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'''Gary Oldman''' is a British actor who found fame in roles such as [[Sex Pistols|Sid Vicious]] in 1986 biopic ''Sid & Nancy'' and the title character of the 1992 blockbuster ''[[Dracula]]''. Often hailed as one of greatest chameleons of his time, it can be almost impossible to spot him from one role to the next. He is known for portraying real-life figures, like the aforementioned Sid Vicious, or [[Who Shot JFK?|Lee Harvey Oswald]]. Oldman is known for playing the main villain, particularly [[Evil Is Hammy|hugely]] [[Obviously Evil|obvious]] villains whom everyone trusts in movies (such as ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'', ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' and ''[[The Fifth Element]]'')... except for when he [[The Dark Knight Saga|hangs out with Batman]] [[Harry Potter (film)|or Harry Potter]], or when he's Beethoven or [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|Guildenstern]]. We're pretty sure he was Guildenstern (he was actually [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|Rosencrantz]], but [[Those Two Guys|who's keeping track]]). But besides these four, when Oldman isn't the villain, he's just plain crazy (ever seen [[Large Ham|his guest spot]] on ''[[Friends]]''?). [[Byronic Hero|And it's not like Sirius doesn't have his moments]]. Despite his obvious villain roles, he can play an excellent [[Magnificent Bastard]] and makes an equally convincing [[Complete Monster]], though still usually with a patina of dark humour. However as turkeys like [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]] and [[The Unborn]] demonstrate, he also has an unfortunate tendency to [[Money, Dear Boy|do anything for money]].

He has directed one film, ''[[Nil By Mouth]]'', a deeply grim film about a dysfunctional family (allegedly inspired by his own rough childhood). He also directed the 2012 livestream of a [[Jack White]] concert.