ANOTHER SOBER KNIGHT –
June 13, 2025 – Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman was awarded a knighthood in King Charles’ Birthday Honours. In an exclusive interview conducted ahead of the official announcement, the star told Deadline: ”It’s actually sort of mind-boggling. I’m gobsmacked.” Recently, he returned to the stage after a 37-year absence to star in and direct a production of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape at the York Theatre Royal.
Many of his greatest screen roles were filmed in the UK, including Sid and Nancy, Prick Up Your Ears, Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and the Harry Potter movies.
In an official statement released to coincide with news of his knighthood, Oldman commented: “To be included in the long lineage of extraordinary actors, artists, and others who hold this title fills me with indescribable humility and pride. It is emotional, humbling and flattering all at the same time to be recognized amongst them.”
Oldman told us that he was referring to the likes of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Michael Caine and contemporaries Sir Daniel Day-Lewis and Sir Kenneth Branagh, among others, and that he also had in mind acting giants like Lord [Laurence] Oliver, Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Judi Dench.
