Gary Oldman

Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, musician, and screenwriter, who is best known for his numerous film roles, such as in Oliver Stone's 1991 epic political thriller film , in 's 1992 gothic horror film , in 's 1994 action thriller film , in , and Sirius Black in the franchise. He also voiced Sir Ruber, Lord Shen, and General Grawl, the main antagonists of ' , ' , and (respectively), as well as Ignitus in video game trilogy. Additionally, he portrayed James "Jim" Gordon in 's and in the 2011 Cold War spy thriller film , the latter of which he received a nomination for an .
For Disney, he voiced Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, and Tiny Tim in Robert Zemeckis' 2009 animated film A Christmas Carol, and portrayed Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale in the 1995 Hollywood Pictures film The Scarlet Letter. He also played Alistair Russell in the 2021 Fox film The Woman in the Window, and was mentioned in Geek Charming.
Oldman was born in New Cross, London, the son of Leonard Bertram Oldman, a former sailor who also worked as a welder, and Kathleen (née Cheriton). He said his father was an alcoholic who left the family when Oldman was seven years old. His older sister, Maureen, is an actress better known as Laila Morse; she performed in Oldman's 1997 directorial debut , before taking on her most famous role of Mo Harris in the soap opera . Oldman attended West Greenwich School in Deptford, leaving at the age of 16 to work in a sports shop. He played piano as a child, but he gave up his musical aspirations to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in the 1971 film . 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.'"
==Roles==
Bobcratchitdisney.jpg|Bob Cratchit(A Christmas Carol)
ACC MarleyandScooge1.jpg|Jacob Marley(A Christmas Carol)
Tiny tim.jpg|Tiny Tim(A Christmas Carol)
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale - The Scarlet Letter.jpg|Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale(The Scarlet Letter)
Alistair Russell - The Woman in the Window.jpg|Alistair Russell(The Woman in the Window)
==Gallery==
Gary Oldman SDCC09.jpg|Gary Oldman attending the 2009 San Diego Comic Con.
Gary Oldman 21st HFA.jpg|Gary Oldman speaks onstage at the 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2017.
Gary Oldman 71st Cannes Fest.jpg|Gary Oldman attending the 71st annual Cannes Film Fest in May 2018.
==Trivia==
*He was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in . However, Ewan McGregor was cast in the end.
*He was also considered for the role of Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but Kurt Russell was cast instead.
*He was also considered for the role of Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming, but the role was ultimately given to Michael Keaton.
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