In 1994 's '' Léon : The Professional '' , he played corrupt DEA officer Norman Stansfield , which has since been named by multiple publications as one of the best villains in cinema . Oldman also portrayed various accents ; along with the Transylvanian Count Dracula , he gave a critically acclaimed reading of German-born Viennese composer Ludwig van Beethoven in '' Immortal Beloved '' , and played Russian terrorist Egor Korshunov in the 1997 blockbuster '' Air Force One '' . He portrayed another historical figure , Pontius Pilate , in '' Jesus '' ( 1999 ) . Oldman was considered for the role of Morpheus in '' The Matrix '' . He served as a member of the Jury at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival . In 1998 , MTV 's '' Celebrity Deathmatch '' aired a match between claymation representations of Oldman and Christopher Walken to determine the greatest cinematic villain
1993 Cannes Film Festival
1993 Cannes Film Festival
Gary Oldman