Born:
October 03, 1964
in
Keresley, Coventry
Best Known For:
Becoming a Hollywood megastar.
Early-life:
Clive was born in Coventry on October 3, 1964. He's the fourth of five brothers. His father left home when he was three; they met up again 16 years later, but are now estranged. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, and claims his childhood was tough. After playing the Artful Dodger in a school production of Oliver! he decided to become an actor, eventually training at Rada alongside Ralph Fiennes and Jane Horrocks.
Career:
Owen's professional career began on stage, but he soon switched to TV, making his debut in a 1987 episode of Rockliffe's Babies. Adaptations of Precious Bane and Lorna Doone raised his profile, but it was Chancer that made him a star in the early 1990s. Projects such as Close My Eyes, An Evening with Gary Lineker, The Return of the Native, Sharman and Second Sight sealed his standing as a reliable leading man. Croupier (1998) made Hollywood bigwigs sit up and take notice, and he's enjoyed big-screen success ever since. He received an Oscar nomination for Closer (2004), and also featured in Gosford Park (2001), The Bourne Identity (2002), King Arthur (2004), Sin City (2005), Derailed (2005), Inside Man (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Shadow Dancer (2012). In 2014, he began starring in American period medical drama The Knick.
Quote:
"Theatre is like going to the gym and having a vigorous workout. But every few years is enough because I love filming. I am a real film animal."
Trivia:
In 2006, he became patron of the Electric Palace Cinema in Harwich, Essex.