Perhaps the real Gary Oldman retired to a sunny isle and let an out-of-work, down-on-his-luck lookalike try his hand at acting. - IMDb Mini Biography By: As an actor, though, you look at different aspects of a character. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), and was nominated for his portrayals of George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank (2020). I've been lucky, I've had a lot of fun with great roles, but it is true that if I were extremely rich, I would stop and I would go to play football on a beach in the Caribbean with my children. I heard about a science teacher who was teaching that God made the earth and God made everything and that if you believe anything else you're stupid. We don't always follow it but it's still there. Here's every role in which he plays a real person. Thirty-five years into his strange, lurching career, Oldman is now the star of Darkest Hour, in which he plays Winston Churchill, facing down Hitler and appeasers alike in the grim pinch of 1940.. How to watch online, stream, rent or buy Darkest Hour in Australia + release dates, reviews and trailers. In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Oldman the highest-grossing actor in history, based on lead and supporting roles. [169] Prior to his first Academy Award nomination for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Oldman was regarded as one of the greatest actors never nominated for the award;[10][170][171] In 2009, Leigh Singer of the Guardian called him "arguably the best actor never Oscar-nominated. So true! Prior to getting sober after two stints in rehab, Oldman said he was a functioning alcoholic for the first two decades of his adult life just like his character . If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. In the old days you could go and get a certain amount of the budget with foreign sales, now everybody wants a marketable angle. I just drank too much. ", [on being considered one of cinema's all-time greats] It's all so subjective, you know? One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Drexl in True Romance (1993), George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), among many others. The following year, he starred as James Gordon in Christopher Nolan's commercially and critically successful Batman Begins, a role that he reprised in the even more successful sequel The Dark Knight (2008) and once more in the conclusion, The Dark Knight Rises (2012). I talked on the phone when it wasn't plugged in, and I was getting out of bed, crawling across the floor on my hands and knees, vomiting in the shower and blaming it on the shampoo. Used to work various jobs on assembly lines, as a porter in an operating theatre, selling shoes and beheading pigs in an abattoir. More and more, people in this culture are able to hide behind comedy and satire to say things we can't ordinarily say, because it's all too politically correct. [99], In 2020, Oldman starred as Citizen Kane co-writer Herman J. Mankiewicz in David Fincher's biographical drama black-and-white Netflix movie Mank, which follows Mankiewicz's tumultuous development of the script for Citizen Kane alongside director Orson Welles. Before fame, he was employed as a worker in assembly lines, and as a porter in an operating theater. Call us today for free estimate 617-740-9237. [75] He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. And then Nemanja Matic's. [93] His Golden Globe win came despite Oldman having once been a critic of that award;[94][95][96] he noted that he was "amazed, flattered and very proud" to be nominated. Several years ago he was in. He also played Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (1994) and later appeared in franchise roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy (20052012) and a human leader, Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). [192], Oldman has been married five times. [67] Although the film failed to impress reviewers, Oldman did garner some praise for his portrayal of a man with dwarfism in Tiptoes: Lisa Nesselson in Variety described his work as "astonishingly fine",[68] and the performance was later mentioned in Mark Kermode's "Great Acting in Bad Films". [203] Edenborough filed for divorce on 9 January 2015;[204] the divorce was finalised in September 2015. [22] In 1987, Oldman gained his third starring film role as Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears, for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in Remembrance (1982). Gary Oldman British actor and filmmaker (born 1958) . It's a role that will come along once or twice. Firstly, he landed the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. [107], In 1997, Oldman directed, produced, and wrote the award-winning Nil by Mouth, a film partially based on his own childhood. we are a platform that connects men from all over Australia to ask one another for advice via our Facebook Group. Boston PD Ch. Libraries Australia ID: 36585965 NKCR AUT ID: pna2005261934 Biblioteca Nacional de Espaa ID: XX1176281 Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteurs ID: 073450871 NORAF ID: 97039764 NUKAT ID: n2008153214 NLP ID (old): A28707758 National Library of Korea ID: KAC2020K0516 Characters are usually borderline psychotics. Police investigated but filed no charges, and Oldman was awarded sole legal and physical custody of the children. Oldman was born Gary Leonard Oldman in New Cross, London on March 21, 1958. He twice turned down the role before accepting it, because, in his own words: "I wasn't really that interested in Sid Vicious and the punk movement. [103], He has been