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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: The Black Manor
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Shepard and Daryl arrive on Mercenary Island and are brought to a manor inside the Island Walls. There they meet Ezekial Simon, commander of military operations and leader of Mercenary's final Hunter Unit. The Hunters are fading, replaced by more efficient forces, but Ezekial still oversees what remains. Living with him is Morgan, his daughter, who Mercenary experimented on from childhood. She has been training to soon command an outpost of her own. Daryl is thrown into a cell beneath the manor while Shepard is offered a chance at redemption after Wraith’s collapse. For days Shepard trains soldiers alongside Ezekial until they are alerted that a group of rebels breached the Island Walls. One prisoner was captured, but four escaped deeper into Mercenary territory. The higher-ups are uninterested because the captured prisoner is considered a high-value target, but another division has demanded the remaining intruders be found. Ezekial orders Shepard to lead the operation. Shepard tracks the rebels to a hidden camp. There he finds only one man: Nick Cain. Shepard questions him, but Nick insists the others died in the wilderness. Shepard accepts the story and arrests him. What Shepard doesn't know is that Nick wears a tracker built by Mitch. Nick is transported to the prison compound. Inside, he finally reunites with his brother, Mark Cain. Mark confirms that a prisoner matching Marc's description was brought through, but transferred to a much higher-security facility. Meanwhile, outside the manor, Clint, Tobey, and Mitch watch from hiding. Mitch heads toward the prison while Clint and Tobey move onto the manor roof. Tobey prepares to descend into the manor on a rope to go in and see if he can find anything on the creator of Mercenary. Then Clint hears a voice behind him. "Stop." Startled, he lets go. Tobey falls into the manor. Clint spins around and finds himself face-to-face with Morgan, standing silently on the roof. She smiles. "Looks like we've met again".
