Brother of Laila Morse.
Considered a career in music.
Has one son, Alfie Oldman, from his first marriage.
Dated Isabella Rossellini, met through Immortal Beloved (1994).
Sons, with Fiorentino, Gulliver Flynn Oldman (b. 20 August 1997) and Charlie John.
Was arrested for drunk driving in L.A. and released on bail the next morning. His passenger in the car was pal, Kiefer Sutherland. [8 August 1991]
His library includes essays on Bertold Brecht, poetry by Roger McGough, a biography of Montgomery Clift, The Elizabethan World Picture, all things Shakespeare, and Jane Austen.
Has used a different speaking voice (i.e. accent) in practically every movie he's ever been in.
He and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) co-star Timothy Spall have both played the character of Rosencrantz; Spall in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996), Oldman in _Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)_ .
Shares birthday with Matthew Broderick, who voices the adult Simba in both 'The Lion King' and 'The Lion King 1 1/2', the latter being similar in plot to Tom Stoppard's film 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead', in which Oldman played Rosencrantz.
He was awarded the 1985 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performance in The Pope's Wedding.
Has played Lee Harvey Oswald in both JFK (1991) and "Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?" (1992) (mini).
Has been dating model-actress Ailsa Marshall since 2002.
Was orginally signed to play the Prison Warden in The Longest Yard (2005) before negotiations fell through. That role was then given to James Cromwell.
His film Nil by Mouth (1997) is loosely based upon his own life growing up in London
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