Clive Owen: filmography and biography

Biography

Clive Owen is a famous actor of British theater, film and television. He is known for the films "Closer", "Children of Men" and "King Arthur". During his career, Clive achieved success, fulfillment in life, creativity and acting career. Owen is an example of how someone from a simple family can set a goal and achieve it on his own, later finding himself in the same frame with famous actors of the world and visiting the red carpet of the largest film festivals.

The future actor was born on October 3, 1964 in the West Midlands. The man's height is 1.89 m and his weight is 80 kg. Owen's father, Jess, was a country singer. Mother Pamela, left alone when her husband left the family, raised her five sons. She later married a railway station cashier, who helped her raise her children.

Actor Clive Owen

Clive became interested in theatrical art as a child, so he played in the theater for young people from the age of thirteen. After leaving school I tried to find my calling and was engaged in various activities. He decided to enter the academy’s department of dramatic art only after two years of reflection and attempts to try himself in different fields. The training in theater arts lasted three years. After this, he began working in a theater troupe in London, where he performed roles mainly in Shakespearean plays. But there were other roles.

Owen entered the television industry in 1987. He played a cameo role in the detective series. The first full-length film in which the actor was involved was “The Rumble of the Motor.” The film was released in 1988. After this debut, Clive began regularly appearing in films and television series.

Clive Owen in his youth

It is worth noting that he received his first recognition by starring in the film “Lorna Doone” in 1990. Owen's first failure was the role of Richard in the film Close My Eyes (1991), as critics published negative reviews in the media. After this, Clive stopped acting in films for 2 years, devoting himself only to the theater.

Filmography

Movies

Owen had a chance to play in several films in the 1990s before he achieved success. In 1997, he played in the film "Addiction", which received an award at the Cannes Film Festival. Owen played the main role, and the actor’s performance was highly praised by film critics. The films “Croupier”, “Echo” and the four-part film “Clairvoyance” also received positive reviews.

Later, the actor starred in a BMW commercial. It was a series of short films where the actor sat behind the wheel of a car.

In the early 2000s, Clive played in Gosford Park and The Bourne Identity. Since 2003, Clive has truly become a popular and famous actor. He participated in films of famous directors.

Keira Knightley and Clive Owen in the movie "King Arthur"

Clive's colleagues on the set were Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Natalie Portman, Mickey Rourke, Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis, Madonna, Jennifer Aniston, Monica Bellucci, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and other outstanding personalities from America and Europe. In 2005, there were speculations that Owen would become the new Bond after Pierce Brosnan, but the role went to Daniel Craig.

The year before, Clive appeared as Arthur in the film King Arthur. Initially, they wanted to use Russell Crowe in the film, but he refused. And Owen agreed with pleasure. True, Daniel Craig almost got in the way of the artist, but Clive gave him a role in the film “The Golden Compass,” which greatly surprised his colleague.

Owen was involved in the thriller “Not Caught, Not a Thief” directed by Spike Lee in 2006. The story of the film is based on the confrontation between detective Keith Fraser and cunning bank robber Dalton Russell. A game of cat and mouse results in hostage taking.

Clive Owen in the film Hemingway and Gellhorn

In 2011 and 2012, Clive Owen appeared in the thrillers The Eaters and The Secret Player.

Clive participated in the films “The Last Knights” and “Hemingway and Gellhorn,” where he had the opportunity to play the role of the great writer. In 2016, the actor starred in the films Confirmation and BMW Escape.

It is worth noting that in 2020, Clive Owen, along with Meryl Streep and Alba Rohrwacher, director Małgorzata Szumsowska, photographer Brigitte LaCombe and film expert Nick James, joined the jury of the Berlin Film Festival. The competition program included 18 films.

Clive Owen has been nominated several times for various cinema awards: an Oscar for the film Closer, a Golden Globe for Knickerbocker Hospital and the role of Hemingway, an Emmy for Hemingway and Gellhorn, a Guild Award for Hemingway... .

Prestigious awards were given to the actor's work for the film Closer. He received a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. These awards were presented to the actor in 2005, and they confirm Owen's recognition, which is complemented by the love of fans.

