He subsequently appeared in The Magician, Class of '61, Century, Nobody's Children, An Evening with Gary Lineker, Doomsday Gun, Return of the Native and a Carlton production called Sharman, about a private detective. He won critical acclaim for his performances in the Stephen Poliakoff film Close My Eyes (1991) about a brother and sister who embark on an incestuous love affair.
In 1988, he starred as Gideon Sarn in a BBC production of Precious Bane and the Channel 4 film Vroom before the 1990s saw him become a regular on stage and television in the UK, notably his lead role in the ITV series Chancer, followed by an appearance in the Thames Television production of Lorna Doone. Initially, Owen's career was in television. After graduation, he worked at the Young Vic, performing in several Shakespearean plays. Owen graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. While initially opposed to drama school, he changed his mind in 1984, after a long and fruitless period of searching for work. Raised by his mother and stepfather, a railway ticket clerk, he has described his childhood as "rough". 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. In 2021, he starred in a psychological romance horror miniseries Lisey's Story and also portrayed President Bill Clinton in the third season of American Crime Story.Ĭlive 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. Thackery on the Cinemax medical drama series The Knick, for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama nomination.
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. 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 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). 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). He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor.