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In 2023 he participated in the HBOMax special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. That same year he reunited with Christopher Nolan taking a minor role portraying President Harry Truman in the biographical epic thriller Oppenheimer.
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Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, who plays Sirius Black in the film adaptations of Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and Deathly Hallows: Part 2. He also voiced Sirius in the video-game adaption of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Oldman made his first significant impact upon Hollywood when he was cast as Sid Vicious, the bassist of the Sex Pistols, in Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy (1986). He gained critical acclaim for the role, as did his next significant role – playwright Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987).
In 1990, he appeared with Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss in the Tom Stoppard comedy Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. He also played Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected assassin of John F. Kennedy, in Oliver Stone's 1991 drama JFK.
Oldman is best known portraying villains. Throughout the 1990s, he made appearances as villains in several blockbusters including Dracula (1992) with Anthony Hopkins; Leon (1994) with Jean Reno; Air Force One (1997) with Harrison Ford; The Fifth Element (1997) with Bruce Willis; and Lost in Space (1998) with William Hurt.
Having become acquainted with Matt LeBlanc on the set of Lost in Space, Oldman agreed to appear in a 2001 episode of the sitcom "Friends". The memorable two-part episode "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding" featured a much talked-about spitting scene between Oldman and LeBlanc, after Oldman's character claimed that "real" actors spat on each other when they enunciated. For his role, Oldman earned an Emmy Award nomination.
In 2003, he was cast as Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; he reprised the role in the following two films. And in 2005, he co-starred in Christopher Nolan's "Batman" reboot Batman Begins as Gotham City's Detective-Sergeant James Gordon. He played Gordon twice more, in 2008's Oscar-winning The Dark Knight as a lieutenant turned commissioner and 2012's
In 2009, Oldman played the roles of Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, and Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol, and in 2010, he played the role of Carnegie in The Book of Eli with Denzel Washington.
•Oldman has been married five times, first to British actress Lesley Manville (who co-starred with Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, and Timothy Spall in the film Topsy-Turvy) and most famously to Oscar-nominated actress Uma Thurman—who co-starred with Ralph Fiennes in The Avengers—from 1990 to 1992. In 2008 he married Alexandra Edenborough, however she filed for a divorce in 2015, blaming it on the 20 year age gap. Since 2017, he has been married to Gisele Schmidt, an art curator, after proposing to her in costume as Winston Churchill.
•He has three sons from two other marriages: Alfie (b. 1988) from his marriage to Lesley Manville, and Gulliver (b. 1997) and Charlie (b. 1999) from his marriage to Donya Fiorentino.
•Gary gave Daniel Radcliffe a bass guitar as a gift when they first met.
•Gary Oldman on Wikipedia
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Dec 29, 2023 · The Oscar-winning actor, who played Sirius Black in the "Harry Potter" franchise, opened up about the most arduous scene he ever had to film and his opinion of his work in the three films. He said he thought his performance was mediocre and he would revise his career if he could.
Dec 28, 2023 · The actor calls his role as the godfather of Harry Potter mediocre, but praises his co-star Alan Rickman for playing Snape. He says he should have read the books more quickly and known his character's arc better. He also discusses his other roles and the Harry Potter franchise.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - Gary Oldman as Sirius Black - IMDb. Gary Oldman: Sirius Black. Showing all 69 items. Jump to: Photos (51) Quotes (18) Photos. 28 more photos. Quotes. Harry Potter : This connection between me and Voldemort... what if the reason for it is that I am becoming more like him?
Jul 25, 2023 · Gary Oldman brought to life the tragic and endearing character of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films. See the top 10 scenes where he shone as the godfather of Harry Potter, from his first appearance to his final sacrifice.