Awards and nominations[ | ]

The main awards and nominations are listed. For a complete list, visit IMDb.com

Awards[ | ]

• 2005 - Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actor for the film Closer
• 2005 - BAFTA Award - Best Supporting Actor for the film Closer

Nominations[ | ]

• 2005 - Oscar Award - Best Supporting Actor for the film Closer
• 2012 - Emmy Award - Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, for the TV movie "Hemingway and Gellhorn"
• 2013 - Golden Globe Award - Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film, for the television film "Hemingway and Gellhorn"
• 2013 - Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for the TV movie "Hemingway and Gellhorn"
• 2015 - Golden Globe Award - Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama), for the television series "Knickerbocker Hospital"

Personal life

The actor’s personal life is quite measured. Even in his youth, he met and fell in love with a young actress with whom he linked his destiny - Sarah-Jane Fenton. They met while playing in the production of Romeo and Juliet. Ironically, Clive got the character of Romeo, and Sarah-Jane got the character of Juliet. Soon after, the couple became husband and wife in real life.

Clive Owen and Sarah-Jane Fenton

The lovers officially got married in 1995. Then, within a few years of each other, two children appeared in the family - girls Hannah and Eva.

Spouses in Hollywood are considered an exemplary couple. They do not take quarrels out in public and do not make scandals in public. The family lives in their own house in the village of Highgate, which is located near London.

Clive Owen and Gerard Butler

A remarkable fact in the actor’s biography is that Clive Owen and Gerard Butler have similarities in appearance. Articles about this appear in publications where photos of celebrities are compared. But the similarities do not end there: both are British by origin, were brought up in single-parent families and began their acting careers on the theater stage.

The actor is a fan of the musical group “Hard-Fri”; he periodically attends concerts of this group with his family and friends. As a football fan, Clive supports Liverpool FC, attending some matches.

Clive Owen at a Liverpool match

The artist is also a devoted fan of David Bowie. The actor said that the performer’s music influenced Clive in his youth. Later, for some time, he wore the same hairstyle as David's. The film actor owns a collection of the musician’s records from the seventies.

In one interview, the artist said that he was terrified of badgers. Later, when he was talking with another journalist, he laughed when asked about badgers and admitted that he was joking.

Clive Owen

It is noteworthy that Owen chooses the roles of well-mannered and intelligent, but immoral men. And the image of the artist is a worn old coat that Clive carries with him to filming. And the directors can't do anything about it.

Some sources claim that Clive was born in 1962, and the actor himself hides his real date of birth. One publication even wrote a long article on this topic and attached a photo of Owen’s birth certificate, which indicated 1962.

Another interesting fact: Clive hates being called a sex symbol. When he starred with Angelina Jolie in the film Beyond, she commented that Owen was sexy both on screen and in life. Jolie later said that these words made Clive laugh.

Owen Wilson: The Blonde's Tragedy

“Marley and Me,” a comedy about a naughty dog ​​and a married couple, is being released. Starring Owen Wilson. This is the first film in which the actor starred after a suicide attempt.

In the summer of 2007, Hollywood was shocked by the news: one of the best comedians of modern cinema, the carefree and charming “gouger” Owen Wilson, was taken to a Santa Monica hospital. He tried to commit suicide...

More than a year has passed, but they began to talk more or less openly about this only now. “I respect the right of journalists to ask questions, but I ask that you give me some freedom during this difficult time.” This phrase by Wilson, uttered a few days after the terrible event, was quoted by all the tabloids. We must give the journalists their due - they really left the actor alone for a while. And even when he began appearing at premieres, giving interviews and doing photo shoots - that is, doing the routine work of a movie star - few people dared to ask him a frank question: “Why did you do this?”

Late at night on August 26, 2007, 911 received a call. They reported that a suicide attempt had just been made, the victim urgently needed help. It would seem to be a common thing, if not for the name of the victim. Owen Wilson, the world's most famous blond with a broken nose, first took a large dose of sleeping pills and then cut his veins on both arms. He was discovered by his older brother, Andrew Wilson, who accidentally came to visit.

Police cars, ambulances and even, for some reason, firefighters immediately arrived at Owen's mansion in Santa Monica. The actor was taken to the nearest hospital - St. John's. There, Wilson's condition was designated as "serious" and he was sent to intensive care. Only after the star’s life was out of danger was he transported to the “star hospital” - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. All Hollywood celebrities who have had something bad happen to them end up here.

Owen's entire family rushed to Cedar-Sinai. The next morning, when the actor was allowed to visit, his closest friends arrived, including Samuel Jackson and Ben Stiller. Of course, there were a lot of paparazzi circling around the hospital. However, after the Wilson family talked to them, the photographers left their fighting positions - a peculiar and rare act for workers of the “yellow press”.

