Clive Owen
Date of birth: 1964-10-03
Place of birth: Keresley, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an English actor, who has worked on television, stage and film. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for portraying the lead in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. He then garnered critical acclaim for his work in the film Close My Eyes (1991) before getting international notice for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier (1998). In 2005, Owen won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his appearance in the drama Closer (2004). He has since played leading as well as supporting roles in films such as Sin City (2005), Inside Man (2006), Children of Men (2006), and The International (2009).
Movie Credits
Sin City
2005-04-01
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it da
Inside Man
2006-03-17
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective a
Closer
2004-12-03
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2003-05-14
Will Graham is a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the f
The Bourne Identity
2002-06-14
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisher
Shoot 'Em Up
2007-07-26
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007-09-09
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army,
Gosford Park
2001-12-26
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation
The International
2009-02-03
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to
Chosen
2001-01-01
The Driver is carrying an Asian child who has been chosen for a strange ritual. He must drive him th
Star
2001-06-01
The Driver now carries an arrogant rock star who is visiting a major city. Played by Madonna, this t
The Boys Are Back
2009-09-25
When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising th
Derailed
2005-11-11
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they ar
King Arthur
2004-07-07
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legen
Greenfingers
2001-07-27
Prison inmate Colin Briggs is introduced to gardening, and when his thriving prison garden attracts
Croupier
1998-06-25
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an
Beyond Borders
2003-10-23
Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British indus
The Return of the Native
1994-12-04
Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her boring life on an English moor, sets up a fatefu
Children of Men
2006-09-22
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to hel
The Magician
1993-01-01
For more than a year in the early 1980s, police at Scotland Yard watched the build-up of a potential
The Rich Man's Wife
1996-09-13
A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks w
The Follow
2001-05-24
The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing
Powder Keg
2001-06-01
The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer named Harvey Jacobs from out of
Ticker
2002-11-12
The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter att
Hostage
2002-10-24
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnap
Intruders
2011-09-12
Though no one can see him, Hollow Face lurks in the corners, desperately desiring love but only know
Trust
2010-09-10
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After
Doomsday Gun
1994-07-23
Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable
Duplicity
2009-03-18
Two romantically involved corporate spies team up to manipulate a race to corner the market on a med
Killer Elite
2011-09-22
Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an
Bent
1997-11-26
Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for h
Beat the Devil
2002-11-22
The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.
Cleaner
2025-02-19
When a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages, a
Close My Eyes
1991-11-22
After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now marri
Shadow Dancer
2012-02-12
In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Class of '61
1993-04-12
Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The C
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012-08-27
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
Lorna Doone
1990-12-26
A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her fathe
The Making of King Arthur
2004-08-24
Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).
Blood Ties
2013-08-22
Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
Words and Pictures
2014-05-22
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their sch
Vroom
1988-11-11
Two young men and a sultry divorcee flee their drab hometown existence, taking to the road in a bubb
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
2001-02-05
While hiding his own rapidly deteriorating eyesight, a detective investigates the murder of a black
Ambush
2001-04-26
While escorting an elderly man to an undisclosed location, The Driver is confronted by a van full of
Century
1993-12-31
Turn-of-the-century love story centered around a young doctor and the emergence of modern science.
Him
2021-10-27
Lacking inspiration, a composer isolates himself at a desolate house, on a small island, in Brittany
Last Knights
2015-04-03
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks
The Confirmation
2016-03-18
A divorced father reconnects with his son when they track down a stolen toolbox over the course of a
An Evening With Gary Lineker
1994-06-14
From their 1991 stageplay An Evening with Gary Lineker was adapted for television in 1994 by Arthur
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017-07-19
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throug
Nobody's Children
1994-03-03
An American couple's battle through bureaucracy to adopt a Romanian child.
Anon
2018-05-03
Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories a
The Escape
2016-10-23
After the controversial disappearance of their Chief Medical Officer, a shadowy bio genetics company
Killer in Red
2017-01-24
A man who looks like many others enters a bar to meet a girl. As he waits for her, the bartender tel
Ophelia
2019-06-28
Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet'
Bad Boy Blues
1996-06-01
Two boyhood friends end up on different sides of the law. How will each react when they meet up for
The Informer
2019-08-30
In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the
The Making of Derailed
2006-03-20
A documentary about the making of Derailed (2005).
Gemini Man
2019-10-02
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd
Precious Bane
1989-01-02
In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the
The Turnaround
1995-04-05
Private investigator Nick Sharman accepts a case which at first seems intriguing, but ends up causin
The Song of Names
2019-12-25
A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who
Split Second
1999-08-26
A split-second decision made in a fit of rage drives attorney and family man Michael Anderson to des
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
2020-09-24
Benno and Allegra: he's over fifty, English, and drinks like a fish; she's twenty years younger, a t
The Pink Panther
2006-02-10
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a
The Making of Gosford Park
2002-06-18
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Robert Altman's 2001 film 'Gosford Park'. Cast and crew re
Kristallnacht
November 9th, 1938. Following the assassination of a German attaché in Paris, wrongfully labelled a