKath-leen (née Cheriton; born 28 November 1919), a house-wife, and Leonard Bertram Oldman (21 May 1921 –

October 1985), a former sailor who also worked as awelder.[6][7] He has stated that Leonard was an alcoholicwho left the family when Oldman was seven years old.[8]Oldman attended West Greenwich School in Deptford,leaving school at the age of 16 to work in a sports shop.[9]He was a pianist as a child, and later a singer, but gaveup his musical aspirations to pursue an acting career af-ter seeing MalcolmMcDowell's performance in the 1971film The Raging Moon.[10][11][12] In a 1995 interview withCharlie Rose, Oldman said: “Something about Malcolmjust arrested me, and I connected, and I said, 'I wanna dothat'.”[13]

Growing up in south London, Oldman supported his lo-cal football club Millwall, and also followed ManchesterUnited so that he could watch his idol, George Best.[4] In2011, Oldman would learn from his mother that his fatherrepresented Millwall after World War II, with Oldmanstating: “Just after the war, she ran a boarding house, forfootball players, Millwall players. And I knew that mydad was involved somehow with the reserve team. Buttwo weeks ago my mum said, 'Oh yeah, your dad playedfor Millwall. When he was young he had a couple of firstteam games.”[4]

2 Acting career

2.1 Theatre and early films (1979–1990)

Oldman studied with the Young People’s Theatre inGreenwich during the mid-1970s,[3][14] while workingjobs on assembly lines, as a porter in an operating theatre,selling shoes and beheading pigs in an abattoir.[14] Helater won a scholarship to attend the Rose Bruford Col-lege in Sidcup, Southeast London, from which he grad-uated with a BA in Acting in 1979.[3][15] Oldman de-scribes himself as 'shy' although a diligent worker duringhis time at Rose Bruford, where he performed roles suchas Puck in the performance of Shakespeare's A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream. After leaving school, Oldman wasthe first in his class to receive professional work.[16]

Before enrolling at Rose Bruford, Oldman had unsuc-cessfully applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art(RADA), which welcomed him to try again the follow-ing year, but advised him to find something else to dofor a living.[13][15] When asked by Charlie Rose if hehad reminded RADA of this, Oldman joked that “thework speaks for itself”.[13] Hemade his professional stagedebut in 1979 as Puss, alongside Michael Simkins and

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Peter Howitt, in Dick Whittington and His Cat, at York'sTheatre Royal. The play then ran in Colchester, then withGlasgow's Citizens Theatre;[15] Oldman’s work ethic andtrademark intensity would make him a favourite with au-diences in Glasgow during the 1980s.[3]

From 1980 to 1981, he appeared in TheMassacre at Paris(Christopher Marlowe), Desperado Corner (Shaun Law-ton), and Robert DavidMacDonald's playsChinchilla andA Waste of Time. He performed in a 6-month West Endrun of MacDonald’s Summit Conference, opposite GlendaJackson, in 1982.[15] Also that year, Oldman made hisfilm debut in Colin Gregg’s Remembrance, and wouldhave starred in Don Boyd's Gossip if that film had notcollapsed. The following year, he landed a starring roleas a skinhead in Mike Leigh's filmMeantime, and movedon to Chesterfield to assume the lead role in EntertainingMr Sloane (Joe Orton). Afterwards, he went toWestcliffeto star in Saved (Edward Bond).[15]

Saved proved to be a major breakthrough for Oldman.Max Stafford-Clark, artistic director of the Royal CourtTheatre, had seen Oldman’s performance and cast him asScopey, the lead role of Bond’s The Pope’s Wedding, in1984.[15] For his acclaimed performance, he won two ofBritish theatre’s top honours: the Time Out Fringe Awardfor Best Newcomer, and the Drama Theatre Award forBest Actor—the latter of which was shared with futurefilm co-star Anthony Hopkins for his performance inPravda.[3][17][18] His turn in The Pope’s Wedding led to arun of work with the Royal Court, and from 1984 to 1986he appeared in Rat in the Skull (Ron Hutchinson), TheDesert Air (Nicholas Wright), Cain and Abel, The Dan-ton Affair (PamGems),Women Beware Women (ThomasMiddleton), Real Dreams (Trevor Griffiths) and all threeof Bond’s The War Plays: Red Black and Ignorant, TheTin Can People and Great Peace.[15]

