Gary Oldman
From The Film Guide
Gary Leonard Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a critically acclaimed English actor, filmmaker and occasional musician. He is well known to film audiences for his roles in films such as Dracula, State of Grace, True Romance, Léon, The Fifth Element, The Contender, Batman Begins and the Harry Potter film series. His most recent film was The Dark Knight, the second in the rebooted Batman series.
Oldman has also portrayed a significant number of real-life historical figures on screen, such as Joe Orton, Lee Harvey Oswald, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Pontius Pilate and perhaps most notably, Sid Vicious, his portrayal of whom in 1986 biopic Sid & Nancy was listed as one of Premiere Magazine's "100 Greatest Performances of All Time".
Oldman has used a different speaking voice for practically every film role,and is generally considered to be one of the most versatile actors of his generation.
