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FrameThrower · Actors · Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

21 films · 1,685 frames · top-billed in 14 · 1986–2020

Born 21 March 1958 · London, England, UK

Sir Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, he is known for his versatility and intense acting style. He received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors to date.

Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in Remembrance (1982). He continued to follow a stage career in London's Royal Court.…

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Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 21 films · 1,685 frames · top-billed in 14 · 1986–2020

Academy Award for Best Actor2018
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama2018
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role2018
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay1997
BAFTA Award for Best British Film1997
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role2018
Knight Bachelor2025
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor2018

How their films are shot

Measured across 1,685 frames from the 21 films we hold. This is the look of the work Gary takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 21 films we hold, 50% of their frames are night, 51% low key — the look of the work Gary takes.

Time of day

Night50%

Day40%

Interior7%

Lighting

Low key51%

Natural34%

High key9%

Silhouette5%

Shot size

Medium42%

Wide24%

Closeup22%

Establishing7%

Camera angle

Eye level79%

Low angle10%

High angle8%

Mood

Neutral48%

Tense26%

Ominous10%

Lonely8%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

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