Clive Owen

Clive Owen

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). In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award . He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the drama Closer (2004).

Owen has played leading roles in films such as Sin City (2005), Derailed (2005), Inside Man (2006), Children of Men (2006), and The International (2009). In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in Hemingway & Gellhorn. He played Dr. John W. Thackery on the Cinemax medical drama series The Knick, for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama nomination. In 2021, Owen starred in the psychological romance-horror miniseries Lisey’s Story. Also, he portrayed President Bill Clinton in the third season of American Crime Story. He then had further television roles in A Murder at the End of the World (2023) and Monsieur Spade (2024).

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Clive Owen Movies

Discover the best Clive Owen movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Clive Owen ranked by year and score.

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Cleaner

Cleaner (2025)

Action Thriller
High above the city streets, a former soldier now working as a window cleaner finds herself in the only position to stop a hostage crisis unfolding 50 stories below. When...
Score 6.6
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Anon

Anon (2018)

Crime Mystery Science Fiction
In a surveillance state where every moment is recorded and every citizen tracked, detective Sal Frieland investigates a series of impossible murders. His only lead: a woman who somehow exists...
Score 6.0
3
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Eight hundred years from now, Alpha is the most cosmopolitan address in the known universe, a floating city where thousands of species have spent centuries trading ideas, cultures, and technology....
Score 6.6
4
Duplicity

Duplicity (2009)

Comedy Crime Romance
When two former intelligence agents with a complicated history find themselves working opposite sides of a corporate espionage scheme, their romantic entanglement becomes a liability. As they compete to secure...
Score 5.9
5
The International

The International (2009)

Action Crime Mystery
When an Interpol agent and a determined lawyer stumble onto evidence of systemic corruption at a Swiss banking empire, they realize the institution's reach extends far beyond balance sheets. Their...
Score 6.3
6
Children of Men

Children of Men (2006)

Action Science Fiction Thriller
Twenty years of global infertility have ground civilization down to its last, desperate nerves. When a burned-out former activist named Theo stumbles into contact with a young woman carrying something...
Score 7.6
7
Inside Man

Inside Man (2006)

Crime Drama Thriller
A group of masked robbers seizes a Manhattan bank with military precision, and the detective sent to negotiate their surrender arrives carrying baggage of his own. Corruption allegations are nipping...
Score 7.4
8
Sin City

Sin City (2005)

Crime Thriller
Frank Miller's noir vision pulses with stylized violence and moral ambiguity. A collection of interconnected stories unfolds across a monochromatic wasteland where corrupt officials exploit the vulnerable and lonely men...
Score 7.5
9
King Arthur

King Arthur (2004)

Action Adventure Drama
Before the legend, there was the soldier. Set in fifth-century Britain, this revisionist take on the Arthurian myth strips away the chivalric romance and replaces it with Roman imperial politics...
Score 6.3
10
The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Action Drama Mystery
A man pulled from the Mediterranean with bullets in his back and no memory of his name turns out to be extraordinarily good at staying alive. Armed with little more...
Score 7.5
11
Greenfingers

Greenfingers (2001)

Action Comedy Crime
When prison gardener Colin discovers an unexpected gift for coaxing life from soil, a eccentric horticulturist named Georgina sees potential beyond bars. She sponsors his fellow inmates for a prestigious...
Score 6.3

Clive Owen TV Shows

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A Murder at the End of the World

A Murder at the End of the World (2023)

Crime Drama Mystery
A billionaire's invitation to nine guests at an isolated retreat becomes a locked-room mystery when one attendee turns up dead. Darby Hart, a sharp-minded hacker with an obsessive streak for...
Score 6.9
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American Crime Story

American Crime Story (2016)

Crime Drama
Each season of this anthology series pulls a landmark criminal case out of the headlines and rebuilds it from the inside out. The focus is not just on guilt or...
Score 7.6
3
The Knick

The Knick (2014)

Drama
Lower Manhattan, 1900. The Knickerbocker Hospital is where the future of surgery is being written, one desperate improvisation at a time. At the center of it all is Dr. John...
Score 7.9

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What are the highest-rated movies starring Clive Owen? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Clive Owen are Cleaner, Anon, and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
How many movies and TV shows has Clive Owen starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 14 titles starring Clive Owen, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring Clive Owen maintains a strong average user rating of 6.9 out of 10 across all tracked titles.