20 Roles That Prove Gary Oldman Is Actually A Chameleon
In honor of his 55th birthday, we look back at his impressive ability of being barely recognizable from role to role.
1. "Sid and Nancy" (1986)
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Role: Sid Vicious
2. "JFK" (1991)
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Role: Lee Harvey Oswald
3. "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992)
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Role: Count Dracula
4. "True Romance" (1993)
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Role: Drexl Spivey
5. "Romeo Is Bleeding" (1993)
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Role: Jack Grimaldi
6. "Léon: The Professional" (1994)
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Role: Norman Stansfield
7. "Immortal Beloved" (1994)
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Role: Ludwig van Beethoven
8. "The Scarlet Letter" (1995)
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Role: Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
9. "The Fifth Element" (1997)
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Role: Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg
10. "Air Force One" (1997)
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Role: Egor Korshunov
11. "The Contender" (2000)
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Role: Rep. Sheldon Runyon
12. "Nobody's Baby" (2001)
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Role: Buford Hill
13. "Hannibal" (2001)
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Role: Mason Verger
14. "Friends" (2001)
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Role: Richard Crosby
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15. "Interstate 60" (2002)
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Role: O. W. Grant
16. "Dead Fish" (2004)
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Role: Lynch
17. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004)
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Role: Sirius Black
18. "The Dark Knight" trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012)
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Role: Commissioner Jim Gordon
19. "Guns, Girls and Gambling" (2011)
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Role: "Elvis"
20. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011)
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Role: George Smiley