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Gary Leonard Oldman [3] was born in New Cross, London, on 21 March 1958, [4] [5] the son of Leonard Bertram Oldman (1921–1985), a former sailor who also worked as a welder, and Kathleen (née Cheriton; 1919–2018). [6] He said his father was an alcoholic who left the family when Oldman was seven years old. [7]
He hired Gary Oldman (who had starred in Léon) for the role of Zorg, describing Oldman as "one of the top-five actors in the world". [8] For the character Leeloo, Besson chose Milla Jovovich from the 200–300 applicants he met in person. [8] The "Divine Language" spoken by Leeloo is a fictional language of 400 words, invented by Besson.
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 ...
Oldman is no stranger to playing key World War II figures, having won an Oscar in 2018 for his role in The Darkest Hour, where he underwent a similar transformation in order to play Winston Churchill.
As part of Variety’s “Making a Scene,” presented by HBO, the “Slow Horses” cast and crew, including Gary Oldman, Christopher Chung, director Saul Metzstein, and writer and executive ...
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This is a List of awards and nominations received by Gary Oldman.. Gary Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker known for his roles in film and television. Over his career, Oldman has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two ...
As more film actors pivoted to TV, Gary Oldman watched in envy, waiting for his opportunity to leap to the small screen. That chance came with “Slow Horses,” an adaptation of Mick Herron’s ...