Clive Owen Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

Clive Owen breaks down his most iconic roles in film and television, including 'Children of Men,' 'The Knick,' 'Sin City,' 'Inside Man,' 'Closer,' 'Croupier,' 'Chancer,' 'King Arthur,' 'Impeachment: American Crime Story,' 'A Murder at the End of the World' and 'Monsieur Spade.'

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Director: Robby Miller
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Jason Malizia
Talent: Clive Owen
Producer: Camille Ramos
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Manager: James Pipitone
Talent Booker: Paige Garbarini
Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache
Gaffer: Rebecca Van Der Meulen
Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwen
Production Assistant: Caleb Clark
Groomer: Suzy Mazzarese; Brian Abbott
Post Production Supervisor: Rachael Knight
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

00:00 Clive Owen's Iconic Characters
00:16 Children of Men
03:52 The Knick
07:28 Sin City
09:47 Inside Man
11:44 Closer
14:41 Croupier
16:05 Chancer
17:42 King Arthur
19:22 Impeachment: American Crime Story
21:23 A Murder at the End of the World
22:40 Monsieur Spade


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[TihetrisWeathersby]

Children of Men was my introduction to Clive, It's a cinematic masterpiece

[FloorFourteen]

Wished he touched on Bourne Identity real quick. One of my favorite cameo appearances ever. Two minutes of action followed by two minutes of dialogue before he dies and it was the best scene in the entire Bourne series.
"Look at this. Look at what they make you give."

[dreamchampagne]

Could listen to him speaking for hours. Not only the accent but eloquence.
Children of Men is my top 10 fave films. Closer I’ve watched over & over & it still haunts me. Absolutely brilliant!

[Nakashi]

One of the most underrated, underplayed actor in our time.

[MegaSilverBlood]

Clive coulda/shoulda been James Bond, hes so great I don't know why his career and spotlight diminished after the 2010s

[jlg]

This guy is a legendary actor. One of the toughest, most charismatic screen presences of all time. Despite his age, I'm still very much in favor of casting him as Bond.

[donaldpriola]

Theo is one of the great heroes in film. Not becuase he's heroic, but because he finds his way back to his core principles by understanding what is most important in the world. And that's the entire metaphor behind Children of Men, one of the greatest films of all time.

[edvinrosenqvist]

Children of men is a masterpiece and Alfonso Cuaron is a genius.

[va]

I could listen to Clive Owen read my car's driver manual, a banking user agreement, volumes of the Chicago Manual of Style... his voice is 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

[ekaterinakisselyova]

Clive is so genuine and nice and lovely. Have been following him since Gosford Park. What a great actor and human being! So focused on his craft and has no vanity at all. Love him!

[Scotto]

The Knick is a must watch and is by far Clive’s best performance

[kevycanavan]

The Knick is one of the most underrated shows ever.

[stebolavirus]

Everything Clive Owen has done has been like knuckles on a fist...just hit after hit after hit...such a cool dude and amazing actor!! And such an amazing voice and delivery - his lines are always so memorable.

[desfoley]

Clive Owen is a workhorse of an actor, much like Mark Strong. Always put maximum effort into whatever they do

[gallant_ghost]

The Knick is an incredible piece of television.

[Chazzee]

Loved children of men, One of my favourite films maybe even more so relevant now. Also Clive Owen would have made a great James bond!

[aidanmcnary-hickey]

King Arthur was a movie that I watched all the time as a kid, I still love it and it’s my favorite film of his, people say he didn’t have the charisma to play Arthur but I think he brought so much gravitas to the role

[scottlouis]

This dude is just so freaking cool. I really enjoy all of his performances.

[ArthurAntonenko]

I adored him in "The International" (2009) !

[CHarr]

CLIVE OWEN!! the legend. his role in Closer changed everything; he should have won the Oscar that year for supporting actor