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 Clive Owen |
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| Born | October 3, 1964 Keresley, Coventry, West Midlands, England |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah-Jane Fenton |
Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated, and Golden Globe- and BAFTA-award winning English actor, now a regular performer in Hollywood and independent American films. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Keresley is a village and Civil parish in the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about north of Coventry city centre Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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Biography
Early life
The fourth of five brothers, Owen was born in Coventry, West Midlands, England, the son of Pamela and Jess Owen. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] His father, a country and western singer, left the family when Owen was three years old, and despite a brief reconciliation when Owen was nineteen, the two have remained estranged. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. [2] Raised by his mother and stepfather, a railway ticket clerk,[3] he has described his childhood as "rough. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. "[2] While initially opposed to drama school, he changed his mind in 1984, after a long and fruitless period of searching for work. Owen graduated from RADA in 1987 with a class that included Ralph Fiennes and Jane Horrocks. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, Musician, and singer After graduation, he won a position at the Young Vic, performing in several William Shakespeare plays. The Young Vic is a Theatre in The Cut, located near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. William Shakespeare ( baptised In an incident he later described as "very schmaltzy", he met his future wife when the two performed the leads in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the [4]
Career
Initially, Owen carved out a career in television: in 1988 Owen starred as Gideon Sarn in a BBC television production of Precious Bane and the Channel 4 film Vroom before the 1990s saw him become a regular on stage and television in the UK, notably his lead role in the ITV series Chancer followed by an appearance in the Thames Television production of Lorna Doone. Precious Bane is a Novel by Mary Webb, first published in 1924 Chancer is a British television serial produced by Central Television for ITV. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor is a Novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore.
He won critical acclaim for his performances in a 1991 Stephen Poliakoff film called Close My Eyes, about a brother and sister who embark on an incestuous love affair; he subsequently appeared in The Magician, Class of '61, Century, Nobody's Children, An Evening with Gary Lineker, Doomsday Gun, Return of the Native, The Turnaround and then a Carlton production called Sharman, about a private detective. Stephen Poliakoff CBE (born 1 December 1952 in Holland Park in West London, England) is an acclaimed British playwright Close My Eyes is a 1991 film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and starring Alan Rickman, Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. Nobody's Children is a Big Finish original Novella collection featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the An Evening with Gary Lineker is a 1992 stage play later adapted for television by Arthur Smith and Chris England. The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy's sixth published Novel. In 1996 he appeared in his first major Hollywood film The Rich Man's Wife alongside Halle Berry before finding international acclaim in a Channel 4 film directed by Mike Hodges called Croupier in 1998. The Rich Man's Wife is a 1996 suspense-thriller film written and directed by Amy Holden Jones. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former Mike Hodges (born 29 July 1932 in Bristol England) is an English screenwriter and film director who began his career as a current affairs producer Croupier is a 1998 film starring Clive Owen as a Croupier. The film was directed by Mike Hodges. He played the title role of a struggling writer who takes a job in a London casino as inspiration for his work, only to get caught up in a robbery scheme. In 1999 he appeared as an accident-prone driver in Split Second, his first BBC production for a decade.
He then starred in The Echo, a BBC1 drama. He also starred in a film called Greenfingers about a criminal who goes to work in a garden, before appearing in the BBC1 mystery series Second Sight, in which he played DCI Ross Tanner. Greenfingers is a 2000 Film directed by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on a true story about the award-winning prisoners In 2001 he provided the voice-over for a BBC2 documentary about popular music through the years called Walk On By, as well as starring in a highly-acclaimed theatre production called The Day in the Death of Joe Egg, about a couple with a severely handicapped daughter. " Walk on By " is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for Dionne Warwick.
He became well known to North American audiences in the summer of 2001 after starring as The Driver in the The Hire, a series of short films sponsored by BMW and made by prominent directors. The BMW film series The Hire was a series of eight short films (each about eight minutes long on average produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002 ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 He then appeared in Robert Altman's Gosford Park, alongside an all-star cast including Helen Mirren and Ryan Phillippe. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Gosford Park is a 2001 film directed by Robert Altman. The Screenplay is by Julian Fellowes, based on an idea by Altman and producer Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. Matthew Ryan Phillippe (ˈfɪlɪpi born September 10, 1974) is an American Actor. He has also appeared in The Bourne Identity with American actor Matt Damon. The Bourne Identity is a 2002 Spy film loosely based on Robert Ludlum 's novel of the same name. Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist. In 2003, he teamed up with Hodges again to make I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. He also starred in Beyond Borders and took on the title role in King Arthur. Beyond Borders is a 2003 movie about Aid workers starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen. King Arthur is a 2004 Film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. He took horse-riding lessons for the latter role.
