Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained
recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV
series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his
work in the film Close My Eyes (1991) before earning international
attention for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier
(1998). In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award and was
nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the drama Closer
(2004).Owen has played leading roles in films such as Sin City (2005),
Derailed (2005), Inside Man (2006), Children of Men (2006), and The
International (2009). In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy
Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
for his role in Hemingway & Gellhorn. He played Dr. John W. Thackery
on the Cinemax medical drama series The Knick, for which he received a
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Television Series Drama
nomination.Clive Owen was born on 3 October 1964 in Keresley, Coventry
(then in Warwickshire), the fourth of five sons born to Pamela (née
Cotton) and Jess Owen. His father, a country and western singer, left
the family when Owen was three years old, and despite a brief
reconciliation when Owen was 19, the two have remained estranged.
Raised by his mother and stepfather, a railway ticket clerk, he has
described his childhood as "rough". While initially opposed to drama
school, he changed his mind in 1984, after a long and fruitless period
of searching for work. Owen graduated from the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art. After graduation, he worked at the Young Vic, performing
in several Shakespearean plays.
recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV
series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his
work in the film Close My Eyes (1991) before earning international
attention for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier
(1998). In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award and was
nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the drama Closer
(2004).Owen has played leading roles in films such as Sin City (2005),
Derailed (2005), Inside Man (2006), Children of Men (2006), and The
International (2009). In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy
Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
for his role in Hemingway & Gellhorn. He played Dr. John W. Thackery
on the Cinemax medical drama series The Knick, for which he received a
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Television Series Drama
nomination.Clive Owen was born on 3 October 1964 in Keresley, Coventry
(then in Warwickshire), the fourth of five sons born to Pamela (née
Cotton) and Jess Owen. His father, a country and western singer, left
the family when Owen was three years old, and despite a brief
reconciliation when Owen was 19, the two have remained estranged.
Raised by his mother and stepfather, a railway ticket clerk, he has
described his childhood as "rough". While initially opposed to drama
school, he changed his mind in 1984, after a long and fruitless period
of searching for work. Owen graduated from the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art. After graduation, he worked at the Young Vic, performing
in several Shakespearean plays.
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