Oldman was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Com-pany from 1985 to 1986.[19] The 1984 production of ThePope’s Wedding had been seen by director Alex Cox, whooffered Oldman the part of ill-fated rocker Sid Vicious inthe 1986 film Sid and Nancy. He twice turned down therole before accepting it, because, in his own words: “Iwasn't really that interested in Sid Vicious and the punkmovement. I'd never followed it. It wasn't somethingthat interested me. The script I felt was banal and 'whocares’ and 'why bother' and all of that. And I was a lit-tle bit sort-of with my nose in the air and sort-of think-ing 'well the theatre – so much more superior' and all ofthat.” He reconsidered based on the salary and the urgingof his agent.[20] In 1987, Oldman gained his third star-ring film role as Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears, forwhich he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.That same year, Oldman appeared in the plays The Coun-try Wife (William Wycherley) and Serious Money (CarylChurchill).[18] Director Luc Besson told how, on the setof The Fifth Element (1997), Oldman could recite anyscene from Hamlet (William Shakespeare), in which hehad starred a decade earlier.[21]

Oldman’s performances in Sid and Nancy and Prick UpYour Ears were widely acclaimed, and paved the wayfor work in Hollywood. Prominent United States filmcritic Roger Ebert, on the basis of Oldman’s work inthose films, described him as “the best young British ac-tor around”.[22] His portrayal of Vicious was applaudedby many, perhaps most notably ex-Sex Pistols vocal-ist John Lydon, who despite questioning the authentic-ity of the film, described Oldman as a “bloody goodactor”.[23] Oldman lost considerable weight for the roleand was hospitalised.[24] His performance would go on tobe ranked No. 62 in Premiere magazine’s “100 GreatestPerformances of All Time”[25] and No. 8 in Uncut maga-zine’s “10 Best actors in rockin' roles”, the latter describ-ing his portrayal as a “hugely sympathetic reading of thepunk figurehead as a lost and bewildered manchild.”[26]

In late 1988, he starred opposite long-time hero[13] AlanBates in We Think the World of You, and alongsideDennis Hopper and FrancesMcDormand in the 1989 filmChattahoochee. In 1989, Oldman also starred as foot-ball hooligan Clive Bissel in British drama The Firm, aperformance which Total Film numbered as his best andcalled “stunning” and “fearless” in 2011.[27] In 1990 hecostarred with Tim Roth in Rosencrantz & GuildensternAre Dead, Tom Stoppard's film adaptation of his own playof the same name. Total Film also praised themovie, call-ing Oldman’s character “a blitz of brilliant comedy timingand pitch perfect line delivery.”[27] Oldman starred oppo-site Sean Penn and Ed Harris in State of Grace (1990), hisfirst prominent US film; Roger Ebert described Oldman’sturn as the highlight.[28] Janet Maslin, another noted USfilm critic, referred to his work as “phenomenal”.[29] Old-man moved to the United States in the early 1990s, wherehe has resided since.[30] Oldman and other young Britishactors of the 1980s who were becoming established Hol-lywood film actors, such as Tim Roth, Bruce Payne,Colin Firth, Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul McGann, weredubbed the "Brit Pack", of which Oldman was de factoleader.[31][32]

2.2 Villain roles and mainstream success(1991–2001)

In 1991, Oldman starred in his first US blockbuster, play-ing Lee Harvey Oswald in Oliver Stone's JFK. The fol-lowing year, he starred as Count Dracula in Francis FordCoppola's romance-horror Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Acommercially successful film adaptation of Bram Stoker's1897 novel,[33] it was a box office success worldwide.Oldman’s performance was recognised as the best maleperformance of 1992 by the Academy of Science Fic-tion, Fantasy & Horror Films, which awarded Oldmanthe Best Actor award.[34] Oldman would later becomea popular portrayer of villains:[17] he played violentpimp Drexl Spivey in the Tony Scott-directed, QuentinTarantino-written True Romance (1993), a role whichMSN Movies described as “one of cinema’s most mem-