Owen appeared in the West End and Broadway hit play Closer, by Patrick Marber, which again became a film, and was released in 2005. Closer is the third play written by English playwright Patrick Marber. Patrick Albert Crispin Marber (born 19 September, 1964) is an English Comedian, Playwright, Director, Actor Closer is a 2004 film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning play of the same name. It is interesting to note that he played "Dan" in the play, but was "Larry" the dermatologist in the film version. His blistering, darkly comic portrayal of Larry in the film version earned him a lot of recognition as well as the Golden Globe and BAFTA award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He noted that the expectations of him since the Oscar nomination have not changed the way he approaches film-making, stating "I try, every film I do, to be as good as I can and that's all I can do. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. [5]
After Closer, he appeared in Derailed alongside Jennifer Aniston, the comic book thriller Sin City as the noir antihero Dwight McCarthy and as a mysterious bank robber in Inside Man. Derailed is a 2005 American thriller / Drama film based on a James Siegel 's novel Derailed adapted by Stuart Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Dwight McCarthy is a main Protagonist in Frank Miller 's Sin City universe. Inside Man is a 2006 Crime - Drama Film directed by Spike Lee. Despite public denials, Owen had long been rumored to be a possible successor to Pierce Brosnan in the role of James Bond. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story A public opinion poll in the United Kingdom in October 2005 (SkyNews) found that he was the public's number one choice to star in the next installment of the series. In that same month, however, it was announced that British actor Daniel Craig would become the next James Bond. Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. In an interview in the September 2007 issue of Details, he claimed that he was never offered or even approached concerning the role. Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. [6] In 2006, Owen spoofed the Bond connection by making an appearance in the remake of The Pink Panther in which he plays a character named "Nigel Boswell, Agent 006" (when he introduces himself to Inspector Clouseau he quips that Owen's character is "one short of the big time"). The Pink Panther is a Comedy Film released in 2006. It is an adaptation of the similarly titled film series Inspector Jacques Clouseau (later chief inspector is a fictional Detective in Blake Edwards 's Pink Panther series
In 2006, Owen starred in the highly acclaimed Children of Men. Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian Science fiction Film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. He received widespread praise for his role as the former political activist-turned-reluctant hero Theo Faron. The film was nominated for various awards including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; Owen worked on the screenplay, although he was uncredited. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. [7] The next year he starred alongside Paul Giamatti in the film Shoot 'Em Up and appeared as Sir Walter Raleigh opposite Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth I of England in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning American Actor A shoot-'em-up (also known as shmup) is a Video game genre of Shooter game in which the player controls a vehicle or character and fights large Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Elizabeth The Golden Age is a 2007 film sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by
In 2007, Owen appeared in the Christmas special of the Ricky Gervais show Extras, as revealed in the video podcast teaser. Ricky Dene Gervais (dʒɜːˈveɪz born 25 June 1961 is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer, director, Producer and former Extras is a British television sitcom about extras working on Film sets and in Theatre. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download He also uttered the immortal phrase "Oh fuck off, I'm Clive Owen, that's mental!" when presented with a woman who he was supposed to have slept with in a film.
Personal life
Owen lives in Finsbury Park, London and Wrabness, north Essex, with his wife Sarah-Jane Fenton and their two daughters, Hannah and Eve. For the nearby park of the same name see Finsbury Park. Finsbury Park is an area in north London, England which grew Wrabness is a small village near Manningtree, Essex. The village is located six miles west of Harwich. [3]
In November 2006, he became patron of the Electric Palace Cinema in Harwich, England and launched an appeal for funds to repair deteriorating elements of the fabric. The Electric Palace Cinema, in Harwich, Essex, England, is one of the oldest purpose built cinemas in the UK that survives in its original form Harwich (ˈhærɪdʒ is a town in Essex England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
He enjoys the music of indie rock band Hard-Fi and has been seen at two of their concerts, Brixton Academy, May 15, 2006[8] and Wembley Arena, December 18, 2007[9]
Owen is a devoted fan of Liverpool F.C. since he was a boy - despite hailing from Coventry. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 The Brixton Academy or Brixton is one of London 's leading music venues Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wembley Arena is a famous Entertainment venue located in Wembley, London, UK. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. [10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Vroom | Jake | |
| 1989 | Precious Bane | Gideon Sarn | TV movie |
| 1990 | Chancer | Stephen Crane/Derek Love | TV series |
| Lorna Doone | John Ridd | TV movie | |
| 1991 | Close My Eyes | Richard | |
| 1993 | Class of '61 | Devin O'Neil | TV movie |
| Century | Paul Reisner | ||
