Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy stars an actor.
Gary Leonard Oldman -LRB- born 21 March 1958 -RRB- is an English actor , filmmaker , musician and author who has performed in theatre , film and television .. He is known for his `` big '' acting style and on-screen diversity .. acting style. #Acting style. Oldman began acting on stage in 1979 , and gained his first starring film role in Meantime -LRB- 1983 -RRB- .. Meantime. Meantime ( film ). He continued to lead an award-winning theatre career , during which he performed at London 's Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company , with credits including The Massacre at Paris -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , Entertaining Mr Sloane -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , Saved -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , The Country Wife -LRB- 1987 -RRB- and Hamlet -LRB- 1987 -RRB- .. Royal Court. Royal Court Theatre. Royal Shakespeare Company. Royal Shakespeare Company. The Massacre at Paris. The Massacre at Paris. Entertaining Mr Sloane. Entertaining Mr Sloane. Saved. Saved ( play ). The Country Wife. The Country Wife. Hamlet. Hamlet. Oldman 's portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , a football firm leader in The Firm -LRB- 1989 -RRB- and the titular Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead -LRB- 1990 -RRB- established him as a screen actor , with his reading of Orton bringing a BAFTA Award nomination .. Sid Vicious. Sid Vicious. Sid and Nancy. Sid and Nancy. Joe Orton. Joe Orton. Prick Up Your Ears. Prick Up Your Ears. football firm. Football hooliganism. The Firm. The Firm ( 1989 film ). Rosencrantz. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead ( film ). BAFTA Award. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Identified in the late 1980s with the `` Brit Pack '' , he was described by critic Roger Ebert as `` the best young British actor around '' .. Brit Pack. Brit Pack ( actors ). Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert. Oldman increasingly starred as offshore characters , playing a gangster in State of Grace -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , and Count Dracula in Bram Stoker 's Dracula -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , which earned him the Saturn Award for Best Actor .. State of Grace. State of Grace ( film ). Lee Harvey Oswald. Lee Harvey Oswald. JFK. JFK ( film ). Count Dracula. Count Dracula. Saturn Award for Best Actor. Saturn Award for Best Actor. Oldman went on to star as the antagonist of films such as True Romance -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , The Fifth Element -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Air Force One -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and The Contender -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , for which he garnered a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination ; corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield , whom Oldman portrayed in Leon  : The Professional -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , has been ranked as one of cinema 's greatest villains .. antagonist. antagonist. True Romance. True Romance. The Fifth Element. The Fifth Element. Air Force One. Air Force One ( film ). The Contender. The Contender ( 2000 film ). Screen Actors Guild Award. Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. DEA. Drug Enforcement Administration. Norman Stansfield. Norman Stansfield. He meanwhile gave a critically acclaimed reading of Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved -LRB- 1994 -RRB- .. Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig van Beethoven. Immortal Beloved. Immortal Beloved ( film ). In the 21st century , Oldman is known for his roles as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series ; James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy ; Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 -LRB- 2011 -RRB- ; George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , which brought Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for Best Actor ; and a human leader in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes -LRB- 2014 -RRB- .. BAFTA Award. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Sirius Black. Sirius Black. Harry Potter. Harry Potter ( film series ). James Gordon. James Gordon ( comics ). The Dark Knight Trilogy. The Dark Knight Trilogy. Lord Shen. List of Kung Fu Panda characters#Lord Shen. Kung Fu Panda 2. Kung Fu Panda 2. George Smiley. George Smiley. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( film ). Academy. Academy Award for Best Actor. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Motion pictures in which he has starred have grossed over $ 10.6 billion .. In 2011 , Empire readers voted Oldman the recipient of the Empire Icon Award .. Empire. Empire Awards. Icon Award. Empire Icon Award. He will portray Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour -LRB- 2017 -RRB- .. Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill. Darkest Hour. Darkest Hour ( film ). Outside of acting in film , Oldman wrote and directed the double BAFTA Award-winning , Palme d'Or-nominated Nil by Mouth -LRB- 1997 -RRB- ; made an Emmy Award-nominated guest appearance in the Friends two-part episode `` The One with Monica and Chandler 's Wedding '' -LRB- 2001 -RRB- ; featured in music videos for David Bowie , Guns N ' Roses and Annie Lennox ; and provided the voice of Viktor Reznov in the Call of Duty video game series .. BAFTA Award. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Palme d'Or. Palme d'Or. Nil by Mouth. Nil by Mouth ( film ). Emmy Award. Emmy Award. Friends. Friends. David Bowie. David Bowie. Annie Lennox. Annie Lennox. Call of Duty. Call of Duty