"If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us."
Biography: Gary is the son of a welder and a homemaker. He got a scholarship to Britains Rose Bruford drama college. While there he recived BA in Theatre Arts in 1979. He studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early 80s. 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 1985 for a part in the play "The Popes Wedding". His film debut was in the 1986 Sid and Nancy. He played Sid Vicious. For this role he won the Evening Standard Film Award as Best Newcomer. In 1988 he received a Best Actor nomination from the British Academy of Film and TV Arts for his portrayal of 60s play-wright Joe Orton. His ability to transform himself physically and his skill of accents has allowed him to play a broad range of characters and a number of historical figures.
Marriages:
Lesley Manville
Uma Thurman
Donya Fiorentino
Children:
Alfie ( with Lesley)
Gulliver Flynn (with Donya)
Charlie John (with Donya)
Interesting Facts:
Considered a career in music.
Was arrested for drunk driving in L.A. and released on bail the next morning. His passenger in the car was pal, Kiefer Sutherland.
His library includes essays on Bertold Brecht, poetry by Roger McGough, a biography of Montgomery Clift, The Elizabethan World Picture, all things Shakespeare, and Jane Austen.
Has used a different speaking voice in practically every movie he's ever been in.
He and 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' co-star Timothy Spall have both played the character of Rosencrantz; Spall in Kenneth Branagh's 'Hamlet', Oldman in 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'.
Personal Quotes:
"I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when
it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be pretty low down on the
list."
"We're given a code to live our lives by: we don't always follow it but it's
still there."
Salaries:
Jesus (1999) (TV) $1,000,000
Lost in Space (1998) $5,000,000
Actor Filmography:
-The Dark Knight (2008)
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
-Bosque de sombras (2006)
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
-Batman Begins (2005)
-Who's Kyle? (2004)
-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
-Tiptoes (2003)
-Sin (2003)
-Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead (2003)
-The Hire: Beat the Devil(2002)
-Interstate 60 (2002)
-Hannibal (2001)
-Nobody's Baby (2001)
-The Contender (2000)
-The Fifth Element (1998)
-Quest for Camelot (1998)
-Lost in Space (1998)
-Air Force One (1997)
-The Fifth Element (1997)
-Basquiat (1996)
-The Scarlet Letter (1995)
-Murder in the First (1995)
-Immortal Beloved (1994)
-Léon (1994)
-Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
-True Romance (1993)
-Dracula (1992)
-JFK (1991)
-Henry & June (1990)
-State of Grace (1990)
-Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
-Chattahoochee (1989)
-We Think the World of You (1988)
-Criminal Law (1988)
-Track 29 (1988)
-Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
-Sid and Nancy (1986)
-Remembrance (1982)
Producer Fimlography:
-Contender, The (2000) (executive producer)
-Plunkett & Macleane (1999) (executive producer)
-Nil by Mouth (1997) (producer)
Director Filmography:
-Nil by Mouth (1997)
Writer Filmography:
-Nil by Mouth (1997)
Contact Information:
Gary Oldman
c/o ICM
76 Oxford St.
London, W1N OAX
United Kingdom
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