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Oldman in 2000

orable villains";[35] a sadistic prison warden in Murderin the First (1995), futuristic corporate tyrant Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element (1997),and Dr. Zachary Smith/Spider Smith in the com-mercially successful but critically panned Lost in Space(1998). Oldman was considered for two roles in QuentinTarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994), but neither were realised:Tarantino contemplated Oldman as gangster Jules Winn-field (played by Samuel L. Jackson),[36] while TriStar ex-ecutives recommended him for drug dealer Lance (por-trayed by Eric Stoltz).[37][38]

In 1994’s Léon: The Professional, he played corrupt DEAofficer Norman Stansfield, which has since been namedby multiple publications as one of the best villains ofmodern cinema.[39] Oldman also displayed a skill forworld accents; along with the Transylvanian Count Drac-ula, he played German-born Viennese composer Ludwigvan Beethoven in Immortal Beloved, and Russian terroristEgor Korshunov in the 1997 blockbuster Air Force One.He portrayed another historical figure, Pontius Pilate, inJesus (1999). He also appeared as the Devil in the 1993music video to Guns N' Roses single "Since I Don't HaveYou",[40] and served as a member of the Jury at the 1993Cannes Film Festival. Oldman’s visibility as one of theforemost portrayers of villains in Hollywood became ap-parent when MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch aired a matchbetween Oldman and Christopher Walken to determinethe greatest cinematic villain.[41]

Oldman appeared opposite Jeff Bridges as zealousRepublican congressman Sheldon Runyon in The Con-tender (2000), in which he was also credited as aproducer. Oldman received a Screen Actors GuildAward nomination for his performance. In 2001, hestarred opposite Anthony Hopkins inHannibal, as MasonVerger, the only surviving victim of Hannibal Lecter.He reportedly spent six hours per day in the make-up room to achieve the character’s hideously disfiguredappearance.[42] It marked the second time that Oldmanhad appeared opposite Hopkins, a personal friend whowas part of the supporting cast of Bram Stoker’s Drac-

ula. Oldman is uncredited in the film, reportedly over adispute regarding top billing, which was going to co-starAnthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore. He received anEmmy Award nomination for two guest appearances inFriends in May 2001, appearing in the two-part episode"The One With Chandler and Monica’s Wedding" asRichard Crosby, a pedantic actor who insists that “real”actors spit on one another when they enunciate, lead-ing to tension, then later friendship, between Joey Trib-biani (Matt LeBlanc) and himself. Oldman had previ-ously worked with LeBlanc on Lost in Space.

2.3 Career slump (2001–2003)

Oldman at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International

Following his Friends appearance, Oldman did not ap-pear in any significant roles until 2004, starring only inindependent films. He starred in the generally well re-ceived Interstate 60 (2002), as well as Tiptoes (2003) andSin (2003), both of which were received poorly by crit-ics. Although the film failed to impress critics, Oldmandid garner praise for his portrayal of a man with dwarfismin Tiptoes: it was included in Mark Kermode's “GreatActing in Bad Films”,[43] and Variety described his workas “astonishingly fine”.[44] He starred as the Devil in theBMW short film, The Hire: Beat the Devil (2002), andcontributed voice acting to several video games. TheGuardian described this time period as the “low point” ofOldman’s career, consisting of “barrel-scraping roles”.[45]Oldman himself has stated that raising his young childrentook precedence over his career during this time, and thathe generally accepted films that did not require him to beseparated from his family for long periods.[30]

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2.4 Resurgence and franchise stardom(2004–present)

In 2004, Oldman returned to prominence when he landeda significant role in the Harry Potter film series, play-ing Harry Potter's godfather Sirius Black. Oldman andstar Daniel Radcliffe reportedly became very close duringthe filming of the series.[46] The following year, Oldmanstarred as James Gordon in Christopher Nolan's commer-cially and critically successful Batman Begins, a role thathe reprised in the even more successful sequel The DarkKnight (2008) and once more in the conclusion, The DarkKnight Rises (2012). Prominent film critic Mark Ker-mode, in reviewing The Dark Knight, downplayed claimsthat Heath Ledger's Joker was the highlight of the film,saying, “the best performance in the film, by a mile, isGary Oldman’s ... it would be lovely to see him geta[n Academy Award] nomination because actually, he’sthe guy who gets kind of overlooked in all of this.”[47]Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 ver-sion of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played threeroles.[48][49][50] He had a starring role in David Goyer'ssupernatural thriller The Unborn, released in 2009.[51][52]In 2010, Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington inThe Book of Eli.[53] He also played a lead role in CatherineHardwicke'sRed Riding Hood.[54] Oldman voiced the roleof villain Lord Shen and was nominated for an AnnieAward for his performance in Kung Fu Panda 2.

