We can only pray that he keeps his flatulence under control.
Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman, known to fans of the AppleTV+ series Slow horses As the invading anarchist spy Jackson Lamb, he will be honored at this year’s Edinburgh Television Festival with the festival’s lifetime achievement honour, the Gold Icon Award. He will also sit down with TV presenter Edith Bowman for a chat about six seasons of the series Slow horses And other highlights of his wonderful career.
“Receiving a ‘Global Icon’ award is both very gratifying and a little bit disturbing!” Oldman said in a statement. “In all seriousness, I have been touched by this generosity and grateful to all those whose creativity, trust and collaboration have helped shape my journey. A huge thank you to the festival, and I very much look forward to being with you in Edinburgh.”
Born in 1958 in the working-class area of New Cross, south London, Oldman entered British theater before breaking out in the 1980s playing dangerous, damaged men, from the 1958 film Sid Vicious. Sid and Nancy By playwright Joe Orton Prick your ears. By the mid-1990s, the roles began to take off Leon: The professional, True romance and The fifth element It cemented him as a Hollywood heavyweight, earning him the nickname “Scary Gary”. Air Force One Co-star Harrison Ford.
The 2000s saw a reinvention and one of the most iconic second acts in Hollywood history. Along with supporting roles in major franchises – he played Sirius Black in Harry Potter Films and Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan Dark Knight Trilogy – Oldman played George Smiley Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012), earning him his first Academy Award nomination, which he followed with an Academy Award-winning performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest hour (2018). It was turned into an Emmy and BAFTA award-winning television series Slow horses He was equally successful. Season 6 of Slow horses Debuts on Apple TV on September 16.
The 2026 Edinburgh Television Festival takes place from 25 to 28 August.
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