Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman Movies and TV Shows

Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, he is known for his versatility and intense acting style. He received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors to date. Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in Remembrance (1982). He continued to follow a stage career in London's Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including Cabaret, Romeo and Juliet, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Saved, The Country Wife and Hamlet. 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 attracting attention as the leader of a gang of football hooligans in the television film The Firm (1989). Regarded as a member of the "Brit Pack", he achieved greater recognition as a New York gangster in State of Grace (1990), Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991) and Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Oldman portrayed the villains in films such as True Romance (1993), The Fifth Element (1997), Air Force One (1997) and The Contender (2000); corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, whom he played in Léon: The Professional (1994), was called one of cinema's best villains. 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 (2005–2012) and a human leader, Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). 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). 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. He featured in television shows such as Fallen Angels, Tracey Takes On... and Friends, voiced Ignitius and Viktor Reznov respectively in The Legend of Spyro and Call of Duty video games and appeared in music videos for David Bowie, Guns N' Roses and Annie Lennox.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 21/03/1958 (66 years old)
  • Place of birth: New Cross, London, England, UK
  • nationality: British
  • height: 1.74 m
  • Net worth: $40,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Oppenheimer
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 81%
role:
Harry Truman
2023

Drama

History

8.3
81%
Slow Horses
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 79%
role:
Jackson Lamb
2022

Crime

Drama

8.1
79%
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Vladislav Dukhovic (archive footage) & 1 more
2021

Action

Comedy

Thriller

6.1
68%
The Woman in the Window
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 61%
role:
Alistair Russell
2021

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.7
61%
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Crisis
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Dr. Tyrone Brower
2021

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.2
63%
Mank
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Herman Mankiewicz
2020

Drama

History

6.8
68%
The Courier
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 61%
role:
Ezekiel Mannings
2019

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

4.8
61%
The Laundromat
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Jürgen Mossack
2019

Comedy

Crime

Drama

6.3
60%
Mary
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 52%
role:
David
2019

Horror

4.5
52%
2019

Action

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

4.0
48%
Hunter Killer
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 68%
role:
CJCS Charles Donnegan
2018

Action

Thriller

6.6
68%
Tau
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 62%
role:
Tau (voice)
2018

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
62%
Darkest Hour
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 74%
role:
Winston Churchill
2017

Drama

History

7.4
74%
The Hitman's Bodyguard
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Vladislav Dukhovich
2017

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.9
69%
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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Self (archive footage)
Not available
2017

Documentary

6.8
73%
Not available
The Space Between Us
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Nathaniel Shepherd
2017

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
71%
Criminal
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Quaker Wells
2016

Action

Crime

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
61%
Man Down
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Captain Peyton
2015

Drama

Thriller

6.0
62%
Child 44
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
General Mikhail Nesterov
2015

Crime

Thriller

6.4
62%
2014

Action

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
73%
I Am Steve McQueen
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 60%
role:
Himself
Not available
2014

Documentary

6.9
60%
Not available
RoboCop
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Norton
2014

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
58%
Paranoia
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 57%
role:
Nicholas Wyatt
2013

Drama

Thriller

5.6
57%
2012

Crime

Thriller

5.5
53%
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Lawless
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Floyd Banner
2012

Crime

Drama

Western

7.2
70%
The Dark Knight Rises
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 78%
role:
James Gordon & 1 more
2012

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.4
78%
Touch of Evil
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 70%
role:
The Menacing Dummy
Not available
2011

Drama

Horror

6.8
70%
Not available
2011

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.0
66%
2011

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1
81%
Kung Fu Panda 2
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Lord Shen (voice)
2011

Animation

Family

7.3
70%
Red Riding Hood
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 60%
role:
Father Soloman
2011

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4
60%
One Night in Turin
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Narrator
Not available
2010

Documentary

6.9
61%
Not available
The Book of Eli
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Carnegie
2010

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
68%
Planet 51
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 58%
role:
General Grawl (voice)
2009

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
58%
A Christmas Carol
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)
2009

Animation

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
69%
Rain Fall
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 53%
role:
Holtzer
2009

Action

Adventure

Thriller

4.6
53%
The Unborn
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 52%
role:
Rabbi Joseph Sendak
2009

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

4.7
52%
The Dark Knight
IMDB 9.0
TMDB 85%
role:
James Gordon
2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

9.0
85%
2007

Adventure

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
77%
2006

Horror

Thriller

5.7
53%
2005

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7
78%
Batman Begins
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 77%
role:
James Gordon & 2 more
2005

Action

Crime

Drama

8.2
77%
2004

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
80%
Interstate 60
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
O.W. Grant
2002

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
73%
Hannibal
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Mason Verger
2001

Crime

Drama

Horror

Thriller

6.8
67%
The Contender
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2000

Drama

Thriller

6.9
67%
Quest for Camelot
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Ruber (voice)
1998

Animation

Drama

Family

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
69%
Lost in Space
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 53%
role:
Dr. Zachary Smith
1998

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.2
53%
Air Force One
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Ivan Korshunov
1997

Action

Thriller

6.5
65%
Nil by Mouth
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Writer & 2 more
1997

Drama

7.3
70%
The Fifth Element
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg
1997

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
75%
The Scarlet Letter
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
1995

Drama

Romance

5.3
60%
Murder in the First
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Glenn
Not available
1995

Crime

Drama

7.3
72%
Not available
Immortal Beloved
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Ludwig van Beethoven
1994

Drama

Music

Romance

7.4
71%
Léon: The Professional
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 83%
role:
Norman Stansfield
1994

Action

Crime

Drama

8.5
83%
Romeo Is Bleeding
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 61%
role:
Jack Grimaldi
1993

Crime

6.6
61%
True Romance
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 75%
role:
Drexl Spivey
1993

Action

Crime

Romance

Thriller

7.9
75%
1992

Horror

Romance

7.4
74%
JFK
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Lee Harvey Oswald
1991

Drama

History

Thriller

8.0
76%
1991

Comedy

Drama

7.3
71%
Henry & June
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Pop
Not available
1990

Romance

6.3
62%
Not available
State of Grace
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Jackie
Not available
1990

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.2
70%
Not available
Law & Order
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 74%
role:
Albert Milo
1990

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.8
74%
Criminal Law
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Ben Chase
1988

Drama

Romance

Thriller

5.6
55%
Prick Up Your Ears
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 67%
role:
Joe Orton
1987

Drama

7.1
67%
Sid & Nancy
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Sid Vicious
1986

Drama

Music

Romance

7.0
68%
Meantime
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Coxy
1983

Comedy

Drama

TV Movie

7.2
68%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Gary Oldman are, for example, Oppenheimer, Slow Horses and Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are The Dark Knight (8.8), Léon: The Professional (8.4) and Oppenheimer (8.2).
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