Oldman at the London premiere of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy inOctober 2011

Oldman received strong reviews and earned his firstAcademy and second (acting) BAFTA Award nomina-tions for his portrayal of British spy George Smiley inTinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), a re-adaptation of theJohn le Carré novel, directed by Tomas Alfredson.[55]In addition, he was chosen by Screened, and W Maga-zine for giving one of the best performances of 2011.To prepare for the role of George Smiley, Gary Oldmangained 15 pounds by eating a lot of treacle sponge andcustard to “put on a bit of middle-aged tummy”. Oldmanalso watched Alec Guinness' performance in Tinker Tai-lor Soldier Spy, and paid a visit to Smiley’s creator John le

Carré: “The way he touched his shirt, spoke and so on, Itook all that and used it. I hope he won't mind, but Smileyis in his DNA.”In 2012, Oldman played Floyd Banner, a big-hittingmob-ster, in John Hillcoat's Lawless, alongside Tom Hardy,Shia LeBouf, Guy Pearce and Jessica Chastain. In 2013,Oldman portrayed Nicholas Wyatt, a ruthless CEO, inRobert Luketic's Paranoia, along with Harrison Ford andLiam Hemsworth. In 2014, Oldman starred alongsideJoel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, andSamuel L. Jackson in the remake of RoboCop, as Nor-ton, the scientist who creates RoboCop. Also that year,Oldman starred in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as oneof the leads alongside Jason Clarke and Keri Russell. In2015, Oldman played the head of police that investigatesTom Hardy's character in Child 44 alongside Noomi Ra-pace and Joel Kinnaman.

2.5 Future projects

In 2015, Oldman will play the head of the CIA in Crim-inal directed by Ariel Vromen alongside Kevin Costner,Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Alice Eve, and GalGadot. He is also set to star as the lead as a troubledAfghanistan war veteran trying to come to terms withhis past while searching for his family in post-apocalypticAmerica for thrillerMan Down directed by Dito Montielalongside Shia LaBeouf and Kate Mara. He is slated todirect a biopic about EadweardMuybridge entitled FlyingHorse.[56] He is going to star in a science fiction love storywith Asa Butterfield named The Space Between Us.[57]

3 Other ventures

3.1 Filmmaking

In 1997, Oldman directed, produced, and wrote theaward-winning Nil by Mouth, a film partially based on hisown childhood. Nil by Mouth went on to win the BAFTAAlexander Korda Award for Best British Film (sharedwith Douglas Urbanski) and also the BAFTA Award forBest Screenplay, the Channel 4 Director’s Award, and anEmpire Award. In 1999, it was adjudged by the BritishAcademy of Film and Television Arts as one of the hun-dred best British films of the 20th century.[58] Nil ByMouth was listed by Time Out as number twenty-one ofthe top 100 best British films ever.[59]

Oldman and producing partner Douglas Urbanski formedthe SE8 GROUP to produce Nil by Mouth. The companyalso producedThe Contender, which also starredOldman.He has finished his latest screenplay, Chang & Eng, co-written with Darin Strauss, based on the author’s bookof the same name; SE8 Group will produce. In Septem-ber 2006, Nokia Nseries Studio[60] released the Oldman-directed short filmDonut, with music by Tor Hyams. The

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film was shot with an N93 to promote the phone. JulietLandau made a 25-minute documentary about the mak-ing of the video. In 2011, he directed a music video forAlex Eden’s first single, “Kiss Me Like the Woman YouLoved”.

