Gary Oldman has said that Commissioner Jim Gordon, whom he first played in 2005’s ‘Batman Begins’, is the character he feels most like personally. The observation contrasts with his public image as a performer known for intense and often villainous roles, and highlights his preference for portraying fundamentally decent characters as well.

Oldman described Gordon as a family man with a clear sense of right and wrong, calling him “just a regular geezer”. The article places this alongside Oldman’s acclaimed darker performances, including Sid Vicious in ‘Sid and Nancy’, Drexl Spivey in ‘True Romance’ and Norman Stansfield in ‘Léon: The Professional’, which helped establish his reputation for playing memorable antagonists.