clive owen

Clive, one of the latest of the new British Invasion of actors to make it in Hollywood, joined the youth theatre in his hometown of Coventry, England when he was 13 and never looked back. In 1984 he was accepted into the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art where he built an impressive list of theatrical accomplishments, made up primarily of classical roles. He joined the Vic Theatre Company in 1988, and soon after made his British film debut in "Vroom." Two years later he was a bonafide British TV star, but fear of being typecast as the typical shy stud, he took a role as a man in an incestuous relationship with his sister, which made gave almost the entire country an uncomfortable case of the heebie-jeebies.

Roles began to dry up for Clive as a result, and it wasn't until another two years later that he had another hit with the stage production of "Closer." But his biggest film success cam in 1998 when he played a casino employee in "Croupier." It was a disappointment to British fans, but Americans loved it, and Hollywood took notice. Soon he was appearing in all sorts of American-made films - usually ones that took place in Europe, though - with roles in 2001's "Gosford Park," 2002's "The Bourne Identity," and 2004's "King Arthur." There's even buzz that he may be courted to play the next James Bond.

Clive appears in "Closer" with fellow Golden Globe nominee Natalie Portman and Mike Nichols.

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