| The Magician | Det. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Precious Bane is a Novel by Mary Webb, first published in 1924 Chancer is a British television serial produced by Central Television for ITV. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor is a Novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore. Close My Eyes is a 1991 film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and starring Alan Rickman, Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves Con. George Byrne | TV movie | |
| 1994 | The Return of the Native | Damon Wildeve | TV movie |
| Doomsday Gun | Dov | TV movie | |
| An Evening with Gary Lineker | Bill | TV movie | |
| Nobody's Children | Bratu | TV movie | |
| The Turnaround | Nick Sharman | ||
| 1995 | Bad Boy Blues | Paul | TV movie |
| 1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Ser Lev Aris | Videogame |
| The Rich Man's Wife | Jake Golden | ||
| Sharman | Nick Sharman | TV series | |
| 1997 | Croupier | Jack Manfred | |
| Bent | Max | ||
| 1998 | The Echo | Michael Deacon | TV movie |
| 1999 | Split Second | Michael Anderson | TV movie |
| Second Sight | DCI Ross Tanner | Television series | |
| 2000 | Greenfingers | Colin Briggs | |
| Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind | DCI Ross Tanner | Television series | |
| Second Sight: Parasomnia | DCI Ross Tanner | Television series | |
| Second Sight: Hide and Seek | DCI Ross Tanner | Television series | |
| 2001 | The Hire | The Driver | |
| Gosford Park | Robert Parks | ||
| Walk On By | Narrator | TV documentary | |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | The Professor | |
| 2003 | Beyond Borders | Nick Callahan | |
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Will | ||
| 2004 | Closer | Larry | Academy Award Nomination |
| King Arthur | Arthur | ||
| 2005 | Derailed | Charles Schine | |
| Sin City | Dwight McCarthy | ||
| 2006 | Children of Men | Thelonius Faron | |
| Inside Man | Dalton Russell | ||
| The Pink Panther | Nigel Boswell/Agent 006 | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Sir Walter Raleigh | |
| Shoot 'Em Up | Mr. An Evening with Gary Lineker is a 1992 stage play later adapted for television by Arthur Smith and Chris England. Wing Commander is a Media franchise consisting of Space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems Inc The Rich Man's Wife is a 1996 suspense-thriller film written and directed by Amy Holden Jones. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Croupier is a 1998 film starring Clive Owen as a Croupier. The film was directed by Mike Hodges. Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman (which starred Ian McKellen in its original West-End production and Richard Gere in its original Broadway A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Greenfingers is a 2000 Film directed by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on a true story about the award-winning prisoners The BMW film series The Hire was a series of eight short films (each about eight minutes long on average produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002 Gosford Park is a 2001 film directed by Robert Altman. The Screenplay is by Julian Fellowes, based on an idea by Altman and producer Gosford Park is a 2001 film directed by Robert Altman. The Screenplay is by Julian Fellowes, based on an idea by Altman and producer " Walk on By " is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for Dionne Warwick. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The Bourne Identity is a 2002 Spy film loosely based on Robert Ludlum 's novel of the same name. Beyond Borders is a 2003 movie about Aid workers starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is a 2004 British Crime film directed by Mike Hodges, from a screenplay by Trevor Preston. Closer is a 2004 film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning play of the same name. King Arthur is a 2004 Film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders Derailed is a 2005 American thriller / Drama film based on a James Siegel 's novel Derailed adapted by Stuart Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Dwight McCarthy is a main Protagonist in Frank Miller 's Sin City universe. Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian Science fiction Film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian Science fiction Film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Inside Man is a 2006 Crime - Drama Film directed by Spike Lee. The Pink Panther is a Comedy Film released in 2006. It is an adaptation of the similarly titled film series Elizabeth The Golden Age is a 2007 film sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer A shoot-'em-up (also known as shmup) is a Video game genre of Shooter game in which the player controls a vehicle or character and fights large Smith | ||
| 2008 | The International | TBA | post-production |
| The Boys Are Back in Town | TBA | pre-production | |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Ray Koval | filming |
| Journey of Death | Duke (the Main Villain & the Leader of the Road Wolves) | Filming Begins August 18, 2008 | |
| Sin City 2 | Dwight McCarthy | pre-production |
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- ^ a b "The player", The Observer, 2004-07-11. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Retrieved on 2007-09-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.
- ^ Katz, Gregory. "Clive Owen: Dad first, star second", USA Weekend Magazine, 2006-12-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Retrieved on 2007-09-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.
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External links
- Clive Owen at the Internet Movie Database
- Clive Owen at TV.com
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bill Nighy for Love Actually |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2005 for Closer |
Succeeded by Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain |
| Preceded by Tim Robbins for Mystic River |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture 2005 for Closer |
Succeeded by George Clooney for Syriana |
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