3.2 Music

Oldman has had a keen interest in music from an earlyage. He is a proficient pianist and stated in a 1995 inter-view with Charlie Rose that he would rather be a musi-cian than an actor.[13] Oldman sang several tracks on theSid and Nancy soundtrack, on which he performed along-side original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, and sangand played live piano in the 1988 movie Track 29. Hetraced over Beethoven compositions in 1994’s ImmortalBeloved. He also tutored Harry Potter star Daniel Rad-cliffe on bass guitar.[61] Oldman appeared on ReevesGabrels' album The Sacred Squall of Now, performing avocal duet with David Bowie on the track “You've BeenAround”.[62] He produced a live performance by formerWhite Stripes member Jack White in conjunction withVevo and YouTube.[63]

3.3 Voice acting

Oldman participated in the creation of The Legend ofSpyro games, produced by Sierra Entertainment. He pro-vided the voice of the Fire Guardian, Ignitus. He voicesSergeant Viktor Reznov and scientist Daniel Clarke inthe Call of Duty games. He also provides the narra-tion of Sergeant Jack Barnes in the Spearhead expansionfor Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. In 2015 he voicedLord Vortech, the evil mastermind who seeks to con-trol the LEGO Multiverse, in the Lego Dimensions videogame.[64] Oldman will also be portraying Admiral ErnstBishop in the upcoming single-player campaign of theChris Roberts-designed crowdfunded video game, StarCitizen.[65]

3.4 Writing

In 2015, Oldman and his manager Douglas Urbanskisigned a deal with the Simon & Schuster/Atria Publishinglabel Emily Bestler Books for 'Blood Riders’, a vampirebook series.[66]

4 Acting style

Oldman was almost immediately typecast as a criminalin his film career.[67] The necessity to express villainouscharacters in an overtly physical manner led to the cultiva-tion of his 'big' acting style,[68] which hearkened back to

his classical theatre training and would become his trade-mark; this encompassed “playing everything” via layeredperformances that vividly express each character’s emo-tions and internal conflicts.[37] The Guardian and Salonpublished articles about positive overacting in which theyfondly recalled Oldman’s work.[69][70] Salon spoke of his“super-sized performances” in latter 20th century cin-ema, saying that “there was an approximately 15-yearstretch during which any time you paid to see Oldmanin a movie, you could expect a lot of trembling, freakingout, reflexive weeping and snarling and other signifiers ofemotional decay.”[70] Oldman has conceded that he of-ten overacts on screen, and said: "[I]t’s my influence onthose roles that probably they feel bigger than life and alittle over-the-top. I mean, I do go for it a bit as an actor,I must admit.”[20]

Oldman’s proficiency with accents has been praised,[29]and his on-screen diversity has brought criticalacclaim.[17] His in-depth research of roles has beennoted,[71] as well as his devotion to them: he washospitalised after losing significant weight for Sid andNancy.[24]

5 Legacy

Oldman has long established a cult following among filmfans.[30][72] He is known for playing the primary antago-nist in a number of popular motion pictures,[17][73] whichhas seen him referenced in popular culture. At the peakof his popularity in the 1990s, Oldman was dubbed byEmpiremagazine as Hollywood’s “psycho deluxe”,[74] andwas spoofed on popular television shows such as Foxcomedy series In Living Color[75] and MTV’s CelebrityDeathmatch,[41] as well as drafted in to appear on the firstever cover of Loadedmagazine.[76] In 1993, he appearedprominently in the music video for Annie Lennox's inter-national hit "Love Song for a Vampire", written for thesoundtrack to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and had a cameorole as the Devil in the video for Guns N' Roses single"Since I Don't Have You"[40]—Oldman also played theDevil in the 2002 BMW short Beat The Devil, alongsideClive Owen, James Brown and Marilyn Manson.[77] Hestarred as a sleazy priest in the controversial religious-themed video for David Bowie's 2013 single "The NextDay".[78][79] In contrast to his often dark on-screen roles,Oldman’s affable real-life demeanour has been noted,[30]and he was named as one of Empiremagazine’s “100 Sex-iest Stars in Film History” in 2007.[80] In 2011, Oldmanwas voted an “Icon of Film” by Empire readers.[81]

Oldman has garnered critical acclaim for his di-verse performances and portrayals of real-life historicalfigures[17][82][83] and is noted for his avoidance of the Hol-lywood celebrity scene,[84] often being referred to as an“actor’s actor”.[6] Oldman’s work has been acclaimed bymany Hollywood figures: Tom Hardy has described Old-man as his hero, adding “everybody [at drama school]

