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Sirius Black is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Sirius was first mentioned briefly in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a wizard who lent Rubeus Hagrid a flying motorbike shortly after Lord Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter .
In 2004, Oldman returned to prominence when he landed a starring role in the Harry Potter film series, playing Harry Potter's godfather Sirius Black. He made his first appearance in The Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) to positive reviews with Kenneth Turan of The Chicago Tribune writing, "Doing especially good work are the key people new to the ...
James and Sirius are the heroes of the Harry Potter prequel, an 800-word story set three years before Harry's birth. [21] The two friends are riding Sirius' motorbike and are chased by two Muggle policemen for breaking the speed limit. The policemen attempt to arrest them when three Death Eaters on broomsticks fly down towards them.
Gary Oldman recently told IndieWire that he believes Sirius Black wasn’t in the “Harry Potter” film franchise enough. The actor debuted as the fan-favorite character in 2004’s “Harry ...
Gary Oldman Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Gary Oldman isn’t impressed with how he portrayed Sirius Black in the Harry Potter franchise. “[Harry Potter] is the most frequent. If [a fan] asks me to ...
Along with friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry investigates Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner from Azkaban, the wizard prison, believed to be one of Lord Voldemort's old allies. The book was published in the United Kingdom on 8 July 1999 by Bloomsbury and in the United States on 8 September 1999 by Scholastic, Inc .
Jon Kopaloff/Getty, Alamy. Gary Oldman in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2024; Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Oldman at the 2011 Venice International Film Festival. English actor and filmmaker Gary Oldman made his film debut in the 1982 British ensemble drama Remembrance.He rose to prominence in British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), while also gaining attention as ...