A few months ago, the very young but very popular Tom Holland surprised his world by announcing that he had decided to retire from acting, at least temporarily. Much older (64), actor Gary Oldman is also very popular. On the other hand, he has behind him a much richer filmography of which he does not have to be ashamed, quite the contrary. He himself is aware of this, but all the same begins, in turn, to consider retirement in a more definitive way.
Gary Oldman, a renowned actor and cult roles
There are those actors who, by their talent, their charisma or quite simply their filmography, manage to leave their mark on the history of cinema and to attract the favor of the public and the studios. Leonard Gary Oldman, more simply known as Gary Oldman, is one of them. At the age of 64 and after forty years of career, the man has a frankly impressive CV.
In 1992, he played Count Dracula by Francis Coppola in the cinema, and he again who embodies Commissioner Gordon in the trilogy of by Christopher Nolan. He obviously has many other important roles to play (), but many of you probably know him mostly for his interpretation of Sirius Black in the saga
Whether or not we know all of his work, it is therefore obvious that Gary Oldman is an excellent actor, who has also tried his hand at writing, directing and even producing. But the end of his career seems to be fast approaching, by his own admission.
Retirement soon?
If in recent years, Gary Oldman has generally appeared in less significant roles than before, he remains a big name in cinema. Currently, he is showing the series in 6 episodes in which he interprets the role of Jackson Lamb, one of the many British secret service agents sent to the “Slough House”, an obscure department of MI5 actually serving as a storage room for failed agents, pushed to the exit. It was to talk about this project that he recently granted an interview to the media . Unfortunately for lovers of his work, it was also on this occasion thathe revealed that he is seriously considering retirement in the coming years. But no rush!
Gary Oldman
After reading this statement from the actor, we therefore understand that he is seriously considering retiring, but there is still hope, however: he would be visibly happy to continue playing the role of Jackson Lamb in for many more years and that’s good, since the series has already been renewed for a second season! On the other hand, it is not certain that we will find Gary Oldman in other projects.