<P> In 2004 , Oldman returned to prominence when he landed a significant role in the Harry Potter film series , playing Harry Potter 's godfather Sirius Black . The following year , he starred as James Gordon in Christopher Nolan 's commercially and critically successful Batman Begins , a role that he reprised in the even more successful sequel The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) and once more in the conclusion , The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) . Prominent film critic Mark Kermode , in reviewing The Dark Knight , downplayed claims that Heath Ledger 's Joker was the highlight of the film , saying , `` the best performance in the film , by a mile , is Gary Oldman 's ... it would be lovely to see him get a ( n Academy Award ) nomination because actually , he 's the guy who gets kind of overlooked in all of this . '' Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles . He had a starring role in David Goyer 's supernatural thriller The Unborn , released in 2009 . In 2010 , Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli . He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke 's Red Riding Hood . Oldman voiced the role of villain Lord Shen and was nominated for an Annie Award for his performance in Kung Fu Panda 2 . </P>
<P> In 2004 , Oldman returned to prominence when he landed a significant role in the Harry Potter film series , playing Harry Potter 's godfather Sirius Black . The following year , he starred as James Gordon in Christopher Nolan 's commercially and critically successful Batman Begins , a role that he reprised in the even more successful sequel The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) and once more in the conclusion , The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) . Prominent film critic Mark Kermode , in reviewing The Dark Knight , downplayed claims that Heath Ledger 's Joker was the highlight of the film , saying , `` the best performance in the film , by a mile , is Gary Oldman 's ... it would be lovely to see him get a ( n Academy Award ) nomination because actually , he 's the guy who gets kind of overlooked in all of this . '' Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles . He had a starring role in David Goyer 's supernatural thriller The Unborn , released in 2009 . In 2010 , Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli . He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke 's Red Riding Hood . Oldman voiced the role of villain Lord Shen and was nominated for an Annie Award for his performance in Kung Fu Panda 2 . </P>
actor who played sirius black in harry potter
actor who played sirius black in harry potter
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman