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If it was not for the American art house success “Croupier” (2000), a taut crime thriller that was ignored... (Learn more)

Top Projects: King Arthur, The Bourne Identity, Inside Man (View All)

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Clive Owen’s Milestones
Became a member of the Young Vic, performing in several plays, such as "Romeo and Juliet"
Re-teamed with Julia Roberts, as corporate spies in "Duplicity" (lensed 2008)
1988 Feature film debut, "Vroom"
1989 Made American TV debut in "Precious Bane," a two-part segment of the PBS series, "Mystery!"
1990 - 1991 Played the series lead in "Chancer"
1991 Won praise for his performance as an incestuous brother in Steven Poliakoff's "Close My Eyes"
1993 Directed by Poliakoff in "Century"
1996 First major Hollywood film, "The Rich Man's Wife"
1996 Starred in the ITV series, "Sharman"
1997 Played the leading role in the film adaptation of Martin Sherman's "Bent"
1999 Appeared in the BBC series "Second Sight" as Chief Inspector Ross Tanner (aired on PBS in the US)
1999 Received international acclaim for his role in Mike Hodges' "Croupier"
2000 Co-starred opposite Helen Mirren in "Greenfingers"
2001 Appeared in a series of advertisements for BMW shown over the Internet at bmwfilms.com
2001 Played a valet in Robert Altman's "Gosford Park"; second collaboration with Helen Mirren
2002 Had a villainous turn, opposite Matt Damon in "The Bourne Identity"
2004 Co-starred with Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman and Jude Law in "Closer"; directed by Mike Nichols and based on the play by Patrick Marber; earned first Academy Award nomination
2004 Played the title role in Antoine Fuqua's version of "King Arthur"
2004 Re-teamed with Hodges for "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
2005 Cast as Dwight in the adaptation of comic book icon Frank Miller's uber-noir series, "Sin City"; co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez
2005 Starred opposite Jennifer Aniston in the thriller, "Derailed"
2006 Played a mysterious bank robber in Spike Lee's "Inside Man"
2006 Starred in Alfonso Cuaron's highly acclaimed, "Children of Men"; worked on the screenplay, although he was uncredited
2007 Appeared as Sir Walter Raleigh, opposite Cate Blanchett, in the film "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
2007 Starred alongside Paul Giamatti in the film, "Shoot 'Em Up"

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Quick Facts

Born

October, 03 1964 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Education

  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England: Classmates with Ralph Fiennes

Professions

actor, housecleaner