set to play a hitman alongside Dylan O'Brien in The Bayou. Actor sounded off on variety of topics in Playboy interview. [187], After establishing himself as an actor, Oldman moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s. I used to be under the impression that in some kind of wanky, bullshit way, acting was like therapy: you get in and grapple with and exorcise all those demons inside of you. [59] The following year, Oldman served as executive producer of Plunkett & Macleane,[60] and portrayed another historical figure, Pontius Pilate, in television film Jesus. He also got jobs selling shoes and beheading pigs while supporting his early acting career.His film debut was Remembrance (1982), though his most-memorable early role came when he played Sex Pistol Sid Vicious in the biopic Sid and Nancy (1986) picking up the Evening Standard Film Award as Best Newcomer. He said he'd rerecord all the fucking songs, and I get that. . [11][12][13] In a 1995 interview with Charlie Rose, he said, "Something about Malcolm just arrested me, and I connected, and I said, 'I wanna do that. Courtesy Apple TV+. Uma Thurman played Poison Ivy in Batman and Robin (1997) and Gary Oldman played Commissioner Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Oldman's performance was recognised as the best male performance of 1992 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, which awarded Oldman its Best Actor award. 1-The Professional. Tarantino contemplated Oldman as gangster Jules Winnfield (played by Samuel L. Jackson),[45] while TriStar executives recommended him for drug dealer Lance (portrayed by Eric Stoltz). His problems with alcohol were well known during the early 1990s: he checked himself into rehab for alcoholism treatment in 1995. He reconsidered based on the salary and the urging of his agent. That's what I think about it. You liked that piece of shit?". [14][189] In subsequent interviews, he acknowledged his problems with alcohol and called himself a recovering alcoholic in a 2001 interview with Charlie Rose. Before clocking on for work on the next Batman, The Dark Knight Rises, Oldman detoured to the state of Georgia to make a four-day cameo in Australian director John Hillcoat's The Wettest County In The World. Advertisement. [173][174] In 2018, Stuart McGurk of GQ described Oldman as "the master of being brilliant in bad movies". Gary Oldman is preparing for retirement.. [202], On 31 December 2008, Oldman married English singer and actress Alexandra Edenborough in Santa Barbara, California. [25] The performance would go on to be ranked No. Guardian writer Xan Brooks described the early 2000s as Oldman's "low point", recalling "barrel-scraping roles" in the 2003 films Tiptoes and Sin. Oldman stressed that he is not "a fascist or a racist",[79] but was nevertheless criticised for his comments. That is a miracle in itself. "[183] In the same year, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival awarded Oldman the Maltin Modern Master Award, the highest accolade awarded by SPIFF that honors an individual who has enriched our culture through accomplishments in the motion picture industry. I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. [86][87] In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor,[88][89] Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama,[90] Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor,[91] Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor,[92] and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He took on the role of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films partially to impress his sons, but mainly because he needed the money, having taken a year off work to spend time with his family. He was also considered for the role of Morpheus in The Matrix. He is of American and British nationality. Hey, it's raining; let's have a bottle of whiskey. These reports were declared "sloppy sensationalism" by his manager, Douglas Urbanski, who said that Oldman was "the least political person I know". But two weeks ago my mum said, 'Oh yeah, your dad played for Millwall. [11], He won a scholarship to attend the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, south-east London, from which he graduated with a BA in Acting in 1979. On the Apple . Publicity Listings In 2015, Oldman and his manager Douglas Urbanski signed a deal with the Simon & Schuster/Atria Publishing label Emily Bestler Books for Blood Riders, a vampire book series. [21], The 1984 production of The Pope's Wedding had been seen by director Alex Cox, who offered Oldman the part of musician Sid Vicious in the 1986 film Sid and Nancy. "Hey, the sun's shining! Gary Leonard Oldman[3] was born in New Cross, London, on 21 March 1958,[4][5] the son of Leonard Bertram Oldman (19211985), a former sailor who also worked as a welder, and Kathleen (ne Cheriton; 19192018). If you look at any of those great parts, for instance, you take someone like Daniel Day Lewis -- who I think, any way you slice it, is a genius actor. Gary Oldman was born to a London sailor-turned-welder and his wife on March 21, 1958. "[32] He then starred opposite Sean Penn and Ed Harris in State of Grace (1990); Roger Ebert described Oldman's turn as the highlight,[33] and Janet Maslin referred to his work as "phenomenal". [181] In 2014, he received the Dilys Powell Award For Excellence In Film by the London Film Critics. [1990], Britain has always had spies and I think we've spied rather well. Virtual International Authority File. Gary Oldman Mini Bios. But the drink was terrible. He has now been sober for 24 years. [80][199] In 2003, a judge reduced her