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Clive Owen

Clive Owen

41 movies on Netflix

Biography

Clive Owen is an English actor, born in Coventry, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career in British television. He first gained notice in the United Kingdom as the lead in the ITV series Chancer and earned critical praise for Close My Eyes (1991). Croupier (1998), in which he played a writer caught up in a casino robbery, brought him international attention. His role in Closer (2004) earned him a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award nomination. He went on to star in Sin City (2005) and Inside Man (2006), later taking the lead in Children of Men (2006) and The International (2009), and he also appeared in Derailed (2005). On television, Owen received an Emmy nomination for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), led the medical drama The Knick, and portrayed Bill Clinton in American Crime Story. He has also performed on Broadway in Old Times and M. Butterfly.

62years old

Turns 63 on October 3in 354 days

  • Born Coventry
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films
41
Career span
34 years1991 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Clive Owen was the public's top choice to become the next James Bond in a SkyNews poll in October 2005, but that same month Daniel Craig was announced for the role. Owen later said he was never offered or approached.

  2. Behind the camera

    Clive Owen worked uncredited on the screenplay of Children of Men, the 2006 film in which he starred and which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    Clive Owen took the part of King Arthur in the film King Arthur, and for that role he learned how to ride a horse. He also starred in Beyond Borders.

  4. A first

    Clive Owen first appeared on Broadway in 2015, when the American Airlines Theatre staged a revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times.

  5. Early training

    Clive Owen changed his mind about drama school in 1984 after a long, fruitless search for work, then graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed Shakespeare at the Young Vic.

Clive Owen movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Children of Men2006 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Theo Faron

    IMDb rating 7.9572K votes

  2. Sin City2005 Crime, Thrilleras Dwight

    IMDb rating 8.0824K votes

  3. Inside Man2006as Dalton Russell

    IMDb rating 7.6429K votes

  4. The Bourne Identity2002as The Professor

    IMDb rating 7.8621K votes

  5. King Arthur2004as Arthur

    IMDb rating 6.3184K votes

  6. Shoot 'Em Up2007as Smith

    IMDb rating 6.6160K votes

  7. Closer2004as Larry

    IMDb rating 7.1253K votes

  8. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017as Commander Arun Filitt

    IMDb rating 6.4212K votes

Most often with

Ang Lee directed two of these films, Martin Campbell two and Mike Hodges two. 24 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Mickey Rourke, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Mickey RourkeHelen Mirren, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Helen MirrenPaul Giamatti, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Paul GiamattiRutger Hauer, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Rutger HauerNaomi Watts, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Naomi WattsStellan Skarsgård, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Stellan SkarsgårdAng LeeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ang LeeMartin CampbellDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Martin CampbellMike HodgesDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mike Hodges

Films together

Box office

What Clive Owen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

32 of the 41 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 41 films: 32 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 32Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017as Commander Arun Filitt$226 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 75% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017as Commander Arun Filitt
    $226M12.4% of the total
  2. 2
    The Bourne Identity2002as The Professor
    $214M11.7% of the total
  3. 3
    King Arthur2004as Arthur
    $204M11.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Inside Man2006as Dalton Russell
    $186M10.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Gemini Man2019as Clay Verris
    $173M9.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Sin City2005as Dwight
    $159M8.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Closer2004as Larry
    $116M6.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Gosford Park2001as Robert Parks
    $88M4.8% of the total
Duplicity (2009), $78.2 millionElizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), $74.2 millionChildren of Men (2006), $70.6 millionThe International (2009), $60.2 millionKiller Elite (2011), $57.8 millionDerailed (2005), $57.5 millionShoot 'Em Up (2007), $26.8 millionThe Rich Man's Wife (1996), $8.5 millionCroupier (1998), $7.1 millionLast Knights (2015), $3.6 millionWords and Pictures (2013), $3.3 millionIntruders (2011), $3.0 millionThe Informer (2019), $2.9 millionShadow Dancer (2012), $1.8 millionGreenfingers (2000), $1.4 millionCleaner (2025), $1.3 million

$462 millionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 25% of the total

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