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Oldman signing autographs at the Harry Potter premiere, 2007

used to quote him in all of his films”,[85] and regards himas “hands down, the greatest actor that’s ever lived";[31]Brad Pitt,[86] Daniel Radcliffe[87] and Ryan Gosling havealso cited Oldman as their favourite actor.[88] Other ac-tors such as Christian Bale,[89][90] Benedict Cumber-batch,[91][92] Shia LaBeouf,[93] Joseph Gordon-Levitt,[94]Johnny Depp,[89][91][92] Chris Pine,[95] Jason Isaacs[96]and Michael Fassbender[31][91] have cited Oldman asan influence. Joel Kinnaman, with whom Oldmanworked on RoboCop, believes he should have won theAcademy Award for Best Actor for his “subtle,” “dif-ficult,” and “masterful” performance in Tinker TailorSoldier Spy. Peers including Anthony Hopkins,[92][97]Ralph Fiennes,[98] John Hurt,[45][92] Keanu Reeves,[99]Ray Winstone[4] and Colin Firth[92] have expressed theiradmiration of Oldman’s acting talents, with Firth hail-ing him as “very strong candidate for the world’s bestliving actor.”[100] Oldman’s collaborating directors LucBesson[21] and Christopher Nolan[101] have lauded hiswork; the former in 1997 called him “one of the topfive actors in the world.”[21] David Cronenberg saidthat Oldman “really is a fabulous actor” who gave “thebest version” of James Gordon (in Nolan’s Dark Knighttrilogy).[102]

Prominent film critics such as Roger Ebert,[22][103][104]Gene Siskel,[105][106] Janet Maslin,[29] and Peter Travershave also been outspoken in their appreciation of Old-man; Travers described him as “one of the best ac-tors on the planet.”[107][108] Prior to his first AcademyAward nomination for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Oldmanwas widely regarded as one of the greatest actors nevernominated for such an award;[9][109][110] Leigh Singer of

The Guardian called him “arguably the best actor neverOscar-nominated.”[111] He carries the label of the great-est actor never to win the Oscar.[112][113] In December2011, the Palm Springs International Film Festival an-nounced that Oldman would be receiving its InternationalStar Award, which honours “an actor or actress whohas achieved both critical and commercial internationalrecognition throughout their body of work.” The PSIFFchairman called Oldman “a performer whose ability toportray the most extreme of characters is a testament tothe enormity of his talent.”[114] In 2012, The HollywoodReporter namedOldman the highest-grossing actor in his-tory, based on lead and supporting roles.[115]

Some of 2011’s stand-out film actors appeared in “a videogallery of cinematic villainy” for New York Times Maga-zine. In early 2012, he contributed in a YouTube videoposted by Jimmy Kimmel titled Movie: The Movie. Heportrayed shortly a centaur at a medical clinic. Manyother famous actors were also present at the trailer.[116]

6 Personal life

After establishing himself as an actor, Oldman moved toLos Angeles in the early 1990s.[30] Despite numerous leadand supporting roles in major Hollywood films, he is in-tensely private about his personal life and is known for hisstance on celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood, stating:“Being famous, that’s a whole other career. And I haven'tgot any energy for it.”[30]

Oldman’s problems with alcohol were well known duringthe early 1990s. After a string of alcohol-fuelled deba-cles he checked himself into Marworth treatment facilityin Waverly Township, Pennsylvania, for alcoholism treat-ment in 1993.[117] In subsequent interviews Oldman ac-knowledged his problems with alcohol, and called him-self a recovering alcoholic on a 2001 interview withCharlie Rose.[118] Today, Oldman lives a teetotal lifestyleand attributes his success in beating his addiction to at-tending meetings with Alcoholics Anonymous, and hassince publicly praised the organisation.[119] Oldman is aself-described libertarian.[120]

6.1 Marriages and family

Oldman has been married four times. He married En-glish actress Lesley Manville in 1987 but left her in 1989,three months after their son, Alfie, was born.[121] He metAmerican actress Uma Thurman on the set of State ofGrace, and they were married in 1990, but the marriageended two years later.[122] Oldman then settled into a rela-tionship with Italian actress andmodel Isabella Rossellini.The couple were rumoured to be engaged in July 1994,but separated two years later.[123] Oldman was married toDonya Fiorentino from 1997 to 2001 and had two sonswith her. After a lengthy state investigation and trial,