access to the children after dismissing claims that Oldman had drugged and physically abused them. 073450871. . [6] His work has been acclaimed by Hollywood figures: Tom Hardy has described Oldman as his "absolute complete and utter hero"[140] and "hands down, the greatest actor that's ever lived";[31] Brad Pitt,[141] Daniel Radcliffe[142] and Ryan Gosling have also cited Oldman as their favourite actor. You experience the experience. [104] Oldman is also slated to direct a biopic about Eadweard Muybridge entitled Flying Horse. [46][119] He further sought to develop a distinctive approach that would distance him from his "stuffy" and "often interchangeable" British peers. He also provides the narration of Sergeant Jack Barnes in the Spearhead expansion for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. And back again. Dude, Gary Oldman is the man of a 1000 faves. When you're drunk, you think you can pull any bird in the room and they'll just love the idea of it. Gary Oldman and Kate Beckinsale in 'Tiptoes.'. [180], In 2012, Oldman was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artworkthe Beatles' Sgt. Oldman received strong reviews[77] and earned his first Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA Award nomination for his portrayal of British spy George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011),[78] an adaptation of the John le Carr novel, directed by Tomas Alfredson. [143] Hardy recalled Oldman's influence on students at drama school, stating that "everybody used to quote him in all of his films". [105], In 2022, Oldman starred as a cantankerous manager of intelligence agents in the Apple TV+ spy drama television series Slow Horses, based on the book of the same name. In 1999, it was adjudged by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts as one of the hundred best British films of the 20th century. Slow Horses. 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Was famously told by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) to find a new career other than acting before training at Rose Bruford. [46], Oldman has conceded that his performances often involve an element of overacting: "It's my influence on those roles that probably [makes them] feel bigger than life and a little over-the-top. That got very frightening. He spent six hours per day in the make-up room to achieve the character's hideously disfigured appearance, and went uncredited in the film. It makes me want to create a show and sit back and get all that mailbox money. Juliet Landau made a 25-minute documentary about the making of the video. [175], In 1998, Oldman was honoured at the Camerimage Film Festival, where he was awarded the Krzysztof Kielowski Award for Acting, the first recipient of the award. [6], Saved proved to be a major breakthrough for Oldman. 3-The Harry Potter Movies. 8 in Uncut magazine's "10 Best actors in rockin' roles", the latter describing Oldman's portrayal as a "hugely sympathetic reading of the punk figurehead as a lost and bewildered manchild. Impressionists have to paint with a very broad stroke because you've got to see it within a couple of seconds. "He should know better than to repeat and give credence to tired anti-Semitic tropes. The depression-era crime drama stars Shia LaBeouf and was scripted by rocker Nick Cave. [71][72][73] He had a starring role in David Goyer's supernatural thriller The Unborn, released in 2009.[74]. Oldman and producing partner Douglas Urbanski formed the SE8 GROUP to produce Nil by Mouth. Hollywood Is Not In England Oldman moved to Hollywood in the early 1990s. In September 2006, Nokia Nseries Studio[110] released the Oldman-directed short film Donut, with music by Tor Hyams. Just when Gary Oldman was coming out of the past, the British actor was thrown into a weird present. in theatre arts in 1979. 26 December 2021. Gary Oldman talks. It's all showbiz. So, Gary Oldman, tell us what you really think. He is a libertarian, has criticized political correctness and accused Hollywood of a liberal bias, claiming that "conservatives in Hollywood don't have a podium". Having started his career in 1979 that lasted for . "[70] Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles. Oldman was executive producer of films like The Contender, Plunkett & Macleane (1999) and Nil by Mouth (1997), the latter of which he also wrote and directed. Gary Oldman is prepared to come in from the cold to play the unobtrusive but brilliant spymaster, George Smiley, again In fact, Oldman has told me so himself. Was a friend of David Bowie and he paid tribute to him at the BRIT awards after David Bowie passed away. I'd never followed it. [168] Peter Travers described Oldman as "one of the best actors on the planet". News Corp Australia GARY Oldman has apologised for defending fellow actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin from critics of their controversial remarks about Jews and gays. It's just a job, really. It was stormy sailing during Oldman's childhood. Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteurs ID. Sponsored. Gary is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. "[120] Stuart Heritage of The Guardian wrote, "Finding the definitive Gary Oldman ham performance is like trying to choose which of your children you prefer. "[194] They have two grandchildren, Matilda and Ozzy Oldman, through Alfie. [36], In 1991, he began filming Dylan Thomas, a biopic on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, with his then-wife Uma Thurman as Caitlin Thomas; production shut down shortly after filming began. 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