Gary Oldman's biography

Leonard Gary Oldman is 64 years old film actor born at London. Gary was born on Friday 21st of March 1958. He is often nicknamed as Gaz. According to year of birth 1958 Gary belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 21st of March means he is Aries. Aries is the most active sign of Zodiac, one born with this sign is a very quick learner, aggressive and passionate.Gary was married 4 times.

Leonard Gary Oldman's spouse

He is married to Gisele Schmidt

He is white british. He is citizen of United Kingdom. He is protestant. Gary´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know Gary also as film producer, voice actor, screenwriter, film director, character actor, stage actor, actor. Gary is recently known as television actor. Gary received BAFTA Award for Best British Film Nil by Mouth in 1997

Gary Oldman's family

Gary Oldman's wife

Gary Oldman's ex wifes

Uma Thurman

Gary Oldman and Uma Thurman have been together since 1990 for 2 years. Gary´s ex wife was born on Wednesday 29th of April 1970 in Boston.

Lesley Manville

Gary Oldman and Lesley Manville have been together since 1987 for 3 years. She is known as voice actor. Gary´s ex wife was born on Monday 12th of March 1956 in Brighton.

Alexandra Edenborough

Gary Oldman and Alexandra Edenborough have been together since 2008 for 7 years.

Gary Oldman's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Rose Bruford College.

Detailed informations about Gary´s schools

Attended and graduated from Rose Bruford Drama College three year acting course BA-Hons in London, England.
Attended the Greenwich and Lewisham Young Peoples Theatre in South East London before going to drama school. Other former attendees are actors Kathy Burke, Stephen Manwaring and Stella Barnes.

Gary Oldman's career

His main focus is to be film actor and video game industry. Gary is famous thanks to Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Fifth Element, Batman Begins. You could see him also in Nil by Mouth, Darkest Hour.

Is Gary Oldman gay ?

Gary is known to be straight.

Gary Oldman's girlfriend

Isabella Rossellini

Gary Oldman and Isabella Rossellini have been together since 1994 for 2 years. She is known as model. His girlfriend was born on Wednesday 18th of June 1952 in Rome.

Awards and competitions

Gary Oldman's Awards

Gary received award for BAFTA Award for Best British Film for work Nil by Mouth in 1997
He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for work Nil by Mouth in 1997
Gary received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Darkest Hour in 2018
Gary received award for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor for work Darkest Hour in 2018
He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work Darkest Hour in 2018
Gary received award for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Darkest Hour in 2018

Gary Oldman's Rankings

His performance as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986) is ranked #62 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).

Gary Oldman's Nominations

Gary was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in 2011
Gary was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Gary was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actor for work Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in 2012
He was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Darkest Hour in 2018

What Gary Oldman has done for a first time

Has three sons: Alfie Oldman (born 1988) from his first marriage to Lesley Manville. Gulliver Flynn Oldman (born August 20, 1997) and Charlie John Oldman (born February 11, 1999) with Donya Fiorentino.
Is the second actor to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for playing a lead character in a John le CarrÃ© novel adaptation. This first was Richard Burton for "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold," which featured George Smiley.
Gary was first inspired to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in The Raging Moon (1971).
Coincidentally, Gary's first wife Lesley Manville was Oscar-nominated as Best Supporting Actress (her first) for Phantom Thread (2017) the same night he won Best Actor for Darkest Hour (2017) (Dolby Theatre Los Angeles / 4 March 2018).
For his portrayal of Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), he became the third performer to win an Oscar for playing a British prime minister. The first was George Arliss for Disraeli (1929) and the second was Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011).
Has appeared in two films with his first wife Lesley Manville in Screen Two: The Firm (1989) and A Christmas Carol (2009).

Gary Oldman's 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.
With Beethoven [Immortal Beloved (1994)] I said I wanted a role where I didn't have to do anything stupid with my hair. My agent said "Read it again!".
[on making Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)]: I've done so much R-rated work, it's nice to have a job you can show your kids.
[on Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)] I guess what I'm trying to say is, it's not Dracula crying, it's Gary Oldman, but using the technique of the character. The emotion is mine, because I don't know what it's like to be undead and live 300 years.
Any actor who tells you that they have become the people they play, unless they're clearly diagnosed as a schizophrenic, is bullshitting you.
Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
To be able to do this job in the first place you've got to have a bit of an ego.
I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
I suddenly got obsessive about boxing and Muhammad Ali around the time he was fighting Joe Frazier. I went off and did boxing. I looked incredibly good in the gym.
[on True Romance (1993)] I organized Drexl's dreadlocks under my own steam. Then I went to the dentist who made the teeth. Then I thought about the weird eye. I'm only in the film for about 10 minutes - I wanted to make my mark.
There are roles that you play. I've played roles that it happens easier than others, it doesn't feel like you're working, it's as easy as breathing. And there are other ones that you really have to work hard for. It's often because of the writing. [2008]
[SAG acceptance speech on behalf of Heath Ledger] Heath Ledger was an extraordinary young man with an extraordinary talent.
I made the decision not to always play the token Englishman. I think the real juicy roles in my generation are going to go to the American actors. [1990]
[on preparing for his role in State of Grace (1990)] The only research I did was drinking in Irish bars. [1990]
[on losing 45 pounds to play Sid Vicious] I was obsessed with being really, really, really, skinny. I thought, this is the visual image I want to present, I want this before I do anything else. [1987]
I didn't do drugs. It wasn't my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it's like I was another person. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. I just drank too much.
[on the two versions of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'] I got from the book that there's a little bit of a sadist in George Smiley and, if anything, (Alec) Guinness' was a little more huggable than mine.
Clint Eastwood gave me the best advice when I directed: "Get more sleep than your actors."
I don't remember doing Sid and Nancy (1986). I've wiped that from the hard drive.
There's a lot of rubbish talked about acting, and it's often propagated by practitioners of it. You just want to say, "Oh, shut up."
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.
Sometimes, not getting a role ends up being the best thing. When a project turns out to be a disaster, you look at it and go, "Wow, I dodged a bullet there."
[on 'The King of Cool' Steve McQueen] He just made acting look as effortless as breathing.
[on Harvey Weinstein] Fortunately he was never in my orbit. We met in '92. He gave me the creeps and I said 'Let's not work with that guy,' and I never did.
[on where society is heading] I think we're up shit creek without a paddle or a compass... Any night of the week you only need to turn on one of these news channels and watch for half an hour. Read the newspaper. Go online. Our world has gone to hell.

Gary Oldman's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Gary Oldman looks. We will focus on his height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 8½" (174 cm). Body build is slim. Gary´s eyes are tinted blue. Gary´s hair is shade of brown - light.

Gary Oldman