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Oldmanwas granted sole legal and physical custody of thesons, and Fiorentino was only allowed occasional state-monitored visits.[121]

On 31 December 2008, Oldman married English singerand actress Alexandra Edenborough in Santa Barbara,California.[124] Edenborough filed for divorce on 9 Jan-uary 2015.[125] His sister Maureen (known professionallyas Laila Morse) is an actress: she had a role in Oldman’sdirectorial debut, Nil by Mouth (1997),[4] before goingon to play Mo Harris in the long-running BBC seriesEastEnders.

7 Controversy

Oldman was charged with drunk driving in 1991 after anight out in Los Angeles with actor Kiefer Sutherland. Adeputy city attorney stated that Oldman’s blood alcoholcontent was found to bemore than twice California’s limitfor legal intoxication.[126]

Some media outlets reported that Oldman was unhappywith the finished product of The Contender (2000) be-cause DreamWorks had edited the film to reflect pro-Democratic leanings, stirring controversy. The claimswere declared sloppy sensationalism by Oldman’s man-ager, Urbanski, who summarized that Oldman was “theleast political person he knew”, that “neither he nor Old-man had made the statements attributed to them,” thatthey had “produced the film every last cut and frame,”and that “DreamWorks did not influence the final cut orhave anything to dowith it.”[127] It has been suggested thatOldman was blacklisted in Hollywood for several years asa result.[128]

Oldman’s former wifeDonya Fiorentino, as part of a childcustody battle in 2001, claimed he had a drug habit andabused her. Oldman vehemently denied both the abuseand drug allegations, and described her as a “hopeless ad-dict and liar” who, he claimed, had also been cheating onhim. He subsequently claimed to partly be £2.7million indebt because his ex-wife had been constantly harassinghim for money and subjecting him to 'psychological andemotional' abuse during their three-year marriage. Shehad also previously overdosed on cocaine, to which shewas addicted, traumatising her young daughter who foundher on the floor and presumed she was dead.[129]

7.1 Playboy interview

In an interview in the July/August 2014 issue of Playboymagazine while promoting Dawn of the Planet of theApes,[130] Oldman criticized what he saw as exces-sive political correctness in American media and theentertainment industry's own discriminating hypocrisy,while arguing in support of former controversial celebri-ties Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin. He stressed that hedid not relate with most of their viewpoints but regarding

the former agreed, “Mel Gibson is in a town that’s run byJews”[130] (referring to Hollywood). After vehement crit-icism from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Oldmanresponded to them in an open letter:

“I see how insensitive they may be, andhow they may indeed contribute to the further-ance of a false stereotype. Anything that con-tributes to this stereotype is unacceptable, in-cludingmy ownwords on thematter. If, duringthe interview, I had been asked to elaborate onthis point I would have pointed out that I hadjust finished reading Neal Gabler’s superb bookabout the Jews and Hollywood, An Empire ofTheir Own: How the Jews invented Hollywood.The fact is that our business, and my own ca-reer specifically, owes an enormous debt to thatcontribution.”[131]

ADL director Abraham Foxman responded by claimingit only reinforced Oldman’s antisemitism, and that Old-man saw the world too stereotypically. Foxman said: “Ithink [Oldman] feels bad about what he said, but the wayhe explains it underlines why he said what he said. I'd liketo see a little more introspection, a little more understand-ing and a little more education rather than a statement thatlooks like a PR move.”[131] Oldman made a public apol-ogy on the 25 June edition of late-night talk show JimmyKimmel Live!, where he stressed that he was “profoundlysorry” for his “insensitive, pernicious and ill-informed”remarks.[132]

8 Filmography

Main article: Gary Oldman filmography

9 Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations receivedby Gary Oldman

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11 External links• Gary Oldman at the Internet Movie Database• Gary Oldman at AllMovie• Gary Oldman at Box Office Mojo• Interviewwith Gary Oldman on his directorial debut– Nil by Mouth

• Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Strange Career ofGary Oldman

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