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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: Heart of Gold
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The helicopter lands, but Daryl is right. Mercenary jets follow them. Mitch admits he suspected Daryl copied the transponder coordinates. An ambush scatters the team. Clint and Mitch disappear into the jungle. Nick, Mark, and Morgan fight across the shoreline. Tobey and Iris hide inside an abandoned cabin until Mark's group reaches them. Deep in the jungle, Clint and Mitch are overwhelmed by Mercenary soldiers. Golden bullets tear through the trees. Marc steps from the brush, telling them they have to keep moving and regroup. High above, Daryl parachutes onto the island and begins tracking Marc. Mark's group wipes out most of the Mercenary force while Marc, Mitch, and Clint are driven deeper into the jungle. Then Daryl finds them. Centurion and another soldier force Mitch and Clint to their knees. Marc freezes. Faces flash through his mind—Jonathan, Matt, Fletcher, Bryce, Brutus, Hyde, Finn, Sasha, Bao, Link, Tommy, Diego, Grace, Red, Strider... then Jack, James, Ellie, Norman, and Bo. Without hesitation, Marc fans the hammer. Centurion and the second soldier fall dead. Only Daryl remains. Mitch and Clint struggle to stand on broken legs as Marc stares him down. A final memory crosses Marc's mind—Fletcher smiling before their last duel. Daryl raises his rifle. Marc raises his revolver. They fire. Both collapse. Clint crawls to Marc's side. Marc smiles weakly. "Thanks... for letting me see Bo again... through you." The others arrive. Nick helps carry Marc into a nearby field. Tobey supports Clint as they gather around him. Marc gazes into the sky. "I can see Alice..." Clint understands. Marc tells them Mercenary may survive, but Ghost is stronger than ever. With Clint leading, they'll be alright. A tear rolls down Marc's face. He dies peacefully in the field. The group stands in silence. The legend of Marc Marigold ends, and the future of Ghost begins.
