Overview

• The 67-year-old actor is set to be honoured on Tuesday 30 September, with reports differing on whether the ceremony is at Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.
• He was named in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to drama across film, television and theatre.
• Once invested, he will formally be styled Sir Gary Oldman.
• Fellow recipients scheduled to be recognised include actress Samantha Morton, to be made an OBE, and footballer Rachel Daly, to be made an MBE.
• Oldman’s recent profile includes his role as Jackson Lamb in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, building on a career that earned him the 2018 Academy Award.