The main question is why an actor who has made a more than successful career in cinema, was nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay of the film “The Tannenbaum Family”, one of the most desirable bachelors in Hollywood, a handsome man, a humorist and a rich man, suddenly decided to marry suicide - there is still no clear answer. But there are at least three versions that are being discussed by Hollywood gossip.

Kate Hudson

Despite the fact that in Hollywood Wilson is usually called a ladies' man, his real-life novels can be counted on one hand. All of them, as a rule, ended in a painful breakup. In 1998, he dated singer Sharyl Crow, in 2000, with Gina Gershon, and in 2002, with Demi Moore. Many of Owen's girlfriends were much older than him. Wilson's other, less famous girlfriends include Playboy girls and porn models. Kate Hudson, whom Owen met on the set of the film “He, Me and His Friends,” was thus the first “normal” girl, suitable for the actor both in age and status. Interestingly, according to the plot of the film, Wilson was wresting Kate from her legal husband. This is what happened in life: after having an affair with an actor, Hudson left her husband, musician Chris Robinson. This didn’t seem enough to Owen: he proposed to Kate, but she... refused, saying that she was tired of a serious relationship. Their romance ended in May 2007 - three months before the suicide attempt. Kate, according to rumors, as soon as she learned about what had happened, tried to get into the hospital to see Owen, however, her relatives did not let her in.

However, Hudson's name does not appear in the official statement about the suicide attempt: Wilson turned out to be a gentleman. Currently, they are back together and Owen is preparing to propose to Kate for the second time.

Drugs

As you know, almost all of Hollywood indulges in them, and Wilson is no exception. They even name specific drugs – cocaine and heroin. Owen got hooked on them after he stopped drinking. Namely, in 2003, after a course of “treatment” at the Society of Alcoholics Anonymous. Courtney Love let slip about all this, also naming the culprit of Owen’s dangerous addiction. According to Courtney, he turned out to be Wilson's close friend, British actor Steve Coogan. So, in one of the interviews, Courtney directly accused Coogan of supplying Owen with “powder” and also involving him in ugly orgies. Allegedly, after several unsuccessful attempts to “jump off,” Wilson decided to take his own life.

Depression

According to official statistics, 6 million people in America suffer from depression – and that’s only those who see doctors. Strangely enough, Wilson had a reason for depression: he became a hostage to his appearance. On screen, Owen embodied only one role: a stupid, talkative, funny guy. Few people knew that Wilson was an intellectual, a talented screenwriter and a good dramatic actor. The irony is that all of the above “sells poorly,” and therefore the actor had to work out the roles of simpletons. Owen has never hidden the fact that he takes antidepressants.

Due to a suicide attempt, Wilson was forced to abandon several films, including the acclaimed Tropic Troop (his role was eventually played by Matthew McConaughey). “Marley and Me” is the first film in which Owen returns to his usual role - a charming and carefree goofball. This means things are getting better.

Marley and Me starring Owen Wilson in theaters March 12.

Clive Owen now

In the summer of 2020, viewers saw their favorite artist in David Bowie’s science-fiction film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” Owen appeared in the role of an interesting character - Commander Arun Filitt. Clive's colleagues on the set were Dane Dehaan and Cara Delevingne. And in one bright scene the singer Rihanna appeared.

On April 19, 2020, the International Film Festival started in Moscow. The program includes 16 paintings, one of which – “Ophelia” – was brought from the USA. The film was directed by Claire McCarthy. Critics noted the originality and unusualness of the film. Clive Owen played the role of the central male character. Along with him, Naomi Watts and Daisy Ridley are involved in the film.

And in May 2020, the premiere of Andrew Niccol’s science-fiction thriller “Anon” will take place. The main roles in the film were played by Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried.

The plot of the film tells about an ideal society of the future. Total control over people has been established in the world, which implies a lack of privacy, private territories and civil rights. In such a state there are no mistakes or offenses. But one day detective Saul Freeland meets a girl whose name is not in the database. And then a new world opens up before the man.

Along with Owen and Seyfried, the film stars Colm Feore, Sonya Walger, Iddo Goldberg and others.

In January 2020, Clive joined the cast of Ang Lee's upcoming film Twin. The actor was offered the role of the antagonist, and he accepted. The positive character will be played by Will Smith.