Overview
- Gary Oldman was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the King’s Birthday Honours on June 13 for his contributions to theatre and film.
- The 67-year-old actor began his professional career at York Theatre Royal in 1979 and recently returned there for a one-man staging of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape.
- Oldman won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2018 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.
- His versatile film résumé spans roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series and Commissioner Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.
- Oldman continues to lead Apple TV+’s espionage drama Slow Horses, with the fifth season set to premiere in September 2025.