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Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Drexl in True Romance (1993), George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), among many others. For much of his career, he was best-known for playing over-the-top antagonists, such as terrorist Egor Korshunov in the 1997 blockbuster Air Force One (1997), though he has reached a new audience with heroic roles in the Harry Potter and Dark Knight franchises. He is also a filmmaker, musician, and author.
Gary Leonard Oldman was born on March 21, 1958 in New Cross, London, England, to Kathleen (Cheriton), a homemaker, and Leonard Bertram Oldman, a welder. He won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College, in Sidcup, Kent, where he received a B.A. in theatre arts in 1979. He subsequently studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early '80s, including "The Pope's Wedding," for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor for 1985. Before fame, he was employed as a worker in assembly lines and as a porter in an operating theater. He also had jobs selling shoes and beheading pigs while supporting his early acting career.
His film debut was Remembrance (1982), though his most-memorable early role came when he played Sex Pistol Sid Vicious in the biopic Sid and Nancy (1986) picking up the Evening Standard Film Award as Best Newcomer. He then received a Best Actor nomination from BAFTA for his portrayal of '60s playwright Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987).
In the 1990s, Oldman brought to life a series of iconic real-world and fictional villains including Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991), the title character in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Drexl Spivey in True Romance (1993), Stansfield in Léon: The Professional (1994), Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element (1997) and Ivan Korshunov in Air Force One (1997). That decade also saw Oldman portraying Ludwig van Beethoven in biopic Immortal Beloved (1994).
Oldman played the coveted role of Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), giving him a key part in one of the highest-grossing franchises ever. He reprised that role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Oldman also took on the iconic role of Detective James Gordon in writer-director Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), a role he played again in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Prominent film critic Mark Kermode, in reviewing The Dark Knight, wrote, "the best performance in the film, by a mile, is Gary Oldman's ... it would be lovely to see him get a[n Academy Award] nomination because actually, he's the guy who gets kind of overlooked in all of this."
Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles. He had a starring role in David Goyer's supernatural thriller The Unborn, released in 2009. In 2010, Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli. He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. Oldman voiced the role of villain Lord Shen and was nominated for an Annie Award for his performance in Kung Fu Panda 2.
In 2011, Oldman portrayed master spy George Smiley in the adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and the role scored Oldman his first Academy Award nomination. In 2014, he played one of the lead humans in the science fiction action film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) alongside Jason Clarke and Keri Russell. Also in 2014, Oldman starred alongside Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson in the remake of RoboCop (2014), as Norton, the scientist who creates RoboCop.
Aside from acting, Oldman tried his hand at writing and directing for Nil by Mouth (1997). The movie opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1997, and won Kathy Burke a Best Actress prize at the festival.
Oldman has three children, Alfie, with first wife, actress Lesley Manville, and Gulliver and Charlie with his third wife, Donya Fiorentino. In 2017, he married writer and art curator Gisele Schmidt.
In 2018 he won an Oscar for best actor for his work on Darkest Hour (2017).- Actress
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Jessa French has a gift for deception. This sunny, doe-eyed blond has an innocently magnetic, room-illuminating charm; yet, she has convinced millions of viewers otherwise, amassing a resume that reads like a rap sheet. Addict. Exhibitionist. Gangbanger. Prostitute. Religious fanatic. Arsonist. Murderer. But she is just as easily the goofball prom queen or your best friend's woefully perfect girlfriend.
Under the direction of Emmy and Academy Award-winning filmmakers, this boundlessly enthusiastic, elastically emotive Texan has landed coveted roles on Without a Trace (2002) and The Shield (2002) and has been profiled in Indie Scene Magazine and ReelStyle. Aside from her work in film and television, she has appeared in dozens of national ad campaigns, including Reebok, Ford Explorer, and Mastercard.
Residing in Hollywood, the ambitious Miss French began her forays into cracking the human psyche as a private detective, co-founding the Red Hand Detective Agency. However, being merely five years old, young Jessa found balancing nap time, "Sesame Street", and suspicious neighbors to be somewhat taxing. She put down her magnifying glass and entered the creative arena of the dramatic arts instead.
These days, Miss French studies in the prestigious Master Class of world-renowned dramatist, Milton Katselas, and can be seen acting opposite such luminaries as Dennis Hopper, Michael Chiklis, and James Spader. Her recent ventures into lighthearted territory include Sweetzer (2007), a romantic comedy with Bryan Callen and Jorge Garcia and her portrayal of a melodramatic diva in "Small Packages".
In her spare time, Jessa immerses herself in creative writing endeavors and indulges her loves of yoga, literature, and travel. She has a passion for music, a weakness for Texas barbeque, and speculates that her obsession with Hawaii may have something to do with the "Brady Bunch" vacation trilogy.- Additional Crew
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Jason Babin was born in Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick, Canada. He is a editor, content creator and podcast personality in the Quebec stand-up comedy scene. He has worked with Mike Ward, Jim Jefferies, Big Jay Oakerson, Jean-Thomas Jobin, Luis J Gomez, Yannick De Martino, Mehdi Bousaidan, Pantelis, Eddie Ifft, Jerr Allain, Pierre-Bruno Rivard, Dave Gaudet & more.- R.F. Delderfield was born on 12 February 1912 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Now and Forever (1956), All Over the Town (1949) and Glad Tidings! (1953). He was married to May ("Marnie") Evans. He died on 24 June 1972 in Sidmouth, Devon, England, UK.
- Terence Frisby was born on 28 November 1932 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for There's a Girl in My Soup (1970), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) and Lucky Feller (1975). He was married to Christine Doppelt. He died on 22 April 2020 in the UK.
- Vernon Charles was born on 21 November 1898 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Fall of the House of Usher (1950). He died on 20 October 1962 in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK.
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Cecil Musk was born on 21 November 1898 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Detective Lloyd (1932), Circus Boy (1947) and Trapped by the Terror (1949). He died on 24 August 1982 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.- James Butler was born on 25 July 1931 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was married to Janet Lowe, Liza Cody, Daisy Gutteridge and Angie Berry, . He died on 26 March 2022 in the UK.
- Leading British tenor. Made his debut in Milan, Italy in 1924, and was still singing thirty-five years later. Thought by some to be Britain's finest-ever tenor. His singing had an appealing simplicity and natural sincerity: his effortless, light timbre is unmistakeable. He sang largely in Great Britain. As well as a busy concert and broadcasting career, he sang most of the leading operatic tenor roles, appearing with the British National Opera Company, at the Glyndebourne Opera, with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, the Sadler's Wells Opera, and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He made many recordings, including a number of complete roles: his Gerontius in Elgar's THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS, and his Ferrando in Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE are especially notable.
- Fred Nile was born on 15 September 1934 in Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He has been married to Silvana Nero-Nile since 15 December 2013. He was previously married to Elaine Nile.
- H.B. Hallam was born in 1884 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Divorce of Lady X (1938) and Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938). He died in 1951 in Hampshire, England, UK.
- Alfred Lugg was born on 4 February 1889 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Queen of My Heart (1917). He died in 1975 in Berkshire, England, UK.