Sid and Nancy
Plays Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy, establishing his reputation for intense character performances.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Gary Oldman Biography and Timeline
Follow Gary Oldman through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Gary Oldman, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1986–2018Years on this page
1986
1987
Prick Up Your Ears
Portrays playwright Joe Orton in the biographical drama Prick Up Your Ears.
1991
JFK
Plays Lee Harvey Oswald in Oliver Stone's political drama JFK.
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Stars as Count Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation Bram Stoker's Dracula.
2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Plays intelligence officer George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and receives his first Academy Award nomination.
2018
Academy Award
Wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.