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Sir Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an British-American 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. He 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). He 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 as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017). He 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.
Gary Oldman
Dr. Miles Warren
for Dr. Miles Warren in Agent Venom: Legacy
Suggested by santiagolugo
In a world where the legacy of a fallen hero has left a void impossible to fill, Flash Thompson (David Corenswet) seeks his own redemption. After suffering catastrophic injuries on the front lines that cost him both legs, the former student and athlete faces his greatest challenge yet: to rebuild himself as a man of honor, far from his past as the popular kid he once was. The opportunity to rise up arises through an experimental military technology: a symbiote of unknown origin that, far from being an entity with its own voice or a comical villain, is presented as a high-precision tactical biological tool. Under the supervision of Captain George Stacy, Flash is recruited for a mission that requires more than brute force: It requires human courage and the will to protect the city at any cost. Agent Venom: Legacy is a story of military science fiction and personal drama. It's not a villain spin-off, but the evolution of a soldier who, by wearing this tactical suit, takes on the responsibility of becoming a hero. In this standalone universe, Flash Thompson proves that you don't need radioactive powers to bear the weight of heroism; All it takes is a tempered mind, the right technology, and the hope that, even after the darkest tragedies, one can always choose to do good.
