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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
Daryl Manson
for Daryl Manson in Swordsmoke: Fugitive
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Mercenary agents raid Ghost Headquarters searching for Daryl Manson. Marc tries to stop them but is warned Ghost has no authority over Mercenary operations. Daryl is taken before Centurion at a hidden Mercenary compound. Centurion tells him losing the Hunters broke his contract with Mercenary. Now he has one chance to make up for it: lead a smaller Hunter squad and track down Killshot. Mercenary knows Tobey Anderson is searching for a female test subject hidden somewhere in the islands, and they cannot allow her to escape. With no choice, Daryl agrees. Meanwhile Eugene Shepard realizes Wraith is collapsing. Mercenary has cut funding, the Hunters are gone, and the government is beginning to question him. Shepard secretly decides to abandon Wraith and disappear before Ghost or Mercenary can kill him. Jack learns Shepard is running and contacts Norman Ryder directly. Jack wants Shepard dead before he can reach Mercenary. Norman hates Jack, but agrees to help because Shepard is too dangerous to leave alive. The film becomes a manhunt across Ares Island as Norman and the Hunters track Shepard through ruined Wraith outposts and abandoned bunkers. At the same time Marc contacts Jack, warning him Mercenary is taking direct control of the islands. Jack refuses peace, telling Marc there will never be common ground between Ghost and Wraith. Norman finally corners Shepard inside a destroyed communications station. They fight brutally and Shepard barely wins, but during the confrontation he reveals something important: Daryl Manson knows the location of the new Mercenary Island. Shepard plans to find Daryl and work directly for Mercenary. Shepard escapes wounded. Norman calls Marc and tells him the truth—Mercenary abandoned Wraith, Shepard has gone rogue, and Jack is now alone. The movie ends at Ghost Headquarters. Marc lowers the phone as James Rain walks into the room carrying an unconscious Mitch Marston. Exhausted and bloodied, James looks at Marc and says, “Help is coming.”
