Gary Oldman was born on 21 March 1958 to a poor family in south-east London. At the age of 7, his alcoholic father left the family with a young woman. The reclusive Gary Oldman was also unpopular at school, dropping out of school at the age of 16. To support himself, Gary Oldman changed many jobs, working as a warehouse janitor, factory worker, cleaner, sales assistant, and so on. After watching the film starring Malcolm McDowell, Gary Oldman decided to enter Rose Brough College to formally study acting.
While studying at Rose Brough College, Gary Oldman worked part-time and acted, killing pigs, buying shoes, hospital porters, and joining gangster groups. In 1979, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Acting from Rose Bluffer College.
In 1982, he starred in his first film, "Remembrance". In 1986, he starred in the musical biopic "Sid and Nancy", which became well known to the audience. In 1987, he received more attention for starring in the comedy film "Put Your Ears Up". In 1990, the comedy film "The Little Life of the Prince of Kings" was released. In 1992, he starred in the horror film "Four Hundred Years of Vampire Zombie Horror".
In 1994, he played the perverted cop Stanfield in the action crime film This Killer Is Not Too Cold.
In 1997, he made his director-screenwriter debut film Don't Eat, which won the Alexander Kodak Award for Best British Film and Best Original Screenplay at the 51st British Academy Film Awards.
In 2001, he starred in the crime suspense film "Hannibal".
In 2004, he made his first appearance as Harry Potter's godfather Sirius in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
In 2005, he played James Gordon for the first part of the Batman Dark Knight Trilogy, Batman: The Mystery of the Shadow.
In 2011, he starred in the thriller film "Pot Maker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", for which he was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 84th Academy Awards.
In 2014, he won the British Film Contribution Award at the 34th London Film Critics Association Awards. In 2017, he played former British Prime Minister Churchill in the historical biographical film "Darkest Hour".
In 2018, he won the Best Actor Award at the 90th Academy Awards for the film "Darkest Hour".
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