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Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Department: Acting

Biography

Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his work in the film Close My Eyes (1991) before earning international attention for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier (1998). In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award . He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the drama Closer (2004). Owen has played leading roles in films such as Sin City (2005), Derailed (2005), Inside Man (2006), Children of Men (2006), and The International (2009). In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in Hemingway & Gellhorn. He played Dr. John W. Thackery on the Cinemax medical drama series The Knick, for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama nomination. In 2021, Owen starred in the psychological romance-horror miniseries Lisey's Story. Also, he portrayed President Bill Clinton in the third season of American Crime Story. He then had further television roles in A Murder at the End of the World (2023) and Monsieur Spade (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Clive Owen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sin City

Sin City

2005

Inside Man

Inside Man

2006

Closer

Closer

2004

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2003

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

2002

Shoot 'Em Up

Shoot 'Em Up

2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

The International

The International

2009

Chosen

Chosen

2001

Star

Star

2001

The Boys Are Back

The Boys Are Back

2009

Derailed

Derailed

2005

King Arthur

King Arthur

2004

Greenfingers

Greenfingers

2001

Croupier

Croupier

1998

Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders

2003

The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native

1994

Children of Men

Children of Men

2006

The Magician

The Magician

1993

The Rich Man's Wife

The Rich Man's Wife

1996

Ticker

Ticker

2002

The Follow

The Follow

2001

Hostage

Hostage

2002

Powder Keg

Powder Keg

2001

Intruders

Intruders

2011

Trust

Trust

2010

Doomsday Gun

Doomsday Gun

1994

Duplicity

Duplicity

2009

Killer Elite

Killer Elite

2011

Bent

Bent

1997

Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

2002

Cleaner

Cleaner

2025

Close My Eyes

Close My Eyes

1991

Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

2012

Class of '61

Class of '61

1993

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1990

The Making of King Arthur

The Making of King Arthur

2004

Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013

Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

2014

Vroom

Vroom

1988

Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind

Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind

2001

Ambush

Ambush

2001

Century

Century

1993

Him

Him

2021

Last Knights

Last Knights

2015

The Confirmation

The Confirmation

2016

An Evening With Gary Lineker

An Evening With Gary Lineker

1994

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017

Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children

1994

Anon

Anon

2018

The Escape

The Escape

2016

Killer in Red

Killer in Red

2017

Ophelia

Ophelia

2019

Bad Boy Blues

Bad Boy Blues

1996

The Informer

The Informer

2019

The Making of Derailed

The Making of Derailed

2006

Gemini Man

Gemini Man

2019

Precious Bane

Precious Bane

1989

The Turnaround

The Turnaround

1995

The Song of Names

The Song of Names

2019

Split Second

Split Second

1999

Romantic Guide to Lost Places

Romantic Guide to Lost Places

2020

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

2006

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

2002

Kristallnacht

Kristallnacht

Blasphemous

Blasphemous

National Theatre Live: End

National Theatre Live: End

2026

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Icons

Icons

2002

The Early Show

The Early Show

1999

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Chancer

Chancer

1990

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Sharman

Sharman

1995

Second Sight

Second Sight

2000

The Knick

The Knick

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985

The Hire

The Hire

2001

A Murder at the End of the World

A Murder at the End of the World

2023

The Echo

The Echo

1998

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Monsieur Spade

Monsieur Spade

2024

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

1984

American Crime Story

American Crime Story

2016

Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story

2021

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023

Being: Liverpool

Being: Liverpool

2012

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Rockliffe's Babies

Rockliffe's Babies

1987

Cérémonie des César

Cérémonie des César

1976