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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
Jim Gordon
for Jim Gordon in Batman: Penguin's Chaos
Suggested by matthewfenner
Two weeks before the rise of the Joker, Gotham is already rotting from within. After the fall of Carmine Falcone, Oswald Cobblepot — known in the city’s underworld as The Penguin — has seized control of Gotham’s criminal empire, running drugs, weapons, and bodies through the Iceberg Lounge under the guise of legitimate business. When a string of brutal murders tied to Cobblepot’s operation surfaces, Batman dives deep into the seedy underbelly of Gotham, uncovering a new wave of organized crime built on political blackmail and blood-soaked corruption. As Bruce pushes himself further into the shadows, his war on crime becomes more ruthless, and the line between justice and vengeance begins to blur. In the midst of this descent, Gordon struggles to maintain order as the GCPD buckles under mob control, and Harvey Dent’s crusade for justice puts him directly in Penguin’s crosshairs. With every lead Batman chases, Cobblepot tightens his icy grip on Gotham’s elite, turning the city into a playground of fear and greed. Batman: Penguin's Chaos is a raw, violent descent into Gotham’s criminal heart — a story of power, paranoia, and moral decay that sets the stage for the chaos soon to come. By the time the Joker arrives, Gotham is already bleeding… and Batman is already on the edge.
