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My Take
Clive Owen belongs to that rare class of actors who command a frame by underplaying it. From Chancer to Croupier, his appeal has always been the low voice, the weary eyes, the sense that his characters know more than they say. I find him most interesting as Hollywood's road not taken: a man who flirted with franchise stardom but kept gravitating toward morally ambiguous material that actually suited him. Coventry-born and stage-trained, he brings a working actor's discipline to everything he touches. If you want proof that charisma does not require shouting, watch him simply stand still in a well-cut suit.
Overview
Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. 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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clive Owen
- Name (Japanese)
- クライヴ・オーウェン
- Reading
- くらいゔ・おーうぇん
- Born
- October 3, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / screenwriter / stage actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.