March 21, 2026

This Day in Halloween: Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman -- star of "Dracula" -- is born in London, England in 1958. / Illustration by Kyo Johnson

Gary Oldman is born in London, England in 1958. The Oscar-winning actor has worked in various genres, but his films include Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Fifth Element, Lost in Space